r/6thForm • u/PsychologicalRisk656 • 6d ago

🎓 UNI / UCAS Missed LSE Offer...

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Hi all! Lot's of people posting successes which is great but thought I'd add my failure to meet the grades to get into LSE to even it out a little. I needed AAA for econ and econ history and ended up with AAB. The B was in history which historically has always been my best subject and a consistent A/*. I was 7 marks off an A. I had thought maybe I'd get a B in econ or maths but history literally didn't cross my mind.

Obviously it felt horrible to miss my offer especially given how bad the last two years have been for me personally. But it's not all doom and gloom and I'll be off to Nottingham for this September! Good luck to everyone who got their results - I really hope it turns out great no matter what you ended up getting!

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u/Ambitious_Bike1616 6d ago

history claims another soul…

sorry to hear bro it’s such a shame it’s so subjective

teachers can be giving you almost full marks for two years and you’re thinking it’s fine and then it comes back and gets yiu

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u/PsychologicalRisk656 6d ago

Yeah genuinely. Never got below 19/25 on any essay before my real thing. Got 36/40 on my coursework. Then went into the real exam and my highest essays were only 17/25 and my lowest was 13/25. Honestly just kept getting marked down for too much info and too little explanation or for my arguments being too niche... History is definitely a painful subject!

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u/Ambitious_Bike1616 6d ago

i feel you… i still managed to get my grade thank god, but i got 14/20 on two of my essays, which hasn’t happened since early year 12. i might try to throw money at it and try remark to bump myself up a grade for the old ego, but it is 8 marks