Undergraduate entry - asking rates

All applications are considered on their individual merits by our admissions officer, under the admissions policy stated by the University.  The typical offers for students who have obtained their results at any one level in a single sitting are shown below.  In all cases physics and maths are normally specific requirements on top of the University entrance requirements.  As detailed elsewhere, we have two major points of entry. 

For level-one entry the typical asking rates for entry to all of this School's degree programmes are at AAAA at Highers (including physics and mathematics) or AAA at A-level (including physics and mathematics).  Note, however, that admissions officers also take into account the personal statement and the referee report, and some offers may be at a lower or higher level than this. Demand for our programmes for 2010 entry was such that results from Standard Grade or GCSE were also looked at carefully. As we have to manage entry numbers the asking grades may need to change on a yearly basis to reflect this.

The typical asking rates for entry to level two are AAA at Advanced Higher or A level, or Advanced Higher at AA in physics and mathematics along with Highers at AA in two other subjects (these Highers could have been done the previous year). We normally expect A-level candidates for level two entry to have included at least one mechanics module in their A-level maths study.

Students showing high potential, but who have not reached (or are not expected to reach) a level close to AAAA in Highers (or equivalent) due to circumstances beyond their control may be interested in our new "Gateway to Physics and Engineering" entry route. This alternative first year sacrifices the traditional breadth of a first year at an ancient Scottish university in favour of an intensive programme in physics and maths and related skills. "Circumstances beyond their control" could for example include studying at a school with a relatively low average achievement, or studying in a school system that does not quite reach the same level as the UK systems. The likely asking rate for this style of entry is expected to be around BBBB at Higher, plus careful consideration of circumstances, or equivalent.

We also welcome students offering other types of qualification, including those from overseas.  For example, our published asking rates for IB-qualified students are 38 points for entry at level-one or level-two, with this including maths and physics at higher level, and attainment of 6 points in each.

While physics and maths are requirements on the subjects studied, we do not specify what the other subjects must be for degrees involving just this School. Those aiming for a joint degree will need to satisfy the other School here with qualifications relefvant to that discipline.

 

Mature students often have valuable additional skills, and these will normally be taken into account when considering such applications.

It is likely that for the 2011 entry that very few (if any) offers will be made until after the UCAS application process has been completed, so those receiving offers are likely to hear from us in February.

Last updated BDS 11.10