Do you know what you'll do if you don't get the grades you're hoping for?

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Do you know what you'll do if you don't get the grades you're hoping for?

Find something else in Clearing26%

Take a gap year17%

Resit my exams20%

Look for alternate pathways to the career I want13%

I don't know yet17%

Something else (tell us in the thread)6%

Total votes: 234

Vic Vinegar

TSR Community Staff

We ran a poll a few weeks ago and 42% of you said you think you've missed the grades for your university offer.

If that's you – have you made a plan for what you will do if you don't get the news you're hoping for?

We've got plenty of resources that might help you feel more prepared for the big day, including:

•

Guide to A-level results day 2023

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Is it possible to predict what universities will do on results day?

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The reality of Clearing: as told by students (on The Uni Guide)

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Clearing and results day 2023: prepare your back-up plan (on The Uni Guide)

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A-level results: try our quiz to explore all your options and find the right path for you

Whatever your circumstance, we're here to help. Let us know your questions and we'll point you in the right direction.

Good luck on the 17th everyone

(edited 8 months ago)

Reply 1

username6042973

I wanna take a gap year to do medicine as I didn't get an offer this year so I need to get at least AAA to apply but not feeling confident. if I get less than AAA maybe resit or apply to medicine with a foundation year

Reply 2

Vic Vinegar

TSR Community Staff

Original post by B7861

Fingers crossed! Taking a gap year sounds fun :smile:

Reply 3

Guru Jason

Why is 'get a job' not an option? It's the most logical choice.

(edited 8 months ago)

Reply 4

1582

Volunteer Team

When this happened to me I went through clearing. I actually ended up doing a different course (Biomedical Science instead of Marine Biology). In hindsight I'm glad I didn't get into my firm because the route I ended up taking resulted in a different career path which is not only more stable but that I'm also very happy in.