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I need a bit of help i'm stuck on what to do!!
I've been completely effed over by my teachers as my grade averages in all of my subjects were A/Bs and although my school said they were gonna predict people 'aspirational grades' I've been predicted BCC solely because I messed up my mocks..
I want to apply for International Relations at preferably edinburgh, manchester, nottingham, leeds, sheffield etc. but because of my grades i'm unsure how to go about this..
I really do want to go to university and I'm also eligible for contextual offers due to my postcode, being on free school meals in the past, the first in my immediate family to go to university etc..
Please suggest how I could still get into a good uni without taking a gap year as i truly cannot afford that

Do you have the opportunity to get your predictions raised by improved performance in the first term of year 13?

Have you checked what the contextual offers are at the universities in which you're interested?

And in what way can't you afford a gap year?

Nope unfortunately my grades are stuck at BCC
for manchester the contextual is AAB
edinburgh is ABB
sheffield is ABB
notts is AAB
leeds is BBB ?? etc,
ill be entirely alone for my gap year so i'll have to fund myself entirely, also i want to see how far I can go with avoiding to gap year option - worst comes to worst I will take one but yk still gotta tryyy

you could get a part time job?

yeah i could but i mean i'm just tryna see how much i could avoid a gap year, like i will take one if i absolutely need to but i just wanted to see what options i have with those grades, like is going somewhere like brighton and then moving after a year possible or is clearing easy to rely on? I don't really know how this stuff worksss

Nope unfortunately my grades are stuck at BCC
for manchester the contextual is AAB
edinburgh is ABB
sheffield is ABB
notts is AAB
leeds is BBB ?? etc,
ill be entirely alone for my gap year so i'll have to fund myself entirely, also i want to see how far I can go with avoiding to gap year option - worst comes to worst I will take one but yk still gotta tryyy

That inflexibility is a bit rubbish. You are only halfway through the course.

If they won't budge even if your performance is clearly well above BCC then the choice appears to come down to attending a lower regarded university or a gap year. The latter isn't impossible from what you describe but will certainly involve getting a job.

Who is it that decides the predicted grades is it your class teacher or is it someone like the head of the department
If it is the teacher, then maybe consider speaking to another teacher in the department and prove the other grades you have and ask if they can help.
If the department made the decision maybe speak to your teacher as they would have known the other grades so know you could do better

No unfortunately my school have made it very clear that they're not changing a single grade for anyone whether i speak to my teacher or head of department it won't make a difference unfortunately..

Yeah it is rubbish

i think ill try to switch course throughout the years but i think im gonna have to settle for a lower standard uni unfortunately..
Thanks so much for ur response tho!!!

yeah i could but i mean i'm just tryna see how much i could avoid a gap year, like i will take one if i absolutely need to but i just wanted to see what options i have with those grades, like is going somewhere like brighton and then moving after a year possible or is clearing easy to rely on? I don't really know how this stuff worksss