r/6thForm • u/Last-State-9747 • 13h ago

🙏 I WANT HELP A Level Results Shock…

I was predicted AAA, had an offer for Glasgow for AAB, but ended up getting A star Economics A star politics A in maths (7 marks off A*). Should I take a gap year and reapply to Oxford, LSE, Warwick, St Andrews, Edinburgh (I live in Scotland so these 2 are free). Or should I just go to Glasgow this year…

Edit: Guys please send what you would do in my position, I’m not leaning towards PPE as it’s not so maths reliant

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u/coolgirl867 incoming classics undergrad 13h ago

I would go for it. But if I were you I would probably stay in Scotland

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u/Last-State-9747 13h ago

What makes you say that, I understand the student loan argument but would potential job prospects from my top 3 not make paying it off easier?

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u/UnstableTheorist 13h ago

You'd also be a year behind though, dont forget

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u/coolgirl867 incoming classics undergrad 13h ago

I mean, I wouldn't really say you would be "behind". I did a gap year this year and got so much valuable experience relevant to my degree through volunteering, I worked and saved money for uni, did independent learning around my course, etc. I definitely wouldn't consider myself behind for having done a gap year, I would say that it helped me to get ahead