Want to go into IB but ****ed up my AS

Basically I wanted to go study economics at uni. I do Maths, Geography, Politics and Economics but I flopped my AS and mocks so bad- I'm getting predicted A*DAA so I'm basically ****ed. But I want to go into IB (in equity research) so I need to go to a good uni. Should I take a gap year and apply with achieved grades or should I drop geography (I don't do AS for it and my predicted grade was determined by a mock exam) and try and see if I can get into a target with A*AA

Thanking you in advance for the help.

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Reply 1

fefssdf

i don't get whats wrong with your predictions when unis only require 3 grades ? if your predicted A*DAA then you will meet an A*AA offer ?

Reply 2

cipi

lol misread that. thought it said you got ****ed up your arse.

Reply 3

Mandem67

Original post by fefssdf

i don't get whats wrong with your predictions when unis only require 3 grades ? if your predicted A*DAA then you will meet an A*AA offer ?

Yeah but most peeps applying to top unis get way better predictions than me. I could try and shmooze some teachers to improve my politics grade to an A* but that's all man can do. The units won't find out about the geog if I drop it though since it's not an AS.

So should I try and apply this year or take a gap year and apply then?

Reply 4

Mandem67

Economics at UCL and Bristol but ucl is so hard to get into for economics and my A*AA only just meets the requirements so I'm thinking of doing a gap year after getting better grades and then applying with achieved grades.

Reply 5

Mandem67

Guys have any of you done or are gonna apply for the Deloitte scholars scheme? I might apply for that or the Accenture horizons thing or the IBM gap year scheme as well. Especially cos at Deloitte you can do investment consulting and learn some financial modelling, at least that's what I heard from a guy on LinkedIn.

Reply 6

username738914

Literally this, I don't understand why OP is freaking out.

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Reply 7

longsightdon

Fishing

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Reply 8

Mandem67

Original post by Princepieman

Literally this, I don't understand why OP is freaking out.

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I'm freaking out cos I expected to do way better in my exams and I didn't. I really want to go to ucl for exon so I got really pissed off with myself for not doing better in my mocks and AS.

Reply 9

username738914

Original post by Mandem67

I'm freaking out cos I expected to do way better in my exams and I didn't. I really want to go to ucl for exon so I got really pissed off with myself for not doing better in my mocks and AS.

Oh well, life is tough dude. Just have to work with what you have, if the answer is no, find a workaround. Posting about an A*AAD prediction on TSR isn't going to help you.

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Reply 10

Mandem67

Original post by Princepieman

Oh well, life is tough dude. Just have to work with what you have, if the answer is no, find a workaround. Posting about an A*AAD prediction on TSR isn't going to help you.

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But would it look better if I drop geography so I end up with A*AA?

Reply 11

username738914

Original post by Mandem67

But would it look better if I drop geography so I end up with A*AA?

You tell me mate

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Reply 12

Mandem67

Original post by Princepieman

You tell me mate

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I don't know. It doesn't look like I failed a subject unlike A*AAD

Reply 13

username738914

Original post by Mandem67

I don't know. It doesn't look like I failed a subject unlike A*AAD

So you have your answer.

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Reply 14

Mandem67

Original post by Princepieman

So you have your answer.

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Ok. Thanks.

Reply 15

Ladbants

Well you aren't going to be getting into any targets with A*AADor A*AA, especially for econ so I'd either go for a semi-target like Bristol or take a year out.

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Reply 16

DauntlessOne

Original post by Mandem67

I know you're looking for advice but I'm thinking about taking AS levels in either Mathmatics and or economics. As someone who has taken it, despite your unfortunate situation on the subjects. Would you still recommend taking them? Do you think they are worth while?

Reply 17

fg45344

Is there not more to life then IB?

My dream job is to teach portfolio management, international finance and corporate finance
I would do that anyday then go into IB.