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Should I insure Imperial or Bath (PHYSICS)

Hi fellow TSR members!

As I've received decisions from all the universities that I've applied to, I have to decide on which university to firm and which to put as insurance. I'm most definitely firming Cambridge now. I've just received a conditional offer from Imperial for Physics with Theoretical Physics, whose requirements are A*AA (A* in maths). Before having received the Imperial offer, I was already seriously considering putting Bath as my insurance (requirements: AAA - AA in Maths and Physics). I took the full A-level maths within 10 months but was 2 percentage uniform marks short of an A* but I'm really not very sure whether I'll be able to get an A* for maths the second time round, what with my other three subjects inclusive of Further Maths. If I'd gotten an A* for maths the first time I took it, I'd have picked Imperial in a heartbeat, but now I'm stuck with this dilemma. Could anyone help me and give me some opinions on the physics departments, the teaching qualities etc of both Bath and Imperial?

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username853993

Isn't cambridges offer the same as imperials (A*AA) if so there would be NO point in putting imperial as an insurance as if you miss Cambridge offer you would miss imperials offer if it is the same?