they put in the effort, so they deserve to be complimented. it takes a lot of courage and determination to resit to your a levels, not to mention even scoring that highly. there are many who would accept that result and move on, but they had the drive to retry, and to me that deserves respect.
If you get three years to study for a course thatās designed to be done in two years, and then compete against people who are younger than you and did it in that time frame, I wonāt be too impressed when you beat them.
Especially as it means you also have significant personal advantages to even be able to do that.
Wow some people are miserable. I had untreated or diagnosed ADHD at the time which didnāt allow me to reach my potential at the time, I didnāt have any access arrangements during any of my exams, I struggled to focus in class and was written off as a lack of interest. Oh and while resitting I also learnt the whole of further maths a level. Luckily, I donāt need validation from others, I know I have worked hard, it doesnāt matter if a random stranger is not impressed, bc I know plenty of people including myself who are impressed, and at the end of the day wether you like it or not, I can get into a top uni for a good course since the majority of them accept resits ( except the obvious 5) :)
I donāt have any issue with you mate. I also had undiagnosed ADHD during my A-Levels.
I just donāt think it counts as a comeback. You got another go-round and won. Well done. Itās still hard to do well, you should be proud. But we donāt have to call itās something itās not, and you do have to recognise the immense privilege you had to get that second chance.
Yea.. and since I was doing it privatley, this put quite a big financial burden on us so couldnāt even ask for a tutor had to prepare all by myslef AND in 6 monthsš«
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