URGENT !! redoing year 12 without doing my exams for dentistry?
i need BRUTALLY honest and realistic answers please!!
okay so basically, i don't think i'm able to get the grades i need for dentistry in this year. i'm doing bio, chem and psych (all wjec) and we do our as-levels in year 12 itself, but due to a whole lot of things going on with my health and life and my own procrastination (the main reason why i couldn't get much studying done was because of issues with my health throughout the year which in turn made me procrastinate studying because i couldn't find any motivation or energy to study 🥲), i'm like 1000% sure i wont be able to get anywhere near an A; maybe like one B if the examiners are being generous but even that is super unlikely. realistically speaking i feel like i would get Cs and Ds at most and obviously thats not going to work for dentistry. i was thinking if i should redo my whole year 12 without sitting the exams this year (which is in like a few weeks btw 😭) because i know universities don't like resit grades, but will they accept redoing the whole year? i'm not even sure if it's the right option so please advice me on it, but the thought just hit me randomly and i'm so scared for my exams, i don't know what to do 🥲 should i just go ahead with these exams or redo the whole year without doing the exams this year and then continue from thereon. i really need urgent advice because my exams are in two weeks and i need to make my decision before that 😭😭
okay so basically, i don't think i'm able to get the grades i need for dentistry in this year. i'm doing bio, chem and psych (all wjec) and we do our as-levels in year 12 itself, but due to a whole lot of things going on with my health and life and my own procrastination (the main reason why i couldn't get much studying done was because of issues with my health throughout the year which in turn made me procrastinate studying because i couldn't find any motivation or energy to study 🥲), i'm like 1000% sure i wont be able to get anywhere near an A; maybe like one B if the examiners are being generous but even that is super unlikely. realistically speaking i feel like i would get Cs and Ds at most and obviously thats not going to work for dentistry. i was thinking if i should redo my whole year 12 without sitting the exams this year (which is in like a few weeks btw 😭) because i know universities don't like resit grades, but will they accept redoing the whole year? i'm not even sure if it's the right option so please advice me on it, but the thought just hit me randomly and i'm so scared for my exams, i don't know what to do 🥲 should i just go ahead with these exams or redo the whole year without doing the exams this year and then continue from thereon. i really need urgent advice because my exams are in two weeks and i need to make my decision before that 😭😭
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Reply 1
if you don’t perform too well in your as-levels, then would you have to retake year 12?
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by nellymohammedif you don’t perform too well in your as-levels, then would you have to retake year 12?
i would have to resit my exams but then universities don't like resits so i have to redo the whole year without sitting the as-levels this year
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by miniversei would have to resit my exams but then universities don't like resits so i have to redo the whole year without sitting the as-levels this year
but if you’re just resitting as-levels, I don’t think there is any problem?
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If you were to take an additional year without mitigating circumstances, then it’s going to be viewed the same as resitting anyway. You may as well get the exam experience under your belt.
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by nellymohammedbut if you’re just resitting as-levels, I don’t think there is any problem?
i heard that it makes it more difficult because the universities don't like resit grades if that makes sense? idk thats what i've been told by medical/dental students
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by Admit-OneIf you were to take an additional year without mitigating circumstances, then it’s going to be viewed the same as resitting anyway. You may as well get the exam experience under your belt.
i have been advised by my doctor as well to not sit the exams as it is affecting my health (i forgot to mention that in my post - i should've, my apologies, but yeah the main reason why i couldn't get much studying done was because of issues with my health throughout the year which in turn made me procrastinate studying because i couldn't find any motivation to study 🥲).. would they still view it as resitting in this case? my mentor suggested that i get a letter from my doctor and it should be sufficient but i'm still scared that universities will not accept this either 😭
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by miniversei have been advised by my doctor as well to not sit the exams as it is affecting my health (i forgot to mention that in my post - i should've, my apologies, but yeah the main reason why i couldn't get much studying done was because of issues with my health throughout the year which in turn made me procrastinate studying because i couldn't find any motivation to study 🥲).. would they still view it as resitting in this case? my mentor suggested that i get a letter from my doctor and it should be sufficient but i'm still scared that universities will not accept this either 😭
In that case unis are much more likely to be okay with it. There is a space in the reference for your referee to detail anything that’s affected your studies. They can also state that evidence is available on request.
Some unis also have a process for submitting mit. circs directly to them outside of UCAS.
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by Admit-OneIn that case unis are much more likely to be okay with it. There is a space in the reference for your referee to detail anything that’s affected your studies. They can also state that evidence is available on request.
Some unis also have a process for submitting mit. circs directly to them outside of UCAS.
Some unis also have a process for submitting mit. circs directly to them outside of UCAS.
ohh okay thank you so much!!
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by miniverseohh okay thank you so much!!
Hey are you in year 12 or year 23
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by Depressed44Hey are you in year 12 or year 23
12
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by miniverse12
Have u resit ur year 12?
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by vivilalaHave u resit ur year 12?
yes i currently am redoing year 12
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by Admit-OneIf you were to take an additional year without mitigating circumstances, then it’s going to be viewed the same as resitting anyway. You may as well get the exam experience under your belt.
does it apply the same if u r redoing the year but with new subjects, no subjects was failed
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by Anonymous#4489does it apply the same if u r redoing the year but with new subjects, no subjects was failed
It’s up to the specific uni, but generally that would be fine.
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