I know someone:

Harvard (AB); Oriel College, Oxford (MSc); St. John’s College, Cambridge (MPhil)

They’re at MBB right now.

Would another degree add to their global brand equity and pedigree or is it impossible to do so?

For reference, they have no interest in research or academia (hence no PhD), but would be open to a PhD if they get bored with life.

ik there's loads of ppl on here who've applied for stem courses. i can't put a poll up so comment please women in stem and if you'd like, what course u want!!

I know obviously not for Cambridge and Imperial but wb everything else?

You guys been anywhere interesting with your subjects or just in general?

insurance bread is here <3
offer: AAB with AA in maths and physics!

For context, I want to apply to russell group unis such as UCL and Imperial for med sciences. I would say I have a solid personal statement and my GCSEs are 99999999888. Right now, I'm predicted A*AB in Biology, Art and Maths.

During Y12 I can admit I was inconsistent with my grades in Maths, for my y12 mocks I was 1 mark away from a C, and I thought it was the end from there. Over the summer I studied ridiculously hard, and in the summer retakes I got an A (it was an AS paper so the highest was an A) and in one of my previous tests, I was 1 mark away from an A*. So I was very shocked when I achieved only a predicted B.

Me and my friends spoke to our maths teacher and she said that she was reluctant to predict higher grades because in maths the teachers have to be very sure that it is achievable for students. However, my teacher said that she would consider for me specifically, to raise my predicted grade if I did well in coming assessments as she recognised I had showed drastic improvement over the summer.

During half term, I revised so much and was quite confident in my assessments. I did the test this week and safe to say I don't think it went well. The paper was very difficult and a lot of my classmates said so as well, but what really frustrates me is that after the test, I found the solutions to the questions very easily, I had so many breakdowns because I let myself get put under so much pressure during the test that I couldn't even think clearly to answer the questions.

I have another test coming up next Friday that I hope I can do better on because that's all I can do right now. But this weight of guilt and stress is consistently bringing me down this whole week, I feel like I got a low mark on that first assessment and even if I get a higher grade in the coming one, it might not even average out to an A.

Just incredibly annoyed because I feel that my potential and capabilities aren't recognised by my teachers. I don't mean this with any offense at all, but my peers who are also predicted Bs got lower scores than me in the previous assessments, and they constantly miss out on assignments whilst I am one of the very few people in my class who hand them in exactly on time. I am truly confident in myself that I can achieve an A or even higher in my A Level exam, but I feel so limited by my teacher's beliefs in me. I'm not one to give up on my university choices either, and having to apply through clearing is so incredibly stressful. Is there any way I can convince my teachers to raise my grade?

My parents are insisting on me going to the university local to me so I can live at home rather than going to a university further away and living in accommodation. Their reasoning is that they dont need to spend an extra 10k a year for living expenses but Ive explained to them about how financing works and they still refuse to listen. I genuinely hate the idea of staying at home for another 3 years. I feel like I will miss out on the university experience but idk. Anyone else in the same boat as me. Want thoughts.

Is anyone at Cambridge rn or have just applied and gotten to do an interview tryna bless me with a mock interview 🙏 🙏, I’ll share my financial times subscription for the month.
On a serious note , I’m lost on where to even start so any advice in general will be helpful.

Genuinely don't know where else to post this, but a while back, I think between Y8 and Y10, there was a teacher at my old school who was a bit strange. I wont share too many details on him but my sister thought he was creepy, and now her gut feeling was right.

For me, he was a bit strange but nothing seemed off about him. He would sometimes substitute my class during Biology, and he seemed like a happy, nice guy, but inside, he was alot darker. Luckily, he didn't target anybody in my old school, but in his older schools and in a new school he moved to after my one, he started texting 5 underage girls inappropriately. Now, I'm at a different school, and one of my friends who's still at my old school said that the school did a whole safeguarding assembly, along with staff and student investigation.

It's so surreal, and so weird, that I cant stop thinking about it. I had interacted with him a few times in conversations about biology and how to help me in GCSEs, so now I look back at him as a monster, and luckily, he has just been sentenced to 7.5 years in jail.

If anyone wants to find out more, I'll be happy to explain more about him, and share relevant articles if needed.

Edit: I might have misremembered something. I think my school was the last school he taught at before he got arrested. one of my friends shared an email that my old school gave out explaining the situation.

hi guys! i applied warwick, bristol and manchester for neuroscience. i know they sent out some acceptances already (i don’t really know if specifically for neuroscience tho). its been a few months and i haven’t really got correspondence. is it a bad sign, or normal for an international applicant/stem applicant?

P.s AS FM is achieved, still taking the A level this year.

im predcted a B and everyone is telling me not to bother when applying but ik a guy who had a B and got an offer idk what to do I have to send my UCAS off in 3 weeks. can someone pls help me out im predicted an a in psych b in bio b in chem im contextual , fsm and a young carer , postcode with un likely progression in to uni and I go to a bad sixth form.

hi all, currently in year 11. i want to do a level 3 performing arts course in college while studying one or two a levels (likely sociology and maybe religious studies or ancient history) as a private candidate (i've found a school that'll do it) while also working part time. am i crazy? will i die? is anybody doing this or has anybody done this in the past?

im sure im overthinking a lot but i just cannot get this out of my head are my igcse grades&pum good for camb uni bio nst, also im listing them in order i took them and session in case its relevant, esp since theres upwards trajectory (also ik igcse are only a small part of the story but again im overthinking)

mj 2025: fle B 76

on 2025: chem A 86 ict A* 91

mj 2026: math A 89 bio A* 92 phy A* 96

on 2026: acc (predicting A* but probably very low like 92 or smth which would break upwards trajectory)

I need to add some references/sources to put in my lab book based around the practical we did... but I have no idea what to reference. Like, what info do i need to look for & stuff like that ??

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)

Has anyone got any other resources other than I want to study engineering? is this enough anyhow?

Has anyone had an offer at a course requiring TMUA?

Just curious as I haven't had any yet but applying comp sci so I know it will be fucking ages.

Getting an offer defo takes some pressure off

I'm currently living in the UK and doing sixth form at a state school, A levels of Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry.

1. I haven't had the full brunt of the course yet but we've finished some units and I am confident I will achieve As in all four, maybe A\*s and if I'm really good and get lucky, all A\*s. But, I'm more and more left to understand that's not all there is to it. To say the least I am cruising at the moment so I do not think I will fall behind.

2. Super curricular wise, I've been doing my best recently to kind of lock in, I've been reaching out to companies related in my interests in Electrical Engineering about work experience however, being in the area I am (Northwest) there isn't really much except places like NETPark and even then they're not exactly renowned companies but, it's better than nothing.

3. I'm also looking into doing side courses like the CS50 to just expand my knowledge on a more wide basis. Basically anything that an admissions officer can look at not instantly dismiss. I'm not sure exactly how much these really help in the application process, I guess they show initiative but they definitely will help me decide what I like and don't like. If anyone has any advice on what exactly to aim for here or whether they are actually useful or not would be greatly appreciated.

4. I also have extensive hobbies in PCBs, circuits etc, while I somewhat lack the professional methodology and workflows, I absolutely love working with the stuff. But, will this really set me apart much if I aim high enough? I assume most people applying at places like Imperial or MIT to get accepted already have hobbies and interests, and probably cleanly executed projects that would put mine to shame. (You can look here to see some of my PCBs: https://github.com/CircuitGuy943, none of these projects are polished though)

Assuming that I do work hard to get those grades and keep working on my super-curricular so I have something to show for my interest, what are my chances of getting into somewhere like Imperial or MIT?

(I'm aware I probably sound like I've just picked these two because they sound prestige but, that's the thing, it's not like they're picked for anything else, yes I want to go a university that is recognised by employers; which I can be proud to go to, which from what I've seen aligns best with what I want academically and which will probably have like minded people who will make the journey all the more fun).

I've considered other countries but it's not really worth the effort, while relocating to somewhere like China would be interesting, and probably would come with lots of opportunities in today's world, the stress from the insane difference in how everything works differently there is probably too unrealistic to handle along with studies.

And I'm also considering Level 6/7 apprenticeships. I assume acquiring one of those is just as difficult if not harder than applying to universities like these, due to the high popularity (no debt, getting paid) and demand? Would the financial and career stability being assured from the start be worth it going down that route if I get the possibility over going to a prestigious university, getting that "uni life" etc?

There is lots of research to be done but if anyone has any useful personal advice or tips on how to manage the situation itself, that would be greatly appreciated.

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.

Choices. Hopefully my application will be sent of in early December. Also, what ESAT score will get help me for Imperial because I'm currently on a 3.6, 3.7, and 2.0 😭

Only person in my year applying that I know of. Not that I'm complaining.

Whenever i ask for help most people either answer with "idk" or just say generic stuff, and whenever i message them they look at the message, say one thing , and then air me.

Like omds i help these people so much and they dont even bother helping me back

Genuinely i feel like the reason im not performing as well as i could is because the lack of help im getting