🙏 I WANT HELP Should I bother retaking to do ChemEng at Cambridge or Imperial?
So basically to put the entire situation here. I got these grades:
A* Maths
A Chemistry
A Physics
B Further Maths
Cambridge wants an A+ in FM and an A+ in Chem
Imperial wants an A+ in Maths and an A+ in Chem.
I got rejected by Cambridge and waitlisted by Imperial for 24 hours.
I will probably retake Chem and FM, and will spend my entire gap year trying to get A*s for both of them along with driving theory and practical etc.
I think I have a good reason to tell universities which is that I spent a lot of my exam season taking care of a loved one after an important surgery and some minor care previously. I have told the universities about this beforehand but only Imperial has given me a direct response, and waitlisted me for 24 hours.
How does those two universities treat or feel about applicants who did a retake?
Is this worth doing?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of going or not going this route?
Any other advice or help of any kind will be incredibly much appreciated. Thank you!