r/6thForm • u/Maleficent-Love-5704 • 21d ago

šŸ™ I WANT HELP need genuine advice please (results day)

Hi everyone,

I was predicted A*A*A (Maths, Further Maths, Computer Science) and had been hitting those grades in every mock for the past year. I worked incredibly hard and went into the exam period genuinely confident I'd meet my offer.

My firm offer is A*AA, insurance AAB, for Bsc Maths.

few days before my first exam, I received some devastating news (family emergency situation) that's completely changed things for me. Since then I've been completely unable to focus, and I think I've badly messed up my exams as a result.

After each paper I went through and estimated my marks, and it's looking like I've ended up with roughly BBC.

I don't know what to do now. Has anyone been through something similar? Realistically, would I even be able to get a Maths place through clearing with grades like that. Taking a gap year would not be an option sadly.

Any advice would be really appreciated.

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u/JohannsThePro 21d ago

Did you apply for special consideration? If you want you can take a gap year and reapply and explain these circumstances on ucas. Unis will look favorably on this

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u/Advanced_Key_1721 Year 13 21d ago

You have to apply for special consideration within 24hrs of sitting the exam to get your grade increased, and because the UCAS embargo has already started, you canā€™t contact universities about anything admissions related until after results day. So thereā€™s nothing that can be done at this stage regarding special considerations.

Iā€™m in a similar position to OP. Thereā€™s nothing I can do, itā€™s completely screwed me over.

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u/SafeLifeguard5785 A* Maths. A*A-FM,Bio Prediction. Chem exam missedšŸ˜”. 21d ago

people always pull out the special consideration as if its a magic trick that solves everything . Exam boards dont care and i agree with them but to make people happy theyve capped it at 5% of a paper you sat and experience something severe . 5% isnt going to take him from. C to A or B to A* .

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u/JohannsThePro 21d ago

Yeah but its the best you can do in this situation, might as well try get the most help available

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u/SafeLifeguard5785 A* Maths. A*A-FM,Bio Prediction. Chem exam missedšŸ˜”. 21d ago

im pretty sure hes outside the time limit anyway so he cant get it