Will good unis accept retake grades

Hi there,

My son is in year 12. Capable of getting BBB plus an A in Financial Studies/EPQ. its quite possible however that he could "bomb" in one of his exams (happened at GCSE). He will be looking at unis that offer the above grades, but if he misses their offer and has no luck during clearing at a preferred uni, is he better off to re-sit with a view to going to preferred uni (eg Lancaster, Leicester or Surrey/Sussex) or resort to a lower ranked uni where lower grades will be accepted?

Before I start enquiring at the admissions offices re their view of retake students, I wonder what others' experiences have been?

Thankyou

There are hundreds of candidates who retake their A-Levels at specialist colleges each year and get into all the universities for literally all degree subject courses. 🙂

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So you should not have any problems. 🙂 Unless it is Medicine, Dentistry, Law, History and Economics. ☹️

Business Economics is one of his preferences 🤔