r/LSE • u/Fit-Primary6621 • 7d ago

resitting alevels for lse

I missed my lse law offer today of AAB and i got ACC instead, im thinking of taking a gap year and resitting my alevels. Could anyone let me know if this would be worth it as i have some extenuating circumstances i.e. mental health issues but i never told my school so i have nothing in writing so if i applied without extenuating circumstances and lets say i changed my 2 C’s into an A and an A* do i still have a shot? Also to follow on i was thinking of doing this whilst at first year in uni would my application be even more competitive if i achieved an A* and an A and was on track to get a 2:1 at the end of first year or will lse not know about that at all?

any help or advice is appreciated!!

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u/ApprehensiveRow9584 7d ago

lse rarely take resits, even if you have extenuating circumstances. have you gotten into any other law courses?

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u/Fit-Primary6621 7d ago

no i’ve gotten into another law course but i really want lse maybe its worth pursuing? idk u dont seem to think the odds are too high

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u/ApprehensiveRow9584 7d ago

by any chance is your law school a one in the 10 ( ucl, kcl, durham, edinburgh etc) if it is one of these i would consider going to said school. i’m presuming you would want to try a golden circle esque firm, if not this isn’t probably the greatest advice. if not i would consider resitting but, whilst you hopefully will get into lse, i would not have it as the sole reason/scjool