Will be universities be more lenient with me because of this?

I have pretty severe extenuating circumstances and have done ever since I can remember but it all affected me particularly during Year 10 and 11 with everything climaxing in Year 12.

I ended up getting poor GCSE results A*A*A*AAAABB and AS results of AAABC... I'm predicted A*AA.

Do you think it's unlikely I'll manage to get offers from places like Bristol and LSE? (Offer rate for my course is 40ish% and 20% respectively)

Will they maybe be more lenient meaning my circumstances would almost give me a bit of an advantage?

Thank you :smile:

Reply 1

RobML

Poor results? :lolwut:

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Reply 2

xxx-ooo-xxx

Original post by RobML

Poor results? :lolwut:

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Sorry, I know they're not bad results haha but they would be considered 'less good' in the school I go to and I only have 9 which doesn't seem like many at all... also, I know the universities I'm applying to often give offers to people with straight As and A*s etc

Reply 3

Reality Check

As @RobML - if you think they're 'poor results' then you've been reading the 'Am I good enough for Medicine/Law/x' threads on the TSR too much!

Please remember that the students on this forum are totally unrepresentative of the student population as a whole. Your results are, on balance, excellent and you should have every chance of making a competitive application to the universities you mention.

Reply 4

xxx-ooo-xxx

Original post by Reality Check

It is admittedly very easy to get sucked into those threads... thank you!

Reply 5

Vikingninja

"A*A*A*AAAABB "

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=65549623&highlight=

9 A*s

[video="youtube;8dAUYAg8mAQ"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dAUYAg8mAQ[/video]

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 6

Drunq

Make an excellent personal statement! It's not all about the grades, even though yours are amazing.

Reply 7

xxx-ooo-xxx

Original post by Vikingninja

"A*A*A*AAAABB "

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=65549623&highlight=

9 A*s

[video="youtube;8dAUYAg8mAQ"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dAUYAg8mAQ[/video]

ngl, I just wanted to see if I'd be told about the 'job'

Reply 8

xxx-ooo-xxx

Original post by Drunq

Make an excellent personal statement! It's not all about the grades, even though yours are amazing.

No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to get the personal statement quite right, thank you!

Reply 9

Drunq

Original post by xxx-ooo-xxx

No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to get the personal statement quite right, thank you!

It takes a couple of times. When writing your personal statement, make sure most things relate to these things:

1) you have the ability to achieve well
2) show you are embedded within the course

Avoid clichés like:
"Since I was a child" - seeing this annoys me

Also, make it about yourself. Don't mention anything about your family. "My mum is a dentist... I want to be a dentist" "she's been my idol" make it all about yourself.

It takes practise, however you'll get there!

Reply 10

Starlight2000

Original post by xxx-ooo-xxx

Ur predictions are great but qldo remember predictions are kinda harsh so work hard and you could get A*A*A or even three A*s I'm sure if it is was the former Bristol will still accept u
Also find some work experience cos if you tell them about that they may not just focus on grades
Good luck! :smile:

Reply 11

username1292215

that avatar tho