Official: University of Birmingham A100 2024 Entry Applicants
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2023 thread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7252489
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Please can you tell me where I can find or how I can work out the 'QCA points per A level subject' for my school. I am trying to work out if contextual points are available. Google is not being helpful!
Original post by VilasL06
Hi,
I got 2630 in UCAT and SJT Band 1. I got 14 A*s in GCSE (im from Wales). My postcode is in POLAR4 Quintile 3. So in total I would get 4.5 + 2.667 + 1.2 = 8.367 points. Would that be competitive for Birmingham 2024 entry?
I got 2630 in UCAT and SJT Band 1. I got 14 A*s in GCSE (im from Wales). My postcode is in POLAR4 Quintile 3. So in total I would get 4.5 + 2.667 + 1.2 = 8.367 points. Would that be competitive for Birmingham 2024 entry?
do you attend a contextual school or are in receipt of free school meals? as you need to be in order to get a score for POLAR4
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cut off was 8.1, youre in good standing for Bham
Original post by reubenn05
do you attend a contextual school or are in receipt of free school meals? as you need to be in order to get a score for POLAR4
im not sure, is there a way to find out if my school is contextual? and no i never got free school meals
Original post by Chi chi5
cut off was 8.1, youre in good standing for Bham
are you sure?? Is 8.367 actually good enough for this year? omg i might choose bham then
Original post by VilasL06
are you sure?? Is 8.367 actually good enough for this year? omg i might choose bham then
yes, as long as youre certain about your 1.2 contextual points x
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Original post by VilasL06
im not sure, is there a way to find out if my school is contextual? and no i never got free school meals
https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables?_ga=2.171876777.882842378.1693686298-1347989070.1692131263
check your school here, either a gcse attainment 8 score of less than 54.8 or average a level score of less than 34.65, or both, means your school is contextual
edit - nvm all welsh state schools are contextual
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Original post by reubenn05
https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables?_ga=2.171876777.882842378.1693686298-1347989070.1692131263
check your school here, either a gcse attainment 8 score of less than 54.8 or average a level score of less than 34.65, or both, means your school is contextual
check your school here, either a gcse attainment 8 score of less than 54.8 or average a level score of less than 34.65, or both, means your school is contextual
they get polar 4 points which puts them over 8.1
Original post by Chi chi5
yes, as long as youre certain about your 1.2 contextual points x
oh yes I just checked, I went to a state school in Wales so its contextual!!!! And yes I live in a quintile 3 area so 1.2 points!!!
Original post by Chi chi5
they get polar 4 points which puts them over 8.1
yes, but you need to attend a contextual school and/or have FSM to receive POLAR4 points, but for this poster they definitely get the points, as all applicants who attend welsh state schools get the contextual points
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Original post by Chi chi5
yes, as long as youre certain about your 1.2 contextual points x
Also is it true that they look at SJT score in interview stage? Bc i got Band 1
Original post by VilasL06
Also is it true that they look at SJT score in interview stage? Bc i got Band 1
it's a virtual mmi station, so yes
Original post by reubenn05
yes, but you need to attend a contextual school and/or have FSM to receive POLAR4 points, but for this poster they definitely get the points, as all applicants who attend welsh state schools get the contextual points
ohhh thanks for the clarification, that makes more sense!
Original post by reubenn05
it's a virtual mmi station, so yes
Wait what does that mean? Do I need to do a SJT style test at that station? Or is my actual SJT band taken in August looked at? Im confused
Original post by VilasL06
Wait what does that mean? Do I need to do a SJT style test at that station? Or is my actual SJT band taken in August looked at? Im confused
your actual sjt band is looked at, given the same weighting as an mmi station
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Original post by reubenn05
your actual sjt band is looked at, given the same weighting as an mmi station
Ohhh ok I see. How many mmi stations are there in total? Also is the MMI online or face to face?
Original post by VilasL06
Ohhh ok I see. How many mmi stations are there in total? Also is the MMI online or face to face?
based on last year's info, 6-7 stations, face to face
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