Successful Cambridge Resit Application

I haven’t seen much stories on successful Cambridge applications from an A Level resitter on here so I thought i’d share my story incase it’ll help anyone else in their decisions.

I was originally a Cambridge offer holder for History and I needed A*AA but got A*AB at A level instead with the B in History, therefore missing my offer. I decided to take a gap year after missing my insurance offer as well and decided (after a lot of crying and misery) to reapply to Cambridge. I started the process of resitting my A level History, submitted my extenuating circumstances as there were some personal things happening with my family during the exam season and starting Cambridge preparation.

I got an interview and then, to my absolute shock I received an offer on the 24th of January despite resitting the subject I’d applied to do at Cambridge. They required A* in my History resit this year but I am confident I can do it. So to anyone who missed their offer and was thinking about whether to reapply do it! You never know what will happen with it.

Eyyy I've got a History offer as well! Congrats and hope to see you in October, good luck with getting the A*!

I haven’t seen much stories on successful Cambridge applications from an A Level resitter on here so I thought i’d share my story incase it’ll help anyone else in their decisions.
I was originally a Cambridge offer holder for History and I needed A*AA but got A*AB at A level instead with the B in History, therefore missing my offer. I decided to take a gap year after missing my insurance offer as well and decided (after a lot of crying and misery) to reapply to Cambridge. I started the process of resitting my A level History, submitted my extenuating circumstances as there were some personal things happening with my family during the exam season and started Cambridge preparation.
I got an interview and then, to my absolute shock I received an offer on the 24th of January despite resitting the subject I’d applied to do at Cambridge. They required A* in my History resit this year but I am confident I can do it. So to anyone who missed their offer and was thinking about whether to reapply do it! You never know what will happen!

Hi, I know it's been a while, but I'd like to ask whether you wrote a whole new personal statement for your reapplication, or if you simply tweaked it a bit to reflect your new interests? I'd really appreciate some guidance

Hello, resit applicant here, I know a few people who held an offer missed it by one grade, didn’t get in but then got in second time and resat.
[start]As for me, it’s slightly more complicated story. I have for long suffered with my mental health and while teachers would often praise my way of thinking my grades throughout the year ended up often being B/C[/start]
[start]However I managed to get AAA in AS which gave me hope - I applied for Oxford with 2A*A and got an interview, but sadly I didn’t get in, though I had a “respectable” interview score.[/start]
[start]Due to this and other mental health issues I ended up not doing well further in college and achieving AAB in A2 this summer. After stuff with my insurance went wrong for a different reason, I decided I’ll have to reapply to universities and decided to give Cambridge a try with planned resits. Ecf form, solid pre admissions test and reasonable interviews later suddenly I have an offer for 2A*A which Is a standard offer for my subject[/start]
[start]While it’s not from a college I originally applied to I am still very excited, even though I get a bit of imposter syndrome for it I didn’t expect to have a chance.[/start]
[start]Now just to meet my offer, still have to learn how to properly learn with adhd[/start]

Hi would you mind sharing how many A level subjects you resat?

I haven’t seen much stories on successful Cambridge applications from an A Level resitter on here so I thought i’d share my story incase it’ll help anyone else in their decisions.
I was originally a Cambridge offer holder for History and I needed A*AA but got A*AB at A level instead with the B in History, therefore missing my offer. I decided to take a gap year after missing my insurance offer as well and decided (after a lot of crying and misery) to reapply to Cambridge. I started the process of resitting my A level History, submitted my extenuating circumstances as there were some personal things happening with my family during the exam season and started Cambridge preparation.
I got an interview and then, to my absolute shock I received an offer on the 24th of January despite resitting the subject I’d applied to do at Cambridge. They required A* in my History resit this year but I am confident I can do it. So to anyone who missed their offer and was thinking about whether to reapply do it! You never know what will happen!

Hello, resit applicant here, I know a few people who held an offer missed it by one grade, didn’t get in but then got in second time and resat.
[start]As for me, it’s slightly more complicated story. I have for long suffered with my mental health and while teachers would often praise my way of thinking my grades throughout the year ended up often being B/C[/start]
[start]However I managed to get AAA in AS which gave me hope - I applied for Oxford with 2A*A and got an interview, but sadly I didn’t get in, though I had a “respectable” interview score.[/start]
[start]Due to this and other mental health issues I ended up not doing well further in college and achieving AAB in A2 this summer. After stuff with my insurance went wrong for a different reason, I decided I’ll have to reapply to universities and decided to give Cambridge a try with planned resits. Ecf form, solid pre admissions test and reasonable interviews later suddenly I have an offer for 2A*A which Is a standard offer for my subject[/start]
[start]While it’s not from a college I originally applied to I am still very excited, even though I get a bit of imposter syndrome for it I didn’t expect to have a chance.[/start]
[start]Now just to meet my offer, still have to learn how to properly learn with adhd[/start]

Did you make your offer?

Yes, somehow I ended up getting A* A* A*

I haven’t seen much stories on successful Cambridge applications from an A Level resitter on here so I thought i’d share my story incase it’ll help anyone else in their decisions.
I was originally a Cambridge offer holder for History and I needed A*AA but got A*AB at A level instead with the B in History, therefore missing my offer. I decided to take a gap year after missing my insurance offer as well and decided (after a lot of crying and misery) to reapply to Cambridge. I started the process of resitting my A level History, submitted my extenuating circumstances as there were some personal things happening with my family during the exam season and started Cambridge preparation.
I got an interview and then, to my absolute shock I received an offer on the 24th of January despite resitting the subject I’d applied to do at Cambridge. They required A* in my History resit this year but I am confident I can do it. So to anyone who missed their offer and was thinking about whether to reapply do it! You never know what will happen!

Hiya! Im in the same position. I was an offer holder for History (A*AA) and ended up getting AAA and missing my offer by 5 marks. I’m now looking to reapply but I’m worried that they’ll turn me down because I don’t have strong extenuating circumstances. I was also wondering if you wrote an additional personal statement for the My Cambridge application detailing what went on. Congrats again on your offer!!

I haven’t seen much stories on successful Cambridge applications from an A Level resitter on here so I thought i’d share my story incase it’ll help anyone else in their decisions.
I was originally a Cambridge offer holder for History and I needed A*AA but got A*AB at A level instead with the B in History, therefore missing my offer. I decided to take a gap year after missing my insurance offer as well and decided (after a lot of crying and misery) to reapply to Cambridge. I started the process of resitting my A level History, submitted my extenuating circumstances as there were some personal things happening with my family during the exam season and started Cambridge preparation.
I got an interview and then, to my absolute shock I received an offer on the 24th of January despite resitting the subject I’d applied to do at Cambridge. They required A* in my History resit this year but I am confident I can do it. So to anyone who missed their offer and was thinking about whether to reapply do it! You never know what will happen!