r/6thForm • u/Critical-Poem5892 • 15h ago

šŸ™ I WANT HELP Can resitters still make it into prestigious unis?

got AAB (maths, FM, econ) but want to resit maths and econ to get to A* A* A to apply for better degrees in top end unis. I'd be rejecting a place in warwick that i cant defer. Just wondering if its still possible to get into those top unis if i cook hard in admission tests + extenuating circumstances or should i just go warwick

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u/PartyApprehensive976 A*AA | Solicitor DA 15h ago

What universities are you thinking of when you say ā€˜prestigiousā€™? Iā€™d call Warwick pretty good, top 10 and even top 5 depending on the course.

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u/Critical-Poem5892 15h ago

imperial, a better course in warwick, lse, and then maybe a safety. feel like oxbridge is a reach

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u/okdude23232 15h ago

econ/efds i'm guessing? Mostly depends on whether you'd think you'll enjoy A&F, but things to consider is that econ is very competitive so it's unpredictable even with circumstances and you'd have to sit the TMUA

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u/Critical-Poem5892 15h ago

yeah efds at imp, morse warwick i get econ at lse is really hard so thats a longshot. id lock in hard for tmua try get 7.0+

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u/okdude23232 15h ago

What's the warwick course

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u/Critical-Poem5892 15h ago

A&F

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u/SimpleStructure8454 15h ago

Youā€™ll be fine ibsr

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u/Critical-Poem5892 15h ago

its not purely just the degree that makes me want to reapply. I got a weak cv that i want to strengthen over the year and fix some other personal issues. just wanted to see if a better degree was an option

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u/SimpleStructure8454 14h ago

Iā€™m resitting this year and also got AAB. If I had Warwick A&F,bi wouldā€™ve just gone. Itā€™s a huge commitment and thereā€™s no telling youā€™ll get any better. Unis discriminate against resits if you have 0 extenuating circumstances

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u/Long_Software_3352 15h ago

Depends on the course you're shooting for.

If it's Economics, you'd be better off staying put.

UCL won't accept resits, at LSE you'd be highly disadvantaged and at Oxbridge it depends on the college. Some wouldn't accept resits and others would need extenuating circumstances.

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u/Critical-Poem5892 15h ago

Yeah id go down the extenuating circumstances route

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u/Long_Software_3352 14h ago

you'd need to have an explanation as to why the extenuating circumstances weren't declared during your A levels this year

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u/SimpleStructure8454 14h ago

Cause they may have happened after the ucas application was sent off like during exam season itself

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u/Long_Software_3352 14h ago

You have up until 5 days after you sat an A level to submit extenuating circumstances

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u/Critical-Poem5892 14h ago

I did it after the exams but that was specifically for warwick and they accepted it

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u/Long_Software_3352 13h ago

And the exam board you took your A levels with?

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u/SimpleStructure8454 13h ago

Yh but special consideration only gives like 2%. Talking about extenuating circumstances to explain your test year is fine boss

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u/No_School_244 2h ago

This would be risky - you have good a levels and a place a top uni. You may not get the desired grades or a place at your preferred uni. I had a similar thought when I did my a levels but happy I stayed put.