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Got my AS results. I took Bio, Maths, Spanish and Chem and thankfully got 3 As and a B in Chemistry.... But I want to do Chemical Engineering at a top uni, so I'm dropping Spanish.
As it stands my predicted grades will be A*AB in Bio, Maths and Chem. Because of this I've decided to resit all 3 AS modules for chem alongside A2 and C2; in order to convince my school to give me A*A*A as a prediction and so I can get the grades obvs.
So finally my question - is it worth me applying for Cambridge
Thanks for taking the time to read and all respnses will be appreciated
As it stands my predicted grades will be A*AB in Bio, Maths and Chem. Because of this I've decided to resit all 3 AS modules for chem alongside A2 and C2; in order to convince my school to give me A*A*A as a prediction and so I can get the grades obvs.
So finally my question - is it worth me applying for Cambridge
Thanks for taking the time to read and all respnses will be appreciated
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Got my AS results. I took Bio, Maths, Spanish and Chem and thankfully got 3 As and a B in Chemistry.... But I want to do Chemical Engineering at a top uni, so I'm dropping Spanish.
As it stands my predicted grades will be A*AB in Bio, Maths and Chem. Because of that ive decided to resit all 3 AS modules for chem alongside A2 and C2; in order to convince my school to give me A*A*A as a prediction and so I can get the grades obvs.
So finally my question - is it worth me applying for Cambridge
Thanks for taking the time to read and all respnses will be appreciated
Got my AS results. I took Bio, Maths, Spanish and Chem and thankfully got 3 As and a B in Chemistry.... But I want to do Chemical Engineering at a top uni, so I'm dropping Spanish.
As it stands my predicted grades will be A*AB in Bio, Maths and Chem. Because of that ive decided to resit all 3 AS modules for chem alongside A2 and C2; in order to convince my school to give me A*A*A as a prediction and so I can get the grades obvs.
So finally my question - is it worth me applying for Cambridge
Thanks for taking the time to read and all respnses will be appreciated
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@Plagioclase yeah that's what I was thinking too. And definitely want to go to uni in 2016 so a gap year really isn't a likely alternative. Thanks for answering though. Do you think I'll have better chances with Imperial cos I'm trying to decide between the two as to which I should choose as my high-risk choice..
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@Plagioclase yeah that's what I was thinking too. And definitely want to go to uni in 2016 so a gap year really isn't a likely alternative. Thanks for answering though. Do you think I'll have better chances with Imperial cos I'm trying to decide between the two as to which I should choose as my high-risk choice..
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58604201[/url]]I didn't apply for Chemical Engineering so I'm not an expert on this but Imperial's probably the one other university I'd be concerned about, because they're infamous for giving out horrific offers (higher than Cambridge) for Chemical Engineering since it's one of their top courses. You might be better off asking in the Imperial College forum of this website though, they might be able to give you a better answer.
58604201[/url]]I didn't apply for Chemical Engineering so I'm not an expert on this but Imperial's probably the one other university I'd be concerned about, because they're infamous for giving out horrific offers (higher than Cambridge) for Chemical Engineering since it's one of their top courses. You might be better off asking in the Imperial College forum of this website though, they might be able to give you a better answer.
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My advice:
-Apply to a bunch of different (but still really good) universities this year. You have a good chance of getting into pretty much anywhere, with the possible exception of Imperial, but a B in chem will hinder your chances of getting into Cambridge. How's your UMS this year? That's also a factor.
-If you get fantastic grades, reapply to Cambridge in a gap year.
-Apply to a bunch of different (but still really good) universities this year. You have a good chance of getting into pretty much anywhere, with the possible exception of Imperial, but a B in chem will hinder your chances of getting into Cambridge. How's your UMS this year? That's also a factor.
-If you get fantastic grades, reapply to Cambridge in a gap year.
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-Apply to a bunch of different (but still really good) universities this year. You have a good chance of getting into pretty much anywhere, with the possible exception of Imperial, but a B in chem will hinder your chances of getting into Cambridge. How's your UMS this year? That's also a factor.
-If you get fantastic grades, reapply to Cambridge in a gap year.[/QUOTE]
My UMS was good overall but not the best:
Biology - 273/300 so A(*)
Maths - 265/300 so 5 away from A(*) cos of C2 where I got 83
Chemistry - 214 so poor, I just got the B basically
Spanish - 167/200 so an A
-If you get fantastic grades, reapply to Cambridge in a gap year.[/QUOTE]
My UMS was good overall but not the best:
Biology - 273/300 so A(*)
Maths - 265/300 so 5 away from A(*) cos of C2 where I got 83
Chemistry - 214 so poor, I just got the B basically
Spanish - 167/200 so an A
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