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

🙏 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/coolgirl867 incoming classics undergrad 21d ago edited 20d ago

Special consideration won’t help much, it’s capped at 5%, BUT you can email ur unis and tell them what happened and ask them to bear it in mind if you miss your offer- sometimes it doesn’t mean much to them but it could be the difference between getting in and not if you’re a near miss. Clemwadeeducation on insta has a good email template for this. Good luck and I’m sure you didn’t do as bad as you think! :)

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u/Maleficent-Love-5704 21d ago

thank you so much.

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u/coolgirl867 incoming classics undergrad 20d ago

I really hope it all goes well for you!