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Table 3. Number and percentage of applications and acceptances by GCE A-level grade scores

Men and Women

2000
Candidates with 3 or more A-levels
Applications Acceptances
Score No. % No. %
30 6,012 63 2,528 89
28 1,510 16 243 9
26 845 9 42 1
24 523 5 13 -
22 301 3 6 -
20 and below 382 3 8 -

Total 9,573 2,840

Men

2000
Candidates with 3 or more A-levels
Applications Acceptances
Score No. % No. %
30 3,339 66 1,340 91
28 734 14 108 7
26 417 8 18 1
24 251 5 4 -
22 156 3 3 -
20 and below 189 3 1 -

Total 5,086 1,474

Women

2000
Candidates with 3 or more A-levels
Applications Acceptances
Score No. % No. %
30 2,673 60 1,188 87
28 776 17 135 10
26 428 10 24 2
24 272 6 9 -
22 145 3 3 -
20 and below 193 4 7 -

Total 4,487 1,366

In Table 3 the three highest A-level grades in all subjects, excluding General Studies, are used for scoring purposes. The A-level scoring scheme adopted here assigns to each A-level grade a score as follows: A = 10, B = 8, C = 6, D = 4, E = 2.


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Cambridge University Reporter Special, 8 December 2000
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