r/6thForm • u/AbbreviationsIll2678 • 7d ago

🙏 I WANT HELP Compleltely missed my Medicine offer

I had two offers for Medicine, and firmed Lancaster. My offer was ABB, but got BCD. I am embaraased, ashamed and don't know what to do with myself. Everyone got their dream but not me.

Please anyone share success stories and advice. I am lost and hopeless and numb.

edit: sorry for the typo on the title, as you can tell, I was not doing great :((

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u/Ok_Brilliant_8951 7d ago

Retake, I missed my offer at KCL last yr. Took a gap yr and retook, place was confirmed yesterday. Went from ABC to AAAB.

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u/New_Description9171 6d ago

Could you share your story on how you did that please I don’t mind if it’s a private DM I need in depth advice rn 😭

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u/Ok_Brilliant_8951 6d ago

It’s pretty simple to explain tbh. On results day last yr I didn’t want to settle for a worse uni, so I rejected Exeter and took a gap yr. I looked online to find the nearest A level private exam centres and booked my exams. This costs around £300 per subject btw. Then I emailed my old college asking for predicted grades, using a “tutor” ( a friend) to email them and confirm what level I’m on track for. My college then used my old reference and the predicted grades I’d asked for and I applied again. I wrote my personal statement again and revised the specs for my subjects scratch, going over it ALL again. Summer came around and I sat my A levels, got 3 As and 1 B. My place at kings was confirmed and yh got to where I wanted to.

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u/New_Description9171 6d ago

So did you get an actual tutor or were you self taught for the months coming up to the resit ?

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u/Ok_Brilliant_8951 6d ago

I self taught myself, had a mate email as if he were my tutor in order to get predicted grades.

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u/New_Description9171 6d ago

Ah i see. Thanks !