How did you do?

Taking accounting,Ict,eco and maths

Either do 4 or drop ICT?

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1747132

What are your AS grades, what do you want to do, and where are you planning to apply?

please see red reply on 1st page for grades.

I want to do accounting and finance at uni possibly at Loughborough/birmingham

Drop ICT.

got A*A*AA! really pleased! i was expecting A*ABC

Ahh you did amazing, but just saw the A* in Extended Project in particular..How on earth did you get that? I'm meant to be doing mine over the summer (haven't started..great). I have no idea what to do yet alone, going around actually doing it!

Aaaww thank you! Congratulations on your fab AS results
I honestly have no idea how I managed to get an A* in the EP...at the end of it we had to reflect on what we would change if we were to do it again and my list was very very long, I did not organise my time very well at all, and ended up doing the entire essay over a couple of days. But maybe (clearly) this approach is what worked for me haha...I would say you need to make sure you're doing it on something you are really interested in otherwise writing 5000 words is going to be impossible. Likewise, don't stress over the wordcount because if you do your research and plan your essay well, you'll find you may actually need to cut down on words.
Try not to do it on something directly related to your subjects/a topic you're studying in class, it's good to show the universities you're applying to that you're taking your interest in the subjects beyond the A level syllabus. I did mine on the changing attitudes towards intimate partner violence in British and Hispanic countries, so you could maybye think of an interesting/current social issue to explore? My friend who's doing medicine did his on whether the NHS should provide free treatment for self-induced problems like smoking/drug addiction/obesity, or something. He did even better than me (full marks I think!) Just have a think about it and if you find you can't pick something you are really enthusiastic about, it might be better to not do it and save yourself the stress because it is a lot of work and a big commitment (not just writing the essay, but documenting all yoyr research, making sure you use a range of primary and secondary resources, planning and delivering the presentation etc.)

You still did really well though! I needed ABB for firm and BBB for my insurance. I got BBC, and missed my firm and insurance. I rang my insurance and told them of the circumstances (i was literally 1 UMS point off a B in that C grade) and they just completely refused. Which is fair enough, I didnt meet the requirements. Its just unfortunate really. I have found the course I applied for in clearing, just at a different Uni and I've got a place, so at least I've got my course, if not the Uni I wanted!

I think even though we didnt get exactly what we wanted, we're far luckier than most. This year its so hard to get in, I know people who, like me, missed their offer by a few UMS points, and cant get in ANYWHERE. Either their course isnt in clearing, or the clearing Unis wont let them in. Their only option is applying next year, or maybe finding a different route to their career/future plans.

Anyway long reply, sorry! I just wanted to share because your situation was quite similar in that you did really well but missed your offer. Anyway, Congratulations!