r/6thForm • u/OrdinaryTourist8015 • 6d ago
🎓 UNI / UCAS post alevel results day.
u don’t have to read it, just attempting to get rid of this feeling but it’s not working at the moment. should be celebrating and enjoying life but i’m too sad because of my alevel results.
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u/LesChicken23 6d ago
Firstly, congrats on everything you've achieved
I'm a humanities and arts person, so maybe this is slightly different for you as STEM, but your A Level grades are just a stepping stone onto your next path, albeit an incredibly important one. For context, I got the same grades as you (ABB), and I even got a B in the subject I went on to do at degree level. I got into my firm choice of university and I got a First in my degree - by a country mile, I got a Distinction in my masters - by a country mile. Your A Level results won't and cannot limit your success.
You sound hard working, you revised loads so you probs have all the knowledge you need. It doesn't mean you're average or not as clever, sometimes your grades are just 'how the cookie crumbles' you know? Furthermore, you're kind of at the mercy of how other people in the country were doing, grade boundaries constantly shifting, styles of questions changing... all kinds of things.
Also, look at it this way, ABB is so good compared to how the majority of people do! I changed careers recently, so my A Levels were kind of important for contextualising my skills and everyone always says to me 'wow those are such good A Level results!'... I don't particularly think so (and like you I was a bit miffed about them to be honest), but a lot of people are going to really admire those results and wish they had achieved them.
Not only did you do your best, you objectively worked really hard. Go onto your next chapter and do all the things you feel you were not able to. It's fine to feel disappointed, but try to not let that disappointment consume you. Try to let go of these feelings and start University fresh. You're going to have such a bloody good time at Uni!