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So I'm a IB student with an estimated predicted grade of 37-39 *(I have 36 without EE and TOK), who wants to study History & Politics in the UK. Out of the 5 schools I can apply to in the UK, I've already chosen Oxford (38) (I know long shot), King's College (35) and Exeter (32-34), but I don't know which two schools I should add. For reference, the list is below:
Edinburgh (39)
St. Andrews (38)
York (36)
Manchester (36)
Warwick (36)
Queen Mary (32)

What do I do? (And also, I'm open to replacing KCL since I realized it's super competitive)
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Original post by wepoh2
So I'm a IB student with an estimated predicted grade of 37-39 *(I have 36 without EE and TOK), who wants to study History & Politics in the UK. Out of the 5 schools I can apply to in the UK, I've already chosen Oxford (38) (I know long shot), King's College (35) and Exeter (32-34), but I don't know which two schools I should add. For reference, the list is below:
Edinburgh (39)
St. Andrews (38)
York (36)
Manchester (36)
Warwick (36)
Queen Mary (32)

What do I do? (And also, I'm open to replacing KCL since I realized it's super competitive)


You don't have to add all your choices now. You can just apply to Oxford by the October deadline and then add your other choices by the January equal consideration deadline.
You also need to read the course descriptions carefully - the courses and their content/focus will all be very different. Look at the optional units for all years of each course and think about what you would actually choose to doit you went there.

And - look at campus tour films on YouTube to get an idea of what each Uni looks like and how big/small it is etc, plus tourist films about each city.

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