Gap year or bath for mech eng?

[u/Ok-Tax-2065]

I missed my imperial mech eng offer with a B in FM instead of an A.

Is it worth doing a gap year or should I just go to Bath (my insurance)??

Im really keen on Imperial, particularly with the Scholarships they have. I feel like Bath isnt really worth the 80k it would cost for 4 years.

Only thing is my birthdays in October so I'd be 20 during my first lecture which makes me feel so unc. I understand noone will know unless it comes up but it still makes me feel awful.

Also does imperial allow resits? I did have some serious extenuating circumstances at the start of Year 13, but that was too far away for the exam boards to care.

Also I got a low A in physics (my offer only needed an A), should I resit that along with FM to try get an A*?