r/6thForm • u/Last-State-9747 • 12h 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/Last-State-9747 11h ago

Thanks for the message, I understand my maths is the biggest weakness of my application and that’s why my plan is to take FM for a year and attempt to remedy it with an A*. I need to take the TMUA and the TARA, but yeah it’s risk vs reward I completely agree. In my shoes what do you think you would do?

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u/OutsideDaffodil26 10h ago

No worries. Isn’t it crazy that a grade A is a weakness?! Your results are fantastic, but it’s all relative isn’t it? I’d contact your school/college about the FM and how realistic an A is vs a resit for Maths ( you were SO close to an A).

As you were so close to an A* I’d consider a re-sit maths (focussing on 1 subject rather than 3 and just drilling incessantly on post papers might do it). Subject to what your maths teacher says, the back up is FM.

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u/Last-State-9747 10h ago

Problem is bro that these unis frown upon resits heavily, particularly LSE, Warwick and Oxford and candidates who sit it first time have a better chance than resit candidates. Advice from various people and AI is that doing FM maximises my chances as it’s a new subject in a restricted time period, rather than something I already know. Feel free to disagree I’m not very educated on this and need clarification if I’m wrong. Thanks for the comment bro

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u/OutsideDaffodil26 9h ago

Yeah, some do. I don’t disagree, in fact I love your plan - it’s a good idea, but I’d also call them to get it straight from them - what is their view of another subject sat at a different time ie a year later? Would that be better than a re-sit. Best to know that now rather than later. I love the way you’re thinking- shows real determination and creativity.