A Level Results Day! AAB Relaxation of Quotas

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For the first time this September, universities can take as many top-performing students as they can accommodate, provided they have A-level grades of at least AAB.

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Universities will also be able to take students in the AAB scheme if they have a variation of those grades. A list of grade combinations and alternative qualifications which can be counted as AAB by universities has been updated.
It shows that universities will be able to take students over their quota if they have grades including A*BB or A*AC for example, as well as those with a score of 35 points in the International Baccalaureate.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19208882

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/data/year/2011/aabequivalences2012-13/

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/whatwedo/learningandteaching/howwefundlt/newarrangementsforteachingfunding/AAB_equivalents.pdf

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University Clearing 2012


Research by The Daily Telegraph suggests that many top universities will make additional places available for successful students while placing strict curbs on other candidates.

Bristol said that 600 additional places would be available for AAB students this year and a further 300 will be admitted to University College London. Newcastle also indicated that numbers would grow.

Other universities such as Birmingham, East Anglia, Exeter, Essex and Kent said additional places may be made available through the traditional clearing system for these high-scoring students.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/university-clearing/9467272/University-Clearing-2012-Pupils-who-just-miss-top-grades-will-find-it-tough-to-get-into-university.html

If you prefer the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/aug/10/alevel-results-university-clearing-rush?newsfeed=true