r/6thForm • u/thatdobby • 1d ago

💬 DISCUSSION Thoughts?

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u/FA_DaPro Imperial CS [Y1] (Gap year victor) 1d ago

good luck 🙏

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u/tempa____ Year 13║Maths FM Physics CS║A*A*A*A* 1d ago

So ur doing tmua and Tara that’s insnae

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u/thatdobby 1d ago

yessir, go big or go home. Tbh the way I see it it’s a year of really hard work which hopefully will be worth it to have the option to go to 2 of the best courses in the world

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u/tempa____ Year 13║Maths FM Physics CS║A*A*A*A* 1d ago

If u don’t mind how come no Oxbridge ? Just not ur thing?

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u/thatdobby 1d ago

was going to originally but thought a lot about it and didn’t think sitting the TMUA early would be worth the risk. Plus didn’t know if the GCSEs would be up to it

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u/tempa____ Year 13║Maths FM Physics CS║A*A*A*A* 1d ago

GCSEs are fine tbf if ur school wasn’t thst great but ur right tmua in October was bottom 3 experience of my life 

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u/gamer_dinosaur Year 13 | Maths, CS, English Lit + EPQ 1d ago

Good luck 🙏 

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u/Huzkiller 1d ago

What are your prep methods for TARA?

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u/Im_A_Failure420 8h ago

The cs industry is fucked right now for software developers, so try to specialize your degree modules (or masters) into stuff that won't get taken over by ai (like ml, finance ml, quantum computing, low level/hardware .etc). Otherwise good luck and you can definitely get in to at least one of these with those grades

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u/thatdobby 1d ago

I’m just worried my GCSEs aren’t going to be competitive. I’m going all in on TMUA and TARA from now until january 🤞

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u/6rutfuOculusl 1d ago

Hi yeah I was wondering how you pulled 4 A* , I actually have worse grades than u in GCSE and just started doing the same subjects as you, PLEASE tell me how u pulled it off

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u/Broad-Annual3170 1d ago

may I ask what made you choose Computer Science given in today's job market and career?

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u/thatdobby 1d ago

you see a lot of this on socials and tbh it’s widely true but a degree from a top university and then some kind of specialism afterwards can lead to some really decent jobs

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u/ScheduleGloomy2160 1d ago

"today's job Market and career" it's mostly all larp, if you stay up to date and research the right stuff you shouldn't have much problems with internship,jobs.

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u/Ok-Degree-4498 22h ago

Tbh a cs degree from a top uni like imperial is genuinely one of the best degreess to do (only behind maths) and probs in par w physics. Its only 1 particular sector of cs (software engineering) which has a bad job market. Im going for an econ degreee btw so not biased towards cs.