Does it matter which university I get into

By the looks of things I can only get into one Russell group university for business and marketing but I would have to do an extra year there. That's at Durham University.

I cant get into other Russell group universities due to having a grade 5 instead of a grade 6 in math or due to having a grade 4 in English instead of a grade 5
I can get into Essex , UEA , Hertfordshire, Derby, Sussex , Hull,University of Lincoln ,Dmu , Queen Mary University and converty University.

Ideally I dont want to study in London or travel too far up north . I'm open to moving to another place permanently but I'm more worried if the university I choose will affect my future job prospects

If anyone has any advice that would be lovely .

What are your predicted a level grades?

I've already resat my Maths with my local college however they offer foundation Maths which is why i only got a grade 5 and where I work full time it would be hard for me to go to another college further away plus it would cost me £300 as I already passed. Im currently doing an access to HE I've been getting so far I've been getting Distinctions in all but 1 of my assignments .

Depends what you want to do afterwards. If you want to go into investment banking or management consulting then yes, it matters what uni you go to - although it's only a specific subset of unis (target unis) which will be what you need to aim for in that case.

For just about anything else it's not hugely important, and having relevant work experience through internships etc and being able to do well on psychometric tests and other assessment centre activities will be the key factor.

I'd note though you probably should aim to retake the GCSE English as quite a few jobs require a C or above (or equivalent) which some companies will consider to be a 5 or above with the numerical grades. If you do retake GCSE English you may want to also look at retaking GCSE Maths as well at the same time to widen your options for uni applications (although a 5 will normally suffice for professional purposes).

Ideally I would like to go into marketing preferably the social media side /content creating, I have considered project management. As for the resitting my English just haven't for the time and the local college only offers a foundation in English and math gcse so I wouldn't be alot better off paying to get a slightly better grade.

Ideally I would like to go into marketing preferably the social media side /content creating, I have considered project management. As for the resitting my English just haven't for the time and the local college only offers a foundation in English and math gcse so I wouldn't be alot better off paying to get a slightly better grade.

Doing an access course suggests you are a mature student. In that case they might or might not forego the Maths requirement. You need to speak to the university to get proper advice as this might differ between universities. The issue is the Maths content of the course you are looking to study and whether they will accept your level of Marhs is high enough to get through the course.

Honestly most employers don't care if you have a degree or not, let alone where it is actually from.

I plan on messaging universities on Monday so far I have messaged Exeter.

Exeter are requiring grade 5 for Marketing and Management so you should be ok. Are you applying for Sept this year or next year. If this year you would be better phoning to get a quicker response.

I plan on applying for next year but they want a b or grade 5 in English

To be honest you just need a 5 to tick a box - it doesn't matter whether it's a 5 or a 9 as far as most unis and employers are concerned, they just want to see a 5 or above as it's seen as a basic literacy target. Doing foundation to get a 5 with hopefully minimal additional effort is probably the best option anyway.

But in any case what uni you studied at almost certainly won't matter for marketing. That said social media management and especially content creation is a bit more of a niche area so what course you study may matter - depending on exactly what kind of "content" you are envisaging you may want to consider more creative arts aligned courses in media communications, lens based media, (web) design or similar.

I think you might be better ringing them, You are a mature student so things might be different. Also what is the access course in as that might help if it is humanities. You can explain all this over the phone and answer any quereis they may have.

I really hope so I would love marketing to be my main job and main degree

I honestly wouldn’t bother with a marketing degree.