There are so many things about sixth form that are stressful, but often it's the pressure to get the necessary A-Level grades to go to your chosen university that trumps the rest.

Namely because it's SO competitive to get a place, but also because it's actually quite a complicated process based on UCAS points, conditional offers, personal statements and the like. In basic terms, university places are usually offered on a conditional basis, which means the candidate must achieve a certain number of UCAS points in order to confirm their place.

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Different A-Level grades are converted into different numbers of UCAS points in the following ratio:

  • A* grade - 56 UCAS points
  • A grade - 48 UCAS points
  • B grade - 40 UCAS points
  • C grade - 32 UCAS points
  • D grade - 24 UCAS points
  • E grade - 16 UCAS points

It's also worth noting that a high average score (over 200, or A*AAA, at some universities) does not mean that all students score so highly or that you need to take lots of A levels to get in - the actual grades needed will vary by subject and few if any courses will ask for grades in more than three subjects.

According to The Complete University Guide's league table ranking 2019, these are the 20 universities with the lowest requirements on average (making them the easiest to get into):

  1. Birkbeck, University of London - 94 UCAS points
  2. Bedfordshire - 95 UCAS points
  3. Leeds Trinity - 100 UCAS points
  4. Wrexham Glyndwr - 101 UCAS points
  5. London Metropolitan - 101 UCAS points
  6. Anglia Ruskin - 105 UCAS points
  7. Northampton - 107 UCAS points
  8. London South Bank - 108 UCAS points
  9. Canterbury Christ Church - 108 UCAS points
  10. Wolverhampton - 108 UCAS points
  11. Roehampton - 109 UCAS points
  12. Bishop Grosseteste - 110 UCAS points
  13. Buckinghamshire New - 111 UCAS points
  14. East London - 112 UCAS points
  15. Bolton - 112 UCAS points
  16. De Montfort - 113 UCAS points
  17. Winchester - 113 UCAS points
  18. York St John - 113 UCAS points
  19. University of Wales Trinity Saint David - 113 UCAS points
  20. Leeds Beckett - 114 UCAS points
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To put that into context, Birkbeck University of London's requirements of 94 UCAS points is roughly grades CCC at A-Level, while Leeds Beckett asks for BBC.