Request
Data
"…1) the percentage of people applying to biological natural sciences, with chemistry A level (for any year of entry from the last 1 to 5 years)
2) the number of applicants who were successfully admitted to bionatsci with chemistry A level. (Again, for the Same entry year as 1))
3) wether not having chemistry A level posed as a disadvantage to applicants, in the application process..."
By
Alistair Alam
On
Friday, 09 February, 2024
Notes
Apply/Entry Years
Apply Year - figures are grouped by UCAS application year. The 2022 application year ran from applications opening in September 2021 to Confirmation in August 2022.
Entry Year - figures grouped by entry year includes standard entry applications from the 2022 application round and deferred entry applications from the 2020/2021 rounds.
Application Changes
Please note that some applicants move between Colleges and Courses during the admissions round.
Acceptances
The figures included reflect the number of accepted applicants i.e. applicants who have no outstanding offer conditions and have accepted Cambridge as their Firm choice institution via
UCAS. Subsequent withdrawals are not taken into account and so these figures may differ slightly from actual entrant numbers.
Qualification Profile
A Level Applicant - meets the criteria of sitting three or more A Levels.
A Level Applicant (Predicted) - meets the criteria of declaring three or more predicted A Level results
(i)GCSE Applicant - meets the criteria of sitting 6 or more GCSEs or iGCSES.
IB Applicant - meets the criteria of expecting an IB Overall Score.
AP Applicant - meets the criteria of expecting five or more Advanced Placement Test results.
Qualifications
Predicted - qualification information is provided as and if supplied in the relevant field on the UCAS reference.
Declared - qualification information is declared by applicants through their UCAS application, and is not verified at the point of application.
Verified - qualification information is based on verified results received from the relevant awarding body.
Applications (APP), Offers (OFF), and Acceptances
A Level Applicants
A Level Applicants with Chemistry
Course
Apply Year
All Applicants
(Verified)
(Verified)
APP
OFF
ACC
APP
OFF
ACC
APP
OFF
ACC
Natural Sciences - Biological
2023
1195
287
1195
829
213
829
782
200
782
(BCF0)