Applying with achieved grades

I’m currently taking a gap year after achieving AAA in my exams this year. Would it still be a risk to apply to unis that all require AAA entry requirements or would it be more sensible to apply to 1 or 2 unis with AAB entry requirements and the rest are AAA.

I’m currently taking a gap year after achieving AAA in my exams this year. Would it still be a risk to apply to unis that all require AAA entry requirements or would it be more sensible to apply to 1 or 2 unis with AAB entry requirements and the rest are AAA.

Try applying to, say, 3 AAA courses initially. If you get offers they will be unconditional because you already have your grades. You will probably get responses before Xmas and will then know whether you need to go lower, eg AAB, or could even put in 1-2 applications for aspirational courses such as A*AA.