Loughborough University

Loughborough is a public research university in Leicestershire, and it states its Kazakh position in one sentence: 'Typical offers for students from Kazakhstan are based on the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) Grade 12 Certificate. Typically, we would require a score between AAA and BBB from Advanced level subjects.' That BBB floor is unusually accessible. Warwick's table runs A*A*A to ABB and Queen Mary asks an overall average of A, so an NIS graduate with solid rather than exceptional Advanced level grades has an option here that would not reach either. The English requirement is a separate matter, and Loughborough spells it out: 'English language studied within the NIS Grade 12 Certificate is not sufficient to meet the university's minimum entry requirements.' A separate IELTS at 6.5 overall, with 6.0 in each element, is required regardless. A-levels and the IB also secure direct entry, and the foundation route runs through ONCAMPUS with guaranteed progression.