Thanks for creating another of these threads, the first was very useful.
I was originally intending to apply to Cambridge this year, but to much to my disappointment and surprise, have received lower AS results than predicted/expected. Subsequently, it's probably a waste of an application this year. I sat AS exams in History, English Literature, Psychology, Government and Politics and Creative Writing, which I studied as an extra AS outside of timetabled lessons. I received A grades in Psychology, Politics, Creative Writing and (high) B grades in English and History, both of which I'm having remarked. I will be studying English, History, Politics and Creative Writing to A2 level. I had already intended to take a gap year and so will do so, but now, after receiving my results, believe I can do significantly better than my predicted grades (A*AAB, based solely on AS UMS and nothing else) and will likely end up with grades in the region of A*A*AA. My questions are the following:
If I applied post A-Level with those grades (A*A*AA), what would the chance of an offer for HSPS be? If one of the A*s was to be in Creative Writing (e.g. A* Creative Writing, A* History, A English and A Politics), would my chance of an offer be lower? Would my chance of an offer be higher if the A* grades were in say, English Lit and History instead of one in Creative Writing, despite the fact that I'm studying Creative Writing basically independently?
Finally, how much weight would be placed on the AS UMS of a post-A2 applicant?
Thanks again for creating this thread, and I hope my jumbled questions made enough sense! I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.