should i apply late or apply later?

i missed the deadline but i'm applying anyway (actuarial science degree). i'm going to uni this year no matter what.

i got BBB for AS, my predicted results will remain at BBB until trials/mocks. i am confident that in my mocks i'll be able to get at least ABB. that's the only way my school will raise my predicted grades.

and so... should i apply now with BBB? or after my mocks which is approximately end of march with better predicted? my chosen unis require [AAB-ABB], [AAB-ABB], [ABB-BBB], [BBB-BBC], [BCC], so i am prepared.

i'm worried i'll be too late, but then if i apply now, i worry i won't be good enough... please give me advice 😔 or if anyone who applied late and got offers could share their experience, that'd be reassuring! thank you <3

Most universities and, in fact, probably all at these grades will probably have the courses open so it would be worth applying early. What you could do is ring the universities to check they are still open before applying. If a university has a course open now it is likely to accept a dropped grade. If you dont reach it they can always reject you on results day anyway.

After checking the courses are open I would apply early. If you were unlucky enough (very unlikely) to get 5 rejections you could apply to another university through extra and you have clearing as a last resort

I think you should apply as soon as you can. You have already missed the January deadline.
And you are in the range for trying for the aspirational grades, you never know, they might make a conditional offer. If any of those higher end grade courses are in clearing, you can 'trade up'.
But are the AAB and ABB courses really any better in terms of course content and location to the BBB courses?

thank you, i’ll do that!

in fact, swansea is my top choice. (assuming you go there) could you give your opinion on whether courses are generally full? if you know anything abt actuarial science in particular i’d really appreciate that

I am from Swansea but not a student there. Most courses dont get filled and end up in clearing like nearly everywhere. The exceptions being Medical based subjects.

As far as Acturial science is concerned it a very new course Swansea have introduced in the past couple of years. It is part of the Mathematics department and is taught on the Bay Campus which opened in 2015. It is delivered in the new Computational foundry.

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=swansea+university+computational+foundry&&mid=C2743E2883C848306F62C2743E2883C848306F62&&FORM=VRDGAR

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=swansea+university+bay+campus&&mid=CB21797E1C664EB17774CB21797E1C664EB17774&&FORM=VRDGAR

sincerely, thank you for the info!

i missed the deadline but i'm applying anyway (actuarial science degree). i'm going to uni this year no matter what.
i got BBB for AS, my predicted results will remain at BBB until trials/mocks. i am confident that in my mocks i'll be able to get at least ABB. that's the only way my school will raise my predicted grades.
and so... should i apply now with BBB? or after my mocks which is approximately end of march with better predicted? my chosen unis require [AAB-ABB], [AAB-ABB], [ABB-BBB], [BBB-BBC], [BCC], so i am prepared.
i'm worried i'll be too late, but then if i apply now, i worry i won't be good enough... please give me advice 😔 or if anyone who applied late and got offers could share their experience, that'd be reassuring! thank you <3