Imperial Physics Application

Hey! I'm 20 and applying to Physics at Imperial College London. I'm resitting Maths, Further Maths, and Physics A-Levels next year, but I'm worried that even with three A*s, I might still be at a disadvantage. My grades from the first round of exams were B, C, and D, mainly because I didn't study due to personal circumstances. I originally went to uni for Philosophy and Politics, but dropped out because I wasn't enjoying it, and I spent some time figuring out what I actually want to do. Now, I want to go back to uni for engineering, so I'm resitting Maths, Further Maths, and Physics and feel confident in my ability to get A*s and As. But I’m unsure how else I can strengthen my application or how likely I am to get an offer. All the maths and physics competitions are restricted to 18-year-olds, and I'm now 20. Has anyone been in a similar situation or have any tips on strengthening my application? Would love to hear your thoughts

The offer for Imperial physics is between A*A*A and A*A*A*, so the most important thing is to make sure your A levels are as high as possible (ideally A*A*A*). Secondly, Imperial requires you to sit the ESAT for physics applications, so you need to study for that exam and try to score well in it to make your application more competitive.
Personal statements and "supercurriculars" are secondary to this, and will play a smaller role in your Imperial Physics application. It's still worth trying to write a good personal statement, but you don't need to stress about finding competitions etc, you can just read books, watch public lectures, visit a science museum, research topics of interest. The important part is writing about these experiences in the right way, which is to write about why you enjoy the study of physics, what you learnt from the things you have done to explore your interest in physics, what they made you think about, and if things you did inspired you to do anything else.

I just want to add that if you had a particularly low esat like me (not kidding it's the lowest non-contextual score I've seen this year), you can still get an offer with a super good personal statement. Kinda does feel like I cheated and basically yapped my way into getting an offer but to make up for it, they did ask for 3A*s. So yeah, basically don't neglect any part of your application in case something goes wrong with another part

The offer for Imperial physics is between A*A*A and A*A*A*, so the most important thing is to make sure your A levels are as high as possible (ideally A*A*A*). Secondly, Imperial requires you to sit the ESAT for physics applications, so you need to study for that exam and try to score well in it to make your application more competitive.
Personal statements and "supercurriculars" are secondary to this, and will play a smaller role in your Imperial Physics application. It's still worth trying to write a good personal statement, but you don't need to stress about finding competitions etc, you can just read books, watch public lectures, visit a science museum, research topics of interest. The important part is writing about these experiences in the right way, which is to write about why you enjoy the study of physics, what you learnt from the things you have done to explore your interest in physics, what they made you think about, and if things you did inspired you to do anything else.