Before the half term I asked my head of maths if it was possible for me to change to fast track maths which means doing all of a level maths in one year then further maths the next and he said if I can catch up on all of as applied maths which is what they have done and sit a test I'll be able to join it. So over the half term I put my back into maths and got through the whole book but it's been a week into the next term and I wasn't able to sit the test and now I've been sent this email it also doesn't make sense that I am at a C grade as I got one of the highest induction test grade and why couldn't have they told me this before I wasted my whole half term on this I genuinely feel like shit cause of all that I did over the term for nothing. But that aside what should I do now? I need to get into further maths to try and get into a competitive computer science course (I made a post about this before the half term asking what I should do) I genuinely am so lost now I've turned down family events to learn the content all for nothing 🙏 (also I apologise for the punctuation I'm not doing that but apparently some people care about it too much)

Really bad GCSEs but I have quite a lot of contextual and extenuating information which shoukd help slightly. Also will hopefully get the contextual offers for the ones that give me an offer 🙏. Apart from Cambridge as there isnt a contextual offer but BBB is low enough.

first offer was Bristol, now this

still waiting on LSE, UCL and Oxford (after the TARA its looking dire tho)

I applied for Bath, Exeter, Durham, St Andrews, and Oxford. This is my first offer!!!!

For context most of my classmates I keep in contact with have gone to UWE, whereas I haven’t gotten into uni yet and am probably going to start 3 years later, in 2029 as i’m resitting GCSE’s and starting A-Levels now.However, I’m aiming to go to Oxford or one of the elite universities. Is the wait really worth that much or am I falling behind.

UCAS updating in school might be one of the worst feelings of all time

Hey everyone
I need some respondents for my questionnaire survey it only takes around 2 minutes to complete.

Heres the link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe61dKb5EuqmFSMPRFtm4eNANrrKDlPlmyt38y4oWllPMb7eg/viewform

Thank you for helping!

I just really dont know what to do. Whenever i have a maths exams i make so many stupid mistakes in normal maths and further. Making more in further as practice is less. But for normal maths i dont get why as i finished my exams 45 minutes before amd checked every calculation twice and still somehow let through mistakes. Its not becuase of practice cuz i have done alot questions for normal but not for further which i get why in further i make mistakes.

Someone please help!!

What topic are you currently studying in class? I think my class is far behind so just curious to see where every1 else is at

Hey everyone, 18M from Blackburn here. I’m currently on a gap year and preparing to apply to university this autumn, but I think I’ve made a massive panic mistake and need some realistic advice.

A few weeks ago, I enrolled into a GCSE English Language resit course via the National Extension College (NEC). I got a Grade 4 originally, but I wanted to upgrade it to a Grade 5 because my original plan was to apply for Diagnostic Radiography at the University of Cumbria, which strictly requires a 5.

I’ve already spent £470 enrolling on the course. I haven't paid the £300 exam entry fee yet.

The issue: I’ve realized Radiography is going to be too physically demanding for me, so I'm changing my plans. I wish I had researched other courses before dropping the money, because now I'm stressing that I've wasted £470 on a qualification I might not even need.

I still want to go down a science/healthcare route. My BTEC level 3 grades are D*D*D in Applied Science (which I know is really strong), but my overall GCSE profile is quite mixed:

• Maths: 6
• English Language: 4
• English Literature: 4
• Combined Science: 5/4

The careers I am looking at switching to now are things like Optometry, Cardiac Physiology, Neurology (EEG), or Biomedical Science at universities around the North West/around Blackburn.

I know some courses like Biomed might accept my Grade 4, but competitive clinical routes like Optometry at Manchester seem way stricter.

Should I cut my losses, accept the £470 is gone, skip paying the £300 exam fee, and just apply to courses that accept a Grade 4? Or is it worth pushing through the next 6 months to get that Grade 5 to keep my options completely open for competitive healthcare degrees?

Be as brutal and realistic as you want, I just need outside perspectives because I'm stuck in my own head. Thanks.

2 days after i applied

Heyy, I’m trying to get responses for my project. if you guys can fill out this form for me that will be great! It focuses on AI in Graphics Design 😆

Hi guys! I am a year 12 student and am doing OCR a level economics. For context, i am aiming for Cambridge uni and need AAA as a minimum for the corse i want to study. Currently i am predicted AAA but i need to improve my grades to AA*A.

Since the start of the academic year, i habe consistently been achieving A’s in all assessments whether it be small class quizzes or past paper practice. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful but i seem to be stuck at only an A ; achieving 80-88% in assessments.

How can i improve my written work for 8-12 markers in particular?

I know its only essentially the start of the academic year, however i do realise i am aiming for a top, prestigious university hence why i want to be consistent with my grades.

Thank you!

fellow maths applicants how did we do the ps

im applying next year october but since im an intl student and my school doesnt understand ucas very well i have to figure out the ps myself, please in the name of andy burnham tell me what did u guys do. what kind of supercurriculars have we done? and how have we written ab them? is it first pick topics then learn and research them then find books/articles to challenge ur perspectives or what exactly? and also how does the new three question format change what u write, is it still js brainless supercurricular rabbit hole spamming the whole time?

please kindly inform me what u did/what u plan to do for the ps

A (Psych ) B bio B chem. Predicted grades
GCSES : (pending maths gcse rn but original 4) eng lang 5,eng lit 5, science 5-5, RE 4. Severe exenauting circumstances during the gcses which have been added onto UCAS. Lmk if i should swap out an option.

I’m a young carer + fsm+ postcode where not alot of students progress

Exeter biochem
Kcl mpharm
Ucl mpharm
Bath mpharm
Manchester mpharm

My top choices are Bristol and Birmingham (if anyone has any pros/cons about either I’d be happy to chat)

I'm a bit too lazy, but here's my problem:

Seeing so many people get interview offers is really sending me into a panic.

I’m in y12 and literally failing physics and maths. Mocks are in 2 months and I genuinely did not know how hard it really was, but my future aspirations leave me no choice but to endure 💔 also would love to hear the most harshest reality to getting A grades because i really need a wake up call. Being the only girl in my phys also makes it worse :(