The following are a few examples of the range of subject combinations chosen by former students together with their final university destinations and courses:

Student A

• Studying Economics at Kent. Required 33 points, including 16 at Higher and a 5 in Standard Maths
• Highers: Economics, German, Design Technology
• Standards: Maths, English and Psychology

Student B

• Studying English at Oxford. Required 38 points.
• Highers: English, History and Theatre
• Standards: Maths, Russian and Physics

Student C

• Studying Modern Foreign Languages at Exeter. Required 32 points and 5 in one Language
• Highers: English, Spanish and Italian
• Standards: Maths, Biology and Psychology

Student D

• Studying Nursing at East Anglia. Required 32 points
• Highers: English, Geography and German
• Standards: Maths, Environmental Systems and Film

Student E

• Studying Film Studies at Sheffield Hallam. Required 24 points.
• Highers: English, Film, Economics
• Standards: Maths, Biology and French

Student F

• Studying Palaeontology & Evolution at Bristol. Required 35 points.
• Highers: Biology, Chemistry and Geography
• Standards: Maths, English and Beginners' Italian (Ab Initio)

Student G

• Studying Biochemistry at Oxford. Required 39 points including a 7 in Chemistry.
• Highers: Maths, Chemistry and Biology
• Standards: English, Spanish and History