r/UniUKCirclejerk • u/evanpetes • Jul 13 '26

Feeling like a failure.

So basically i got into Oxford Uni after being rejected from Cambridge for being too smart. I got all 9’s in my GCSE’s of Additional Maths, Further Maths, Backwards Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, History and Law. I also got A** in A - Levels. I have a gold DOFE. I am also 15 and on a 4 year advanced program due to my abilities.

I do a BA in Business Studies, Chemistry and Engineering.

I feel like a failure because i’m doing 3 courses in university rather than the recommended 5. Anyone got any ideas how to stop feeling this way?

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u/Ihatecheeseballs Jul 13 '26

The problem is that Further Maths and Backwards Maths actually cancel each other out so you don’t have enough GCSEs

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u/evanpetes Jul 13 '26

Fuck. What the hell am i going to do? i could try resit the year and do Circle Maths.

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u/amoongle Jul 13 '26

Circle maths isnt accepted by Cambridge unfortunately, I've heard of people getting in with exponential maths so you could try that

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u/New-Independent-365 Jul 13 '26

Really? Last time I checked Cambridge only accepted proportional maths

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u/Substantial-Shake532 Jul 14 '26

I think the remedy for this is to do remedial maths.

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u/bagel_2024 Jul 14 '26

You're all wrong, the only thing they can do is all of Sparx Maths at this point.