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What uni should I pick?

I was very lucky to get offers from all of the universities that I applied to and while im really grateful, I really don't know what to pick. My main offers that im looking at are from Nottingham Trent, York St John and uni of York. The problem is that Trent and St John are for law while uni of York is for politics and international relations and while uni of York is my dream uni, the offer I got is a bit high and im not sure if im clever enough to achieve it and if I should just be realistic and go for the other two universities instead, im really stuck on what to do as St John is an unconditional offer yet it does not have an additional language course like the other universities have and if I pick the others I won't have a safety net and its really stressing me out. what are offer people doing in regards to their choices?????

Reply 1

Which subject do you want to study - 'dream Uni' means nothing is you dont actually enjoy the subject you are studying.

Reply 2

I agree with the above. Choose the subject and the course.
Based on what you have said I would go York as firm and Trent as back up to that. St John misses some of what you want.
If you miss grades for both I would bet St John would be in clearing anyway (or you can take a gap year and reapply). My point is, don't make the mistake of not picking something because you are doubting yourself. You have gotten this far in the process,

Reply 3

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by totallyfine
I agree with the above. Choose the subject and the course.
Based on what you have said I would go York as firm and Trent as back up to that. St John misses some of what you want.
If you miss grades for both I would bet St John would be in clearing anyway (or you can take a gap year and reapply). My point is, don't make the mistake of not picking something because you are doubting yourself. You have gotten this far in the process,

thank you, its just that im scared that im going to fail everything and have nothing to fall back on yet York st John doesn't have what I need

Reply 4

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by royaltyroses
thank you, its just that im scared that im going to fail everything and have nothing to fall back on yet York st John doesn't have what I need

The unconditional is tempting as it gives you security (and that's very tempting at this stressful point) but it isn't what you want. If you do bomb out of both the other offers then there will be alternatives you can do. It will work out in the end.

Reply 5

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by totallyfine
The unconditional is tempting as it gives you security (and that's very tempting at this stressful point) but it isn't what you want. If you do bomb out of both the other offers then there will be alternatives you can do. It will work out in the end.

thank you so much, this gives me a bit of reassurance :smile:

Reply 6

You might get in Leicester or Reading for Law if they go in to Clearing.

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