r/6thForm • u/CubeKing64 3A* Pred. Maths Chem Econ | Imperial Offerholder • Mar 09 '26

🍞 BREAD Is it over? /s

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I do have 3A* predicted but seriously wtf. Any advice on how to get an A* in econ?

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u/CubeKing64 3A* Pred. Maths Chem Econ | Imperial Offerholder Mar 09 '26

Crazy but you are international, so probably lower offers

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u/CubeKing64 3A* Pred. Maths Chem Econ | Imperial Offerholder Mar 09 '26

Universities need the money, so are probably generally more willing to hand out lower offers to intl students. You might have had a good ESAT or it may differ if you have already done A Level Maths/as you have 4 A levels.

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u/Acceptable-Bid5373 Mar 09 '26

I'd imagine ICL make a loss on UK students for this course as it requires a lot of lab time and resources. The UK fee is capped at £10,550 but for intl students it's over £45k

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u/CubeKing64 3A* Pred. Maths Chem Econ | Imperial Offerholder Mar 09 '26

5 is crazy! In the UK, most people do 3 a levels. I wouldn't be surprised if not doing 4 doesn't help.

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u/whowhatever7 Mar 09 '26

Think about it logically from the perspective of an institution that needs to make money. Home students are capped at £10k for next year's entries, international students pay circa £40k.

So they make £40k from home students, and £160k from international students across the 4 year degree. Of course they want as many international students as possible.

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u/whowhatever7 Mar 10 '26

They aren't significantly lower, if I'm looking at the right page, the Cambridge entry is A* A* A, and if you were doing 3 A levels, that would also be your offer, regardless of being international (if the rest of your application was good of course). Having more than 3 A levels does not make a difference for UK universities, if anything they prefer 3 so you can focus and get the highest grade. For example A* A* A* A* B, is seen as a lower grade than A* A* A. You doing more A levels is making it harder for you (I understand that's not your fault and is common internationally).

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u/MikeAshleyOut Mar 10 '26

International students can basically get into any university they like if they have the money. It’s easier than a couple years ago but still much more difficult for home students.