Advice on what universities to apply for maths and statistics or just maths.

My predicted grades are BBB, in the a levels: Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science. These are however not a good representation of my ability due to mental health issues and as a result low attendance (Added to my reference to let unis know). In contrast My GCSE Grades are however stronger being 998888766 with the 9s and 8s being in STEM subject and I've drastically changed my grades by catching up on all missed content with the most recent mocks averaging As to A*s.

With this I'm wondering what universities to apply for as I'm almost done with my personal statement now. I know Queen Mary will be one of them but I'm not sure on the others I've thought about UON, Loughborough and York.

My personal Statement is somewhat strong with work experience with JP Morgan, further reading, Volunteering at a coding club for 30+ hours, NCS, UKMT.

Any Help would be greatly Appreciated.

My predicted grades are BBB, in the a levels: Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science. These are however not a good representation of my ability due to mental health issues and as a result low attendance (Added to my reference to let unis know). In contrast My GCSE Grades are however stronger being 998888766 with the 9s and 8s being in STEM subject and I've drastically changed my grades by catching up on all missed content with the most recent mocks averaging As to A*s.

With this I'm wondering what universities to apply for as I'm almost done with my personal statement now. I know Queen Mary will be one of them but I'm not sure on the others I've thought about UON, Loughborough and York.

My personal Statement is somewhat strong with work experience with JP Morgan, further reading, Volunteering at a coding club for 30+ hours, NCS, UKMT.

Any Help would be greatly Appreciated.

You need to be quick with getting the mocks, get those predicted grades up. With your most recent mocks averaging A/A* I'd be surprised if your predicted grades stay the same. You have a chance of increasing the predicted grades.

I would say Newcastle (ABB with B in FM, A in Math), Sheffield (A in math, B in FM, ABB), Liverpool (ABB). If I were you I'd choose Newcastle as one of them, they are changing the course to make it more reputable, actual real analysis course in 1st year maybe even 1st semester.

What did you get for UKMT?

But yes, I think you could make it to Newcastle/Liverpool/Sheffield. If I were you, I'd pick Newcastle as one of the choices. Cheap, and not too bad.

Great advice from @mcginger so I won’t repeat it. One query - how do you manage to get a prediction of B in both maths and FM? Not saying it’s impossible but would be unusual.

Which universities / types Of environment and courses do you fancy? That might allow people to make suggestions.

My predicted grades are BBB, in the a levels: Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science. These are however not a good representation of my ability due to mental health issues and as a result low attendance (Added to my reference to let unis know). In contrast My GCSE Grades are however stronger being 998888766 with the 9s and 8s being in STEM subject and I've drastically changed my grades by catching up on all missed content with the most recent mocks averaging As to A*s.

With this I'm wondering what universities to apply for as I'm almost done with my personal statement now. I know Queen Mary will be one of them but I'm not sure on the others I've thought about UON, Loughborough and York.

My personal Statement is somewhat strong with work experience with JP Morgan, further reading, Volunteering at a coding club for 30+ hours, NCS, UKMT.

Any Help would be greatly Appreciated.

You need to be quick with getting the mocks, get those predicted grades up. With your most recent mocks averaging A/A* I'd be surprised if your predicted grades stay the same. You have a chance of increasing the predicted grades.

I would say Newcastle (ABB with B in FM, A in Math), Sheffield (A in math, B in FM, ABB), Liverpool (ABB). If I were you I'd choose Newcastle as one of them, they are changing the course to make it more reputable, actual real analysis course in 1st year maybe even 1st semester.

What did you get for UKMT?

But yes, I think you could make it to Newcastle/Liverpool/Sheffield. If I were you, I'd pick Newcastle as one of the choices. Cheap, and not too bad.

Do you genuinely believe that you will exceed your maths and fm predictions?

Absolutely, I've worked constantly since receiving my predicted grades in October, revising topics, making sure all missed content is caught up on, all questions in my textbook, past papers. I'd be extremely surprised If I didn't achieve higher in my real exams.

The reality of the situation is your teachers dont believe you will achieve better grades or they would predict them. It isnt in a schools interest to under predict. Schools want their students in the best universities they can get into as it looks better on the school. This is why 75% dont achieve predicted grades.

Doing well in school tests isnt the same as achieving top grades in exam conditions. Have top GCSE grades doesnt necessarily mean a student will achieve high A level grades. There are many whose grades are nowhere as good in A levels as they were in GCSE and vice versa.

You have the opinion you will achieve top grades like so many on here but the reality is most dont increase them. Teachers have experience of how previous cohorts have fared and are therefore far more able to make judgements than you.

None of this alters the fact that you are predicted BBB and are applying to AAA universities. The only information universities have to go on is your predicted grades and applying with 3 grades below and not predicted the correct grade in the critical subject is almost certainly going lead to rejections.

If as you believe you will achieve higher grades you need to apply when you have those grades. Mc Gingers advice is certainly right and gives you more time to recover from your illness before you start the extra pressure of a degree.

Most top Maths universities require at east A*AA and sometimes higher and other than the top dozen or so most Maths course end up in clearing.

Yeah, I have a plan B in mind. Lets say you are correct because at the end of the day I can't guarantee my grades when I sit them. So I have a school leaver internship with JP Morgan which I got into thanks to connections made at work experience which I could do in a gap year, and best case scenario I do better than my predicted grades and can go on to apply for 2025 entry. I've found a few options and some advice on them would be helpful. https://ibb.co/M6ZkDw8

If you were able to improve your Maths to grade A numerous options would be available in clearing. Lat year Exeter, Lancaster, Liverpool and I believe Queen Mary were in clearing.

The other issue as McGinger says is whether your mental health will be ready for university. You will be away from home having to look after yourself and budget for yourself in addition to a vastly increased workload.

I got 80 in the UKMT, and my school wont up my predicted grades even with my recent mock scores, and the next set starts on the 15th of January which is also my schools deadline for sending our application.

The difficulty OP is going to have is that they require grade A in Maths for Newcastle and Sheffield and OP is predicted a B. This makes it likely they will be rejected and is extremely risky. Having 1 or 2 a grade below is fine as long as there are others less risky. Waiting until January to apply is sensible if OP can change predicted grades. Once an application is made predicted grades cannot be changed.

What isnt being taken account is that 75% of students dont reach their predicted grades and most of the ones who exceed them usually exceed by 1 grade in 1 subject not 3.