Hello,
My name is Olive and I am a student from Barbados. I am currently in my AS year. For the last six years, my dream has been to study law at Cambridge University. It is only recently that I have told people this, as I also thought that I was not intelligent enough to get in. I am in a sticky situation, as I do not know if I could get in.
One big dilemma that I have is my lack of GCSE's. The year that I would have sat majority of my examinations, I was in and out of hospital due to illness. Subsequently, I only have five GCSE's: Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Spanish and Religious Education. I could sit the remaining 6 exams, but I am being discouraged to do so by my headmistress who says that universities will not care about my GCSE's once I have A levels. Should I sit them?
I am currently going four A-levels: Psychology, Economics, Business Studies and Sociology. I am predicted to get A's in all of them, but I am aiming for A*s.
Do you think that I will have a chance of getting in with my unconventional academic background? (I.E Doing A levels and GCSEs in the same year?)
Not really sure if I am making much sense.
Hope that everyone's exams have been going well.
Good luck from Barbados.