That said I did go to a **** secondary school, I had a potpourri of supply teachers for much of my time there and it was also under special measures, and my year had the worst grades since 1997, but I was the one that came out with the most A's in my school year. Noone got an A* lol. So my mediocre grades arent too bad considering my circumstances, I guess. I asked my old school head to write me a reference letter explaining this to help me with my application, but I think the unis just dont care. Why would they want Miss Average when they can have the cream of the crop? Hence, my plans to go down the grad-entry route. I know theres no guarantee that I'll get in that way either, but I dont have many other choices do I?