I'm taken the decision to withdraw my offers and apply for computer science, depending on grades, I might take a gap year and properly reapply but I'm hoping to get in through clearing somewhere good.
I'm predicted A*A*A, in reality I will probably get A*AA - BBB. It's pointless guessing but if I had to I'd guess, A*AB. Or maybe A*BB.
Currently in clearing, there are many. York, Sheffield, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leicester, Lancaster, RHUL, Sussex, Kent and Keele stick out. All varying grades AAA-BBC.
I've heard generally conflicting things about how important your uni is in securing grad positions, but either way I'd like to go to the best uni I can, that still fits me. City wise, Sussex (Brighton) is probably may favourite, but it's probably one of the worse unis on that list. I'd also love Liverpool or Newcastle but they seem lower than I imagined on league tables (though I'm aware league tables aren't the best thing to go off). I love York, but I'm worried if I do get the clearing offer of AAA, I won't actually get that, I'm fairly sure I'll get at least one B, maybe 2. Sheffield looks good too but I'm from Sheffield and would really like to get away. I've never heard much about the rest (as universities) and have never visited them so I'm not too sure what to make of them.
Can anybody offer some insight? Firstly, how important is the uni you go to? If for example Sheffield really is the best place aside from York, should I just bite the bullet and go there? Are e.g Newcastle and Liverpool really that bad? Secondly, especially to anyone who's been through clearing, do unis tend to drop their grades much, do many unis tend to enter on results day?
And anything else you can think of that might help! Thank you!