Final-Fan said:
I'm curious, what do you mean by "decide" placement? Is it like in America, where we have SATs and ACTs and you apply to places, show them your academic record and stuff along with SAT/ACT score, and they decide on an individual basis? Or is it more like you get your score and they literally give you a list of universities that the score qualifies you for? |
When I say decide it's more like confirm. You apply for 5 universities further back down the line and then depending on the grades you have so far and your personal statement, they either give you an offer with a certain set of grades attached or reject you. You then choose one of the others as your "firm" offer and one as your "back-up" offer. Then you sit the exams I just did and if you manage to achieve those grades, then you secure the place and get to go to your firm offer. If however, you don't, they'll reject you and you have to see if you got the grades to go into your back-up offer instead. Fail that and you have to spend a day or two franctically ringing up all the universities that still have places hoping they'll let you take one.
Some universities will be a bit lenient with their offers and let you in if you drop a grade in one subject but most big ones won't meaning you have to really work in the May/June exams to make sure you get the grades you need.
