Should I retake year 12?

Hey , my college did AS levels which i did shocking in ( E's) so i had to redo the year and i also changed one of my subjects to politics as i thought i would enjoy it - i do and i'm taking it at uni. i was worried that doing bad in my exams and retaking the year would impact my university application but it did not at all. I got offers to all of my unis ( 3 being russel group) and even reduced offers, one university i applied to was AAA and they gave me an offer of BBB. In my case they definitely prioritised expected grades over exams.

I'm glad i took the subject i'm going to do at uni because i feel more confident about the subject but if you didn't then i don't think it'd make much difference. Its definitely difficult to choose but for me personally it worked out for the best 100%

Wow that's amazing thank you so much for sharing your story with me! I'm currently doing Biology and Chemistry and I'm not doing great in Chemistry so like you I feel like re-doing year 12 would make me way more confident.
As well as this, I would get to take English Lit which is where I think my passion lies. It's amazing that re-doing year 12 didn't have an impact on Russel Group universities which is what I was a bit worried about.
Thank you so much for your help

Hi everyone so I have my year 12 mocks coming up and I'm feeling okay about them but recently I've been contemplating retaking year 12. Covid impacted by learning quite a bit at the beginning of the year and so I've just been weighing up some pros and cons and would like someone's input.

It would be a good opportunity for me to save more money at home and if I retook year 12 and I would be able to drop Psychology and do English Lit which is what I'm now considering studying at university. For the university that I'm interested in applying I don't think they mind if someone retakes the year however I'm unsure as to any other cons.

Honestly, as long as your parents are up for it, I would retake. I considered it and picked not to, which I regret now. If you don't mind me asking, do you have a social group in the lower year? I didn't and it really put me off. A person I know did year 12 again, and it was a good decision for him as he switched his subjects. You have to make the choice in the end but honestly, I would go for it. Loads of people take gap years, so unis don't care if you're a year older . It also gives you extra time as an adult in your home town. I'm going to be only just 18 in my first year of uni, and I'm not looking forward to it lmao

Hi everyone so I have my year 12 mocks coming up and I'm feeling okay about them but recently I've been contemplating retaking year 12. Covid impacted by learning quite a bit at the beginning of the year and so I've just been weighing up some pros and cons and would like someone's input.

It would be a good opportunity for me to save more money at home and if I retook year 12 and I would be able to drop Psychology and do English Lit which is what I'm now considering studying at university. For the university that I'm interested in applying I don't think they mind if someone retakes the year however I'm unsure as to any other cons.

Hi! I’m in a similar position and I’m pretty set on redoing Y12 with a completely different set of A-levels. I’ve been really stressed about my situation and have done tonnes of research in my free time. I’ve found that Y12 isn’t looked down on, like redoing Y13 is, and unless you’re applying for competitive degrees in medicine, dentistry, etc restarting year 12 won’t ruin your chances of getting into most universities (including Russel group). As I said most uni’s won’t care but just to be sure I’d suggest emailing any of the universities you’d be interested in going to and making sure.

What are you wanting to study at uni?

Hi! I’m in a similar position and I’m pretty set on redoing Y12 with a completely different set of A-levels. I’ve been really stressed about my situation and have done tonnes of research in my free time. I’ve found that Y12 isn’t looked down on, like redoing Y13 is, and unless you’re applying for competitive degrees in medicine, dentistry, etc restarting year 12 won’t ruin your chances of getting into most universities (including Russel group). As I said most uni’s won’t care but just to be sure I’d suggest emailing any of the universities you’d be interested in going to and making sure.