Devastated about a level results :’(

I was predicted 2A’s and I received A-A* in all mocks and every single piece of classwork but I received 2B’s for results which meant my firm Edinburgh rejected me. I am incredibly devastated since I have been looking forward to going to Edinburgh for a while now. I wrote an email to my college to make an appeal but I haven’t received any reply. I also emailed Edinburgh about my situation but got no reply either.

I'm very sorry to read that your results didn't go as you intended-but please don't let exam grades dictate how you feel. There are always gateways to doing what you want to do and being successful.

I was predicted 2A’s and I received A-A* in all mocks and every single piece of classwork but I received 2B’s for results which meant my firm Edinburgh rejected me. I am incredibly devastated since I have been looking forward to going to Edinburgh for a while now. I wrote an email to my college to make an appeal but I haven’t received any reply. I also emailed Edinburgh about my situation but got no reply either.

I don't know what it is I want to do. I have insurance offer to do Chinese at SOAS and a clearing offer of Biology at Bristol. I always wanted to do medicine so probably Bristol is the better choice but I don't know whether it is something I still want. The Chinese degree sounds more interesting but the aftermath of a Chinese degree isn't as promising.

How about a gap year to redo your A-Levels and then apply into medicine if that's what you want to do?

I don't want to resit any a levels anymore I have already spent 3 years doing them and I don't want to risk the worsening of my mental health by spending yet another year.

Call your school/college to get an answer, and call Edinburgh if there is going to be an appeal

I was on the phone with Edinburgh I was told to write an email no one at my college is picking up the phone.

Contact both again

College said 5 days to find out results of appeal and didn't want to provide anymore information. I have been waiting 10 minutes so far for someone to pick up the phone at Edinburgh.

Appeals are likely to take longer than 5 days - we don't even know what they will look like yet. But if they have said they will appeal, then that is enough at this stage. Some people waited hours yesterday for a uni to pick up the phone - don't hang up! Maybe try contacting them on social media too?

I am waiting for 30 minutes now but I need to be patient.

I'm afraid so. Make sure you have a drink and maybe do something while on hold (have your phone on speaker)?

I am currently cleaning and left the phone on loud speaker