Applying to uni or an apprenticeship

Hi, i haven’t got the grades(S5 Highers) I needed to apply to uni next year so I probably won’t get any offer, if I get the grades I need next year(S6) does this mean I will have to wait till 2025 to apply to uni or an apprenticeship. Thanks!

Could you tell me what grades you did get and what courses you are thinking about?
Then I can see where the land lies a bit for you

The grades I got are - Maths(B), English(C), Physics(C), Computing(D), Design & Manufacture(D). I was hoping to get on a business or software course

Okay, generally speaking for the courses you're looking at, what are the grades that unis are after for Highers?

Lowest - AABBB & Standard - AAAAA

Are there any institutions offering any lower than this?

The lowest I’ve seen is for apprenticeships which was BBBB

I did a quick look around, Robert Gordon University have BBBC for a business course.

I think then that you're going to need to discount your Ds and look at this in the following way:
1) You have Maths (B) and English (C), which are the main two subjects you'll need
2) You need some more Highers. At better grades. So perhaps next year the plan is to do 4-5 Highers and see if we can get some more Bs, perhaps the odd A?
3) You also need to talk to your parents and teachers, have they been helpful to you so far?

MR