Hello everybody!
I couldn't come up with a better title so it's literally just straight to the point. I'm sure everybody reading this knows what I'm about to do here, so I'll just go ahead and announce my grades/where I'm at before discussing some more underneath.
GCSE gradesAS gradeA-level predicted gradesAiming forI want to do a BSc in Computer Science (love it), and at the moment I'm thinking of aiming for Durham (just leaving Y12), as I went to the open day and found it to be great, before doing further research and liking it even more
. I have a strong personal statement with a lot of 'super curricular' CS activities, although I am disappointed with my initial predicted grade in Maths and am going to attempt to get this changed, as I've had a lot of personal issues this year to deal with meaning my grades have slipped.
Furthermore, in Maths specifically, I've had an incapable private tutor (who we kept on from GCSE) and haven't been putting in the effort required, somewhat due to the issues mentioned above. If I'm honest, I didn't even revise for the AS internal mock exam that this predicted grade is based off, because despite being able when I put my mind to it I knew I couldn't boost myself up to an A in a matter of days (finally got motivated at the end).
Also worth noting that I'm somewhat worried about my B in Physics (downward trend?), and wondering what impact this will actually have in terms of applying to uni.
This is the first time I've ever done anything like this so hopefully some people are interested in following along, that'd mean I'm not alone on this thread.
If you have any questions/feel there's something I've not covered here/wish to offer advice, or just want to come along for the ride, please post below. Thanks!