I got lower predicted grades than I want.

To get in top uni's I need A*A*A. My predicted is A*A*C. Idk what to do cos my physics teacher won't change it. I'm planning on doing maths and taking the STEP. If I do really well on my STEP will that affect anything ? Also I need to apply by October so idk if I can get another mock.

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Rainyzack

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Original post by mateus21o

To get in top uni's I need A*A*A. My predicted is A*A*C. Idk what to do cos my physics teacher won't change it. I'm planning on doing maths and taking the STEP. If I do really well on my STEP will that affect anything ? Also I need to apply by October so idk if I can get another mock.

What did u get in your mocks? Im kinda worried im gonna be in this situation as well

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ageshallnot

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Original post by mateus21o

To get in top uni's I need A*A*A. My predicted is A*A*C. Idk what to do cos my physics teacher won't change it. I'm planning on doing maths and taking the STEP. If I do really well on my STEP will that affect anything ? Also I need to apply by October so idk if I can get another mock.

Are you applying for Oxbridge or medicine/dentistry/vetmed?

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mateus21o

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Original post by ageshallnot

Are you applying for Oxbridge or medicine/dentistry/vetmed?

Oxbridge

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mateus21o

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Original post by Rainyzack

What did u get in your mocks? Im kinda worried im gonna be in this situation as well

I got A in further maths , A in maths and C in physics. (The max grade is A for whatever reason)

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ageshallnot

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Original post by mateus21o

Oxbridge

Remember that you don't have to make all your 5 choices at once. You can submit your application with just Oxbridge initially and add the others later. This might give you more time to get your C improved.

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Muttley79

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Original post by mateus21o

To get in top uni's I need A*A*A. My predicted is A*A*C. Idk what to do cos my physics teacher won't change it. I'm planning on doing maths and taking the STEP. If I do really well on my STEP will that affect anything ? Also I need to apply by October so idk if I can get another mock.

Likely to get an instant rejection I'm afraid.

What are your 'working at' grades?

STEP is taken after A-levels so does not really help beforehand. A good performance in the MAT might for some universities but honestly if the C is immovable you may be better off just taking a gap year, otherwise you could end up at a university considerably below your paygrade. If you walk out of A-levels with A*A*A and knowing you can perform well in STEP, you'd be in a great position as a post-qual applicant and would definitely get into at least one excellent course.

Whether Cambridge would theoretically accept someone on results day (who would have probably been predicted at least A*AA and achieved an offer for A*A*A + 1, 1) on A*A*C and say S, S is an interesting question (and a non-trivial one to answer) but one that I don't think they're faced with very often.