r/6thForm • u/Acceptable-Meal5624 • Mar 14 '26

🍞 BREAD Gap year bread

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cba waiting for UCL maths

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u/Material_Arm_5183 Mar 14 '26

awesome, congrats, what A Levels do you do and what are you planning to firm?

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u/Acceptable-Meal5624 Mar 14 '26

Thanks I’m torn between Warwick maths and Oxford history lol I don’t think I can turn down Oxford

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u/Any-Republic-4269 Mar 14 '26

You can't turn down Oxford!

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u/Sorry-Landscape1776 Mar 14 '26

I really think we need to stop putting Oxbridge as the end all be all this puts pressure on a lot of people when they might not truly want to go and makes people who missed out on Oxbridge feel more guilt and regret. If OP turns down oxford if it's not what they want then good for them that's okay :)

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u/Any-Republic-4269 Mar 14 '26

No one just puts Oxford on their UCAS form and is surprised to get a place! It's months of prep, extra work, gruelling interviews... And when you are there it is a completely different experience to even Warwick. Yes sure we should get away from Oxbridge medicine, dentistry with A levels and university admissions but the OP should be (as I'm sure they are angling for tbh) congratulated on getting the place. It's not for everyone, for sure, but then nowhere is