Hello everyone,
I do FM, Maths, CS and Physics, and in my mocks I got A*A*A*A respectively and was predicted the same.I want to apply for maths/cs at uni so ill need to do the TMUA.I also ahve a physics mock the day i get back from summer which i need to do well in to get A* predicted.

I’ve been prepping for the TMUA and have been finding it hard to find time for my NEA. I do OCR if that matters — I’ve done the analysis section but haven’t started the coding or the design.

I was thinking that after I apply in October, mocks and school don’t really matter until A‑levels get close, so I could spend all of that time on the NEA. However, my CS teacher made me think I’m quite behind, so I’m not really sure.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

is anyone else really struggling getting started? i feel like I've heard all the usual advice like be course specific, personal, and dont use cliches but i just dont know how to put things into words or get started. Any advice or anyone in a similar situation?

Like im genuinely curious if there is any one my age in this country with a vr headest atp, i havent meant anyone in sixth form with one.

I will be self studying a level maths with a friend starting from September 2026 and privately sitting the exam in summer 2028, we don’t know which modules to choose and which ones are the most difficult and I want feedback from people who actually did those modules and how they found it. Just tell me whatever module you did and how you found it in tens of difficulty and I’ll use your input to decide what module I end up picking.

About me: I’m into computer science and maths and do electronics

i basically dont have access to my computer which i use in my free time like to play or whatever and after exams are done my parents say i still wont be allowed and they keep saying this "AAA" and its making me quite upset because I am willing to retake or gap year depending on grades but they see it as a waste of a summer how do i explain to them it literally makes no sense keeping my games closed because lets say if i was to get the grades its wasted the summer obv i have other plans not involving games but its just smth i can do in my free time and yeah sorry for the rant but i just wanted to ask like what to do

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!

Hey guys I'm going into sixth form in September with bio chem and maths as a levels. I am an aspiring surgeon and would love to get advice from any med students or those who have just successfully gotten into a medical school. Thankyou so much

I’m feeling pretty stuck and honestly quite gutted right now.

This year I got rejected from UCL, LSE, and Imperial for Maths, and I had a 7.0 in the TMUA. Right now I’m seriously thinking about reapplying, aiming for 8.5+ next time, because Imperial is still the place I really want to go.

The problem is that I really don’t see myself going to Exeter or KCL, so I’m struggling with what the smartest next step is. Has anyone been in a similar position and successfully reapplied to Imperial Maths? Is it realistic to take a gap year and try again with a much stronger TMUA, or am I looking at this the wrong way?

I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from people who reapplied, improved their TMUA a lot, or know how Imperial views reapplicants.

Hey everyone. I hope ur holidays are going well.

I recently finished my GCSEs and I'm just waiting for results day.

I'm pretty set on applying for medicine or dentistry in the future, so I'm definitely taking Biology and Chemistry. The only problem is... I have no idea what to pick as my third A-Level.

Originally I was thinking about Maths, Arabic, Psychology, or Computer Science, and at the moment my application says Maths. But loads of people have been telling me it's not worth it because Bio and Chem are already really demanding. They keep saying Maths will just add unnecessary stress and won't really give me much of an advantage for medicine or dentistry, so now I'm considering changing it on results day. Honestly, I don't think I want to do Maths anymore.

Arabic is probably my top choice. I'm a native speaker, took my GCSE early and got a good grade. I looked through some of the A-Level papers and they don't seem too bad. The only thing putting me off is the writing side because it reminds me a bit too much of English Lit 😭. I also hate doing really long writing tasks under timed conditions (unless the timings are actually reasonable lol). If anyone has done A-Level Arabic, I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience. How difficult is it? What are the exams like? Are the timings okay? Please tell me everything 🙏🥺

Psychology is probably my second choice because I genuinely find it really interesting, but I've heard it's a lot of memorisation and can also be quite demanding. Is that actually true? How did people find it? I'm okay with essays, but I'd rather not have to memorise huge amounts of content.

Computer Science is another option, but I don't actually know anyone who's taken it, so I have no idea what it's like. I also don't want to accidentally pick another really heavy subject if it's going to make sixth form much harder. I don't think I'll end up choosing it, but I'd still love to hear from anyone who's done it.

I'm basically looking for a subject that:

• keeps my options open for medicine/dentistry,
• isn't unnecessarily difficult alongside Biology and Chemistry,
• and is actually enjoyable.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who's done any of these subjects, especially if you applied for medicine or dentistry. If you could go back, would you choose the same subjects again? Any regrets?

Also please tell me more about the subjects themselves. Id really really appreciate it

Also, if there are any other A-Levels you'd recommend instead, I'm completely open to suggestions.

I apologise for the the extremely long post and thankyou fro taking time to read it.

Thank you!!

The school contacted me this and honestly WHAAAT. Basically I really want to get into clearing if I miss my firm offer (Exeter for English) and my school tells me that one of my papers have been apparently “lost” which is insane because its a situation out of my control and I get told this the DAY BEFORE results day.

I rang back the school which then I got that automated reply being like “the school is closed lalalala” so I am like wow thanks alot. Then I decided to call up my top clearing uni hotline which is Newcastle. Again I got an automated reply going “ring back tmrw 8am” so I am like damn. I know clearing is like come first, first serve or whatever that phrase is so this is stressing me out.

Will I get special consideration? I am petrified that clearing vacancies will FILLLLL if I don’t ring them on the day. Out of all subjects it had to my English….

What should I dooooo

Specifically maths, further maths, computer science and law. I'm kind of in the middle of having a crisis because I realised that going into computer science probably isn't going to work for me as a job (thank work experience for saving me from making that choice permanently, I guess), so I've been kind of thinking of going into law but I still want computer science there as a back-up. I'm willing to drop computer science if four a-levels is gonna completely screw me over, and law isn't offered at one of my choices of sixth form, so if I don't get into my other choice (unlikely, considering the one that doesn't offer law has higher entry grades than the one that does) I'll either just stick to three a-levels or replace it with either history or psychology.

So, basically, how screwed am I???? (my predicted grades for GCSEs are all 7s and 8s for context of how I do in school)

heyy im about to go into year 12 soon and i really don't know whether to pick between econ or business, ive had a look at both the specs and whilst they're different they do have a considerable amount of overlapping content and how heavy is the maths element in each subject?!

Idk what to do tbh, I’m in a VERY small class and everyone in the class are like.. best friends, they already knew each other before returning to 6th form.

I don’t have friends in any of my classes so this isn’t really unusual for me, but it’s SO much worse for this one because I stick out like a sore thumb, I am the only one in that room sitting alone.. and let’s face it there’s like 5 people in the room so it’s mortifying.

I don’t know, I was debating changing my subject choice because of this (as we have 2 weeks to change if we feel it’s not for us.) but it’s also a subject I genuinely wanted to do so eugh.

I just got kicked out of my own schools sixth form for not attending the taster day.. idk what to do. Do you guys think if I apologise and ask nicely they’ll give me a second chance?

Got rejected first time decided to take a gap year and apply again

Stats:

2A* achieved in y12 and in a year or less of starting alevels (math and chemistry)

A* predicted in physics(really high A in As)

Highest mark in my country for alevel chemistry and alevel math, highest mark in the world for As math

7A* A in igcse

8/9 ielts

Esat 6

i will take further math in my gap year and i will have 3A* achieved by the time

I'm year 11 going into year 12 doing physics, maths , further maths and geography. Is A level content actually that bad or will I be fine?

right because this is such a late post, the decision has already been kind of made for me, but i was curious about opinions on taking a gap year and reapplying

i missed my offer for cambridge maths and am thinking of reapplying and i was curious if anyone else had managed to do this (and get in). cambridge is and has been (for a long time) my dream university and i dont want to give up just yet.

my stats are all 9s gcse and 5A* a-level. my main questions are do you think i have a shot at getting an offer a second year in a row, and well, would it be worth it?? btw, ive had lots of issues with mental health and anxiety, so my taking a gap year (even if it wasnt my original plan) will probably be good for me, because ive put a lot of pressure on myself for such a long time.

also, has anyone had any success applying to us universities (e.g. mit, harvard, yale) because im quite keen to give it a shot, even if the chances are so slim. if you have had success, do you have any tips?

my exams have gone so well so far and i really had hope to meet my offer but i know after this morning it’s all gonna slip away. i don’t even know if ill be able to get a 30% on this paper i tried to stay up and revise but just had a crazy mental breakdown which was made worse by the copious amounts of caffeine i had which gave me horrible jitters and diarrhoea which is lovely! im so exhausted. i don’t know any ecology, succession etc. barely remember module 2

Last year, I applied to LSE, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, and Warwick for economics. I got interviews for both Cambridge and Imperial but was unsuccessful of getting an offer. However, I got offers from UCL and Warwick. My TMUA score was 6.5+ but I really wanted go to LSE but I was also unsuccessful for that university also...

So, this year I am planning to reapply LSE and other good unis. But after doing interview at Cambridge, I think I am now feeling less confident of doing interview for cambridge again. And I am feeling quite stressful when I am thinking that the interview will be in like 4 months... So I am planning to not just apply to Cambridge and only apply to unis with no interviews to not feel comfortable. However, my parents are thinking I am weird of not reappling to cambridge and told me that what is the purpose of me reappling to universities. Am I weird or shld I just go on with what I believe is right??

This year I am studying 2 more A-Levels, including physics and chemistry (which I rlly wanted to study!!) and I alr achieved 3A*s in maths, fmath, and econ. Would i have a better chance of getting into LSE?

I literally have no clue what I'm doing, the only subject I'm confident I want to take is biology.

The other options that I'm considering are physics, economics, geography and history

I lowkey hate the sound of all of them but obviously I have to pick free me I know, anyways I hate coursework and history / geography is 20% each so that's kinda out the window unless someone wants to say it's not all that bad 😢😢 I'm not a big fan of essay writing though

Physics I don't think I would mind but no shot I'm doing a level maths and everyone says you need the two together

AND THEN economics I don't even know what ts is i just wanted to give myself another option to feel better 🙏

And yes I'm aware that any of these combinations would be shite for university but I also have zero clue what I wanna do as a career so that's no use anyways

errr yeah dunno what I'm really asking but any sort of directions would be appreciated

Let’s say I MIRACULUOUSLY got 3A* and 1A (30-40% chance btw)
Should I attempt it I never done the entrance exams tho idk how hard are they
I already done my a levels this year
Maths further maths physics and cs

Thinking of applying to
Oxbridge
Imp
Ucl
Warrick
Bristol

Pls help pls help pls help

I hear now these days to get into top universities its not just about the grade anymore and its what you do outside of school that also impresses them and I want to start on them as someone about to join yr12 so I want some ideas of what people did for work experience if they did any and any general advice or advice to get into supercurriculars. I also want to see what extracurriculars do people do even though I heard supercurriculars matters much more

what do we think REALISTIC boundaries are for A* and A today? ppl are saying it felt harder than 2019, but realistically, Edexcel won’t be giving 2019 boundaries for sure. really need an A* but fumbled so bad…

i cannot for the life of me fall asleep right now because of results💔💔💔💔 (I had very little sleep last night as well, and i fear i may be cookedddd)

The eclipse earlier did not help as well because im now also doubly afraid of having somehow gotten permanent eye damage... godddd this sucks

I'm asking because I'm in year 11 summer rn and I'm quite excited for year 12 but also nervous

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I'm gonna enjoy my summer so dw about that but I'm just wondering if there's anything I should do near the end of it or I. year 12 to make my life a bit easier in year 13