Hello all, and thanks for taking the time to read this.
So I'm sure we can all agree that A - Level reforms certainly took us by surprise, whether for better or for worse I'm not sure. In my case I want to apply for Natural Science at Cambridge, a University who bases their admission process around the whole AS examination period, which has now been scrapped (Cheers Gove
). Cambridge highly advise students to still do AS exams, however my school won't let it happen for various reasons, and is sticking to the 2 year period.
Ultimately my aim here is to present the best application for Cambridge I can deliver, and whereas before I could of shown a great academic upward trajectory with my AS exams, that's no longer an easy option.
So I'm faced with a choice, either I take the AS exams externally at another institution that does them, provided I get all the content covered (I'm confident that I know my stuff), and perhaps do it right so that Cambridge see intuition and what-not, or I wait it out, get my A2 results and other relevant grades and apply a year later, waiting much longer but with a more complete application. I'm not disadvantaged in anyway, but there's a chance to look better to admissions tutors, and "do it for Cambridge".
Before anyone asks I've asked Cambridge themselves and even they're not sure, so does anyone have any advice, or is in a similar situation?
Thanks in Advance