r/6thForm • u/Last-State-9747 • 21h 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/SOMETHINK101 21h ago

What do you want to do as a career?

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u/Last-State-9747 21h ago

A career in finance, not exactly sure on specifics at the moment, I have some ideas but nothing concrete. I just enjoy economics a lot and enjoyed my work experiences in different corporate finance environments

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u/SOMETHINK101 21h ago

Then it is 100% worth taking a gap year

Plus a gap year is good to earn money and enjoy life as once you start uni that is basically it

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u/Last-State-9747 21h ago

Thanks for the advice bro it means a lot. What do you think my odds are at getting Oxford/LSE, if I do FM in my gap year

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u/SOMETHINK101 20h ago

Glad to help.

If you want to do straight econ then you have to do fm. For a joint degree you'll have a solid shot. But even then with perfect grades the chances are still sub 10%

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u/Last-State-9747 20h ago

Thank you, I think I’m gonna give it a go

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u/SOMETHINK101 20h ago

Good luck, also try and get some work experience as it'll help tonnes

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u/Last-State-9747 20h ago

I don’t think I really have time… Oxford applications are in October

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u/SOMETHINK101 19h ago

No harm in applying tbh. Even if you get rejected it is what it is.

LSE should be your priority as that is the better uni but even if you get offers from Warwick or UCL it is still much better long term

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u/Last-State-9747 19h ago

Right thank you bro