Barts GCSE Heavy?

**BrianDerry** · 21-09-2011, 04:58 PM

Is it? worried :S cant get through to admissions, will phone again later and update post.

**smileygirl345** · 13-10-2011, 10:30 PM

I went to their open day and they said that as long as you pass their minimum entry then, you pass that part of the application so that I'm guessing means no. They don't really regard overly amazing GCSE's. As long as you meet their minimum requirements, you should be fine.

**Martigan** · 17-10-2011, 10:16 PM

My GCSE's weren't that hot, but I was offered a 5-year place. However I was probably judges as a Graduate, where my degree result was probably more influential.

**Kaiser Wilhelm** · 02-11-2011, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by smileygirl345

I went to their open day and they said that as long as you pass their minimum entry then, you pass that part of the application so that I'm guessing means no. They don't really regard overly amazing GCSE's. As long as you meet their minimum requirements, you should be fine.

I went to their open day this september, asked the same question and got the same answer. Apparently pretty much everyone who meets their minimum requirements is invited to interview, and then the rest is decided purely on the basis of your performance at interview.

**BrianDerry** · 03-11-2011, 04:49 PM

the woman on the phone said that more a*'s would make me more competitive...il be a bit upset if she just blasted that out there cos i didnt put kings on the form for that reason?

**Kaiser Wilhelm** · 05-11-2011, 09:09 PM

Sorry to hear that. Maybe its different for school leavers?

I know a lot of unis have become obsessed with how many A* GCSEs people have regardless of what subjects they are in.