Are my university choices all too competetive?

We'd need to know the exact subject, (something COMPSCI related?), and grade requirements for each option to provide meaningful advice.

The issue for compsci is that it is very oversubscribed. Plenty of people with great grades don’t get offers. This would be different were you applying for something like biochemistry.

The big question regarding insurance choices is how bothered you would be were you to take a gap year.

yeah but i dont want to do biochemistry. also i dont really get what you mean by the last sentence what do you mean by 'how bothered you would be were you to take a gap year'

If you chose to apply to 5 competitive universities there is a fair chance you will get no offers. Similarly if you drop a grade there is a fair chance they won’t accept you.

That is not fundamentally a reason not to apply for 5 top courses but you need to have considered the risk.

i see thank you so much. but when you say drop a grade i have already achieved the a levels, does this change things because if i got an offer it would basically be unconditional

I’d also have a look and try to make an educated guess about whether some of the courses you like give preference to further maths a level.

yeah thanks, ive looked into the universities and im pretty sure only bath prefers fm a level, but it is not a requirement.. it is my dream university so i really want to put it down as a riskier choice. as for the other universities on the list none mention further maths on there page. this is why i didnt consider oxbridge/imperial/warwick! as for submitting my application now, ill try to asap just want to make sure my ps is as good as it can be and isnt rushed

yeah thanks, ive looked into the universities and im pretty sure only bath prefers fm a level, but it is not a requirement.. it is my dream university so i really want to put it down as a riskier choice. as for the other universities on the list none mention further maths on there page. this is why i didnt consider oxbridge/imperial/warwick! as for submitting my application now, ill try to asap just want to make sure my ps is as good as it can be and isnt rushed

I wouldn't go overboard on writing the PS. If you are undertaking activities which strengthen the statement thats a different matter.

I would consider applying to 2 or so universities now so you have a chance of a quick offer from somewhere you like. Obviously make sure that they have been making offers already.

i dont think you can apply to 2 universities now and then 3 later as you can only submit your application once on ucas

Yes you can, and it's a good idea to help you balance risk in this sort of situation.

"If you didn't use all five choices, you can add more choices one at a time from your application as long as it's before 30 June and you've not accepted any offers or been declined by your choices." from: https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/after-you-apply/making-changes-your-ucas-undergraduate-application

i dont think you can apply to 2 universities now and then 3 later as you can only submit your application once on ucas

isnt that just making more risk lol. what if you get declined by the other two and then cant even apply for the rest.

You have asked a question here and been given very good advice which you reject because it isnt the answer you want. Why ask for help if you are not going to accept it.

The position is that Computer Science is one of the most competitive courses and will be over subscribed so applying to all those universities is risky. You might get all offers or you might be rejected by all. Nothing can change that fact. How much risk you take is a matter for you and nobody can tell you what is right but you have rightly been told there is a huge risk due to the competitive course you are applying for. Every year students come o here having had 5 rejections and it might end up being you. Just as an example a couple of years ago Imperial were only making offers to 1 in 20 who applied.

It has been suggested to you holding back 1 or 2 choices. You wrongly rejected this because you could not do it. Again this was wrong. The idea of applying to say 3 places and holding 2 back is that you can wait to see whether you get offers or rejections. If you get offers then you can choose risky options for your final 2. If you have 3 rejections then you choose less risky places. The one issue with this policy is it is reliant on having replies before the equal consideration deadline and it is likely some wont.

Whatever you decide dont come on here asking for help if you do not intend taking it.

Yes you can. We recommend this strategy regularly and lots of people do so. Not sure why it isn't more widely known? Perhaps some schools are a little misleading and this creates confusion.