Update - resits

My school said that they can’t offer me the predicted grades I need to have a chance at being accepted, of course, but they’re offering to put the grades I am HOPING to achieve in my references. Which significantly reduces chances but beggars can’t be choosers ibr.
UCL have asked me to context them further to see if they’ll accept this UCAS application format. And they DO accept resits for civil eng.
No response from Imperial tho. Now I’m just focusing on getting the grades so that I can do the bachelors at a lower their uni like UCL or leeds or Manchester then do the Masters at Imperial after I finish the bachelors.
Have you gotten a response?

i took a gap year and resat some of my exams. I applied for Imperial biomaterials and Tissue eng and got an offer. I think for imperial it is true that they dont prefer people who did resits. HOWEVER, it is okay if you are in mitigating circumstances. If you are in the mitigating circumstnace you will be considered the same with everybody else without any disadvantage. But I think you should still contact the univeristy and ask

hey, i am planning to apply to mat sci and eng so the same department as you. i am resitting my a levels as well and applying for the 2026 entry but idk if my mitigating circumstances are strong enough for imperial to consider me.

can i ask what they are?

is there some way i can contact you privately? i dont want to share them here lol.

You should be able to message them privately by hovering over their name and a 'send message' button appears.
Even working in admissions and if I knew what your circumstances are, it's difficult to provide any concrete guidance as unis tend to consider them on a case by case basis. I'd recommend contacting the unis ahead of any application.

hi, thanks for that. i did email one of my top choices, and even after mentioning my mitigating circumstances in my email to them, they just said that they do accept resists with no further info.