Re-doing A -levels at 20, after failing at 18?

Hey all,
I sat my A-levels two years ago, but failed HORRIBLY due to undiagnosed ADHD and a very tough bout of depression. Obviously I could have worked harder, but at the time I felt basically incapacitated by my mental health. By some miracle I managed to get into a very good university, and am now getting the help I need. Although I'm feeling a lot better, the guilt of having done so horribly and not living up to my full potential is eating away at me. Is it worth it to redo my A-levels? or would it just be a bad decision at this point?

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Lkathryn08

20

What would be the point of re-doing your a-levels when you’ve already got into university?I would focus now on your degree and put your efforts into that.

If you re-take a-levels for the sake of getting a better grade, you’re just probably going to waste more time when you could be focusing on your degree and your future.

For the most part, a-levels are a stepping stone to university/further study. Once you have your degree, your a-levels are quite insignificant. Obviously you would need to put them on your CV but your degree/highest level of education is far more important, as well as your work experience.

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MindMax2000

Universities Forum Helper

22

Original post by jbnorthernlights

Hey all,
I sat my A-levels two years ago, but failed HORRIBLY due to undiagnosed ADHD and a very tough bout of depression. Obviously I could have worked harder, but at the time I felt basically incapacitated by my mental health. By some miracle I managed to get into a very good university, and am now getting the help I need. Although I'm feeling a lot better, the guilt of having done so horribly and not living up to my full potential is eating away at me. Is it worth it to redo my A-levels? or would it just be a bad decision at this point?

What are your career goals?

As @Lkathryn08 has said, in most cases once you have your degree your A Level grades are more of a side note. However, there are some specific careers where they might be necessary. Unless you are specifically going into these careers, you might be wasting your time professionally, but you are doing it for yourself.

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KazStudies

7

Original post by jbnorthernlights

Hey all,
I sat my A-levels two years ago, but failed HORRIBLY due to undiagnosed ADHD and a very tough bout of depression. Obviously I could have worked harder, but at the time I felt basically incapacitated by my mental health. By some miracle I managed to get into a very good university, and am now getting the help I need. Although I'm feeling a lot better, the guilt of having done so horribly and not living up to my full potential is eating away at me. Is it worth it to redo my A-levels? or would it just be a bad decision at this point?

Hi, I get why you feel the way you feel (anxiety is a b***h). But as you have your place at university I really wouldn’t worry about a levels as you are clearly good enough for your degree without the a levels otherwise they wouldn’t have accepted you onto the course. Try not to be so hard on yourself, you can totally do this. No employer ever looks at a levels only the degree as that’s more important.

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thegeek888

18

Original post by jbnorthernlights

Hey all,
I sat my A-levels two years ago, but failed HORRIBLY due to undiagnosed ADHD and a very tough bout of depression. Obviously I could have worked harder, but at the time I felt basically incapacitated by my mental health. By some miracle I managed to get into a very good university, and am now getting the help I need. Although I'm feeling a lot better, the guilt of having done so horribly and not living up to my full potential is eating away at me. Is it worth it to redo my A-levels? or would it just be a bad decision at this point?

I would suggest you make a timetable for the topics for your subjects.

If you're doing A-Level Maths and A-Level Further Maths then you can comfortably secure 2 solid A grades or maybe even 2 A star grades, so you only need to worry about A-Level Economics or A-Level Physics.

If you want to go into Law, Finance, Banking and Management Consultancy then you will need to redo your A-Levels as everyone can get a 2.1 or 1st class degree but not A-Levels.

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