Hi, respect for going to uni as a mature student. Don’t worry you got this!
So first thing is call the uni’s you want to attend and find out ways of getting in.
Don’t ask ‘what do I need’ (they’ll just give you basic answers that you can read off ucas)
Ask -is xxx good enough to get on xxx course. Has someone previously actually got in with xxx? How many people?
Different courses need different things (even at the same uni. For example- me (also a mature student!) I did a foundation year at manchester met instead of an access course (better student finance for foundation years) I then transferred to the uni of manchester for my degree. But for the econ courses at the school of social sciences at uni of manchester they wouldn’t accept a foundation year, however the business school econ courses, totally fine.
I transferred to the university of manchester business school for first year (international business and economics course) then once I was at the university of manchester transferred to the school of social sciences econ and finance course.
I knew what I needed in advance with my foundation year (grades ect) to transfer because I’d called and found out. I called several times. And I called different departments. Different schools/departments with similar degrees at the same uni need different requirements. And it’s often easy to transfer courses once you’re already at the uni.
Also maths is not just a requirement of entry for a lot of the top courses, you’re going to need it for the degree. In work most of your maths is done by a computer, in uni you need to do it alone and maths (matrix’s, regression stats, econometrics, set theory ect are all regular requirements throughout the econ and finance courses)
good luck!