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hi, i’m in year 12 but i want to start thinking about universities and looking, etc. but i have so many ideas in my head & i don’t know what to do with them, i am currently taking law, sociology & criminology but when i’m looking at the required grades they range from A*AA - AAB, and i feel as if i’m not smart enough for them grades. so is there anyway to improve grades and anyway to sort what i want to do for the future out in an easier way?

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you got plenty of time since you can apply till jan next year so you dont have to rush ( for oxbridge, you would have to apply by october) Grades would depends on which uni and course. When choosing universities , dont just look at the grade boundaries and ranking , obviously they are important but as well look at the geographical factors , accommodation, school environment etc theres 5 choices for you to pick so make sure you get a safe choice depending on your predicted grades. Personally, my predicted grade is AAB , so i picked a course requiring ABB for my safe choice and A*AA for aspiring choice. you can look at this post for more about that : https://www.theuniguide.co.uk/advice/ucas-application/the-smart-way-to-choosing-your-first-and-insurance-choices
good luck!

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by someone_cat

you got plenty of time since you can apply till jan next year so you dont have to rush ( for oxbridge, you would have to apply by october) Grades would depends on which uni and course. When choosing universities , dont just look at the grade boundaries and ranking , obviously they are important but as well look at the geographical factors , accommodation, school environment etc theres 5 choices for you to pick so make sure you get a safe choice depending on your predicted grades. Personally, my predicted grade is AAB , so i picked a course requiring ABB for my safe choice and A*AA for aspiring choice. you can look at this post for more about that : https://www.theuniguide.co.uk/advice/ucas-application/the-smart-way-to-choosing-your-first-and-insurance-choices
good luck!

thank you so much!! i know this is unrelated but you have really good predicted grades and i was wondering do you have any tips on revision, like the best ways to do it etc?

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thank you so much!! i know this is unrelated but you have really good predicted grades and i was wondering do you have any tips on revision, like the best ways to do it etc?

im glad it helps !! not gonna lie my year 12 mocks went quite disappointingly, i got BCD which makes my predicted grade ABC but overtime i changed my predicted grade after some discussions w teacher and made observable improvements in my weekly/monthly exams. In my experience I would say doing past papers is the MOST important , it will makes you be more familiar with the exam types and how you can answer the questions etc. theres another silly way which i basically record myself teaching a topic , so I would find a certain area / topic that i need to do recap with , and record myself teaching someone else when i look through my notes and teach it in my own words ( if that make sense 😭) I take sociology as well and i think theres like 250 studies overall ? it made me overwhelmed for quite a while but tbh you dont have to remember all of it , just break it down into smalled components and possibly be memorising ~3 studies per subtopic and you should be fine !

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