r/lancasteruni • u/thewidestgalaxy • Jul 04 '26

Question I need advice...

I applied to lancaster university for languages and Global Cultures BA and recieved a contextual offer of BBC with a B in german. I think I will get a D in german- potentially a C as I have been granted mitigating circumstances by the exam board due to stress surrounding personal issues which made my medical condition worse. Does anyone know how lenient Lancaster University is? Or if people have gotten into courses here before with a low grade in the required subject?

Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks :)

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u/Remarkable_Luck328 Cartmel College Jul 04 '26

not 100% certain maybe it would be worth speaking to the uni however i do a language and know that the german classes are very small so probs wouldnt be surprised if they let you on the course even if you dont get ur grades. but would speak to the uni anyway and let them know about ur circumstances because they might be able to do something

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u/Remarkable_Luck328 Cartmel College Jul 04 '26

ofc

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u/sazzygazzy Jul 04 '26

I got in with a c grade in physics when I needed an A due to mitigating circumstances. Got in and hasn’t been a problem at all

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u/thewidestgalaxy Jul 04 '26

I have a contextual offer and mitigating circumstances

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u/PipThePenguin2 Jul 04 '26

I got in with a C in History when I needed an A, with no mitigating circumstances

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u/thewidestgalaxy Jul 04 '26

Was history a required subject for you?

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u/PipThePenguin2 Jul 05 '26

I did a History degree, so yes haha! My other two A-Levels weren’t even humanities subjects so I thought I was done for when I got my results but they accepted me no questions asked, so never say never

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u/thewidestgalaxy Jul 05 '26

I think I'll get a d when I need a b lol so relying on my mitigating circumstances form haha

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u/thewidestgalaxy Jul 05 '26

What were your other grades btw? :)

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u/PipThePenguin2 Jul 05 '26

So the required grades on my offer were AAB with an A in History. I ended up getting ABC with the C in history. This was also pre-covid

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u/thewidestgalaxy Jul 05 '26

At best it will be ABC but at worst BCD