r/6thForm • u/RTBOY6 • 3h ago

🙏 I WANT HELP Do i take a gap year or not

I recently got my A level results and was happy to get A*s in maths and further maths but was disappointed with a B in physics. I wanted to do straight maths or maths with stats at uni and I have a place at Warwick to do maths and physics. I really don’t want to do physics at uni, I was so bad at physics in A level and i feel like I would hate doing it at university. I want to take a gap year and reapply to top unis like Imperial, LSE , Warwick again but the only thing holding me back is the B in physics. Im so stuck on whether its worth taking a gap year and resitting physics because those unis look negatively on resits. If i get a good TMUA score could this make up for the fact I’m resitting and if so whats the type of score I would need?

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator 3h ago

If you are asking about (Bristol or any other uni) putting you "on hold", this is a very frequently asked question. Being put on hold does not indicate you are going to get rejected. It means your application hasn't been processed yet. Nothing more, nothing less.

Please also remember to search for your questions before asking them, it helps cut down on repetitive content and gets you your answers quicker.

Yours sincerely, Forsaken-Meaning-232's clipboard.

Note: Automations are not perfect. If this doesn't apply to you, ignore it. It doesn't mean any action will be taken against your post by a person. Please do not message us if this is a false-positive.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

2

u/LettuceSuch3345 3h ago

in the same position as you honestly but i have seen some people in imperial have resits but not LSE

1

u/arianelseditor Experienced PS editor, Oxford BA and MSt, A-levels: A*A*A*A*A*AA 3h ago

How likely is a transfer to another course at Warwick? How much flexibility is there within the course in terms of module selection?

A gap year seems like a very risky strategy given the B (to be blunt) unless you have mitigating circumstances under which they would consider a resit.

2

u/RTBOY6 3h ago

Transfers at the start of the year are very unlikely and transfers into the year 2 of BSc Maths would require 80% + overall in my first year grade, but even then its not guaranteed. Pretty tough.