please help with my oxbridge problem - demotivation after rejection

hey guys
sadly i got rejected from cambridge post-interview and really have been struggling with it since the end of jan, i have cried so so much and feel super super demotivated and upset because of how badly i wanted it. i have firmed lse but really dont love the course but am gooing because it is such an incredible uni and highly ranked, but i just hate london for uni and do not want to be there (i live in london currently and just wanted to go outside for uni). i keep telling myself that i can just reapply to oxbridge but am really struggling to be motivated for my alevels, especially maths which i find hard, and have not revised at all, but if i dont smash my alevels i cant even reapply (maybe to oxford instead this time) let alone get into lse...i know this sounds silly but it really has affected me and my year and alevels. i need to revise but i just cant and im struggling. i wish so badly i got in as i completely fell in love with oxbridge and became so attached to it, and im so scared i wont be able to fulfil my dreams. if anyone who is in a similar position, has been in a similar position, or just anyone who can offer some advice that would be amazing, thank you x

Don't go to LSE if you don't like the course. Which board is your maths?
You need to get good A level grades to have good choices for next year.

Muttley, respectfully, if you’ve got nothing nice to say please don’t say it! Thanks x

Sorry - how is that not saying something nice? You yourself said you didn't like the course and didn't want to go to LSE!
I also was going to offer you some legal resources for Maths - thegeek's offer is illegal.
You totally misjudged my post.

OP didn't say exactly that they don't want to go to LSE, just that they don't like the course.
As I say, I think it's best if we just give OP the tools and advice to make their own informed decisions, instead of telling them they should or should not choose a particular uni.

hey guys
sadly i got rejected from cambridge post-interview and really have been struggling with it since the end of jan, i have cried so so much and feel super super demotivated and upset because of how badly i wanted it. i have firmed lse but really dont love the course but am gooing because it is such an incredible uni and highly ranked, but i just hate london for uni and do not want to be there (i live in london currently and just wanted to go outside for uni). i keep telling myself that i can just reapply to oxbridge but am really struggling to be motivated for my alevels, especially maths which i find hard, and have not revised at all, but if i dont smash my alevels i cant even reapply (maybe to oxford instead this time) let alone get into lse...i know this sounds silly but it really has affected me and my year and alevels. i need to revise but i just cant and im struggling. i wish so badly i got in as i completely fell in love with oxbridge and became so attached to it, and im so scared i wont be able to fulfil my dreams. if anyone who is in a similar position, has been in a similar position, or just anyone who can offer some advice that would be amazing, thank you x

hi, I know a couple people have replied but I totally feel for you. Whilst it may be just a university, it doesn't make the rejection any less hard. I'm sure you are intelligent and you must understand that lots of highly intelligent people get turned away...it is a numbers game at the end of the day and there is certainly an element of luck in it. I knew someone who was head boy at St Paul's, incredibly charismatic and intelligent but he was rejected and is now having a great time at St Andrew's. I think my best advice would be to 'prove them wrong' by getting the best a-levels you can get and then choosing what you do, whether that be re-applying or going to LSE. Give yourself the best opportunity to do well: make a revision timetable, do past papers, and make sure to take breaks and go on walks. Additionally, if you can discuss how you feel with your parents they might be able to help you - but I get it if they are quite pushy and might demotivate you more when you really need support. you can definitely do this xx