University

How IB and IGCSE subject choices carry through to university admissions — requirements, grade thresholds, and what actually matters where.

A subject choice made at 16 can quietly close a university door two years later. This section checks the specific, current requirements for real degree programmes directly against admissions pages, instead of repeating what a school or forum remembers about what "universities want."

What UK Universities Actually Require From Your IB Math Score

A high total doesn't override a subject-specific requirement. Some programmes require Analysis and Approaches specifically, some accept either syllabus, and some accept either while preferring AA — a checkable reference across LSE, Cambridge, UCL, Warwick and Imperial.

How the UCAS Tariff Treats the IB Diploma

UCAS doesn't give the 45-point Diploma one Tariff score — each component earns its own points. Why an IB total and a UCAS Tariff figure are different scales, and when the distinction actually matters.

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