Predicted a D in chemistry

Before you read this, please remember, I am not trying to discourage you, I just want you to see your situation a bit more wisely and be more confident about yourself. So it might sound too straight but please forgive me for that…
First of all, don’t lie to yourself about where you currently stand. Your grades reflect the work you have actually done, not the work you wish you had done — and that’s just reality. Top universities look for people who can handle difficult material consistently, even when it isn’t enjoyable. That’s why they rely on sustained performance, not last-minute miracles.
But here’s the important part: calling yourself “finished” or acting like your life is over doesn’t help anything. If you talk about yourself like you’re already defeated, that becomes your mindset. Confidence isn’t something strangers online can give you(like these replies) — it comes from putting in the work and backing yourself through it in real life.
If your current results don’t match the requirements, then be strategic. Adjust your plan, aim for universities that fit your real performance right now, and work on improving steadily. When your goals match your current level and you focus on what you can control, your life becomes far less stressful and a lot more achievable.
Your story isn’t over. But you need to start acting like you’re the one writing it. The sooner, the better.
You got this! Cheer up!

Im currently in year 13 and a few weeks away from my ucas internal deadline in school. I have been struggling with chemistry since year 12 and have been getting Ds and Es. Me doing **** is one reason and the other major reason is that they never change the grade boundary. I know the real grade boundaries are super high, but my school keeps 90% A, 80% B, 70% C and so on. For biology I think i can negotiate because Ive gotten some Bs and As along with Cs. Chemistry is actually so bad my brain just goes blank the second I open the paper and I used to be so good at it in GCSE but now I just can’t stop flopping. I don’t think I can’t apply to any university with a D in chemistry. But I want to go to uni so bad my firm choice is Southampton uni which requires a B in chemistry. I don’t know what to do. I don’t think negotiating with my teacher will work because she’s notorious for being mean and even my friend who got A*s wouldn’t be predicted an A*. Is my life over

U still have till January, do a bunch of work over the Christmas holidays and show your teacher this. By work I mean past papers and so on. Show her that you are really putting in the effort to improve your chemistry grade. Even if you are still predicted an D by January, you can take a gap year and apply next year. Predicted grades aren’t the be all and end all, your actual a level grades are. If you lock in now you can for sure get to a B/A standard. Even tho I was getting Bs and As in chem in year 12, I came out with a D in my autumn mock 😬 so in the end predicted grades aren’t a real indicator of what you will get in your actual exams, so for now id just focus on doing lots of chem practice to convince your teacher and improve your grade overall.

Im currently in year 13 and a few weeks away from my ucas internal deadline in school. I have been struggling with chemistry since year 12 and have been getting Ds and Es. Me doing **** is one reason and the other major reason is that they never change the grade boundary. I know the real grade boundaries are super high, but my school keeps 90% A, 80% B, 70% C and so on. For biology I think i can negotiate because Ive gotten some Bs and As along with Cs. Chemistry is actually so bad my brain just goes blank the second I open the paper and I used to be so good at it in GCSE but now I just can’t stop flopping. I don’t think I can’t apply to any university with a D in chemistry. But I want to go to uni so bad my firm choice is Southampton uni which requires a B in chemistry. I don’t know what to do. I don’t think negotiating with my teacher will work because she’s notorious for being mean and even my friend who got A*s wouldn’t be predicted an A*. Is my life over

if you’ve been getting As and Bs I’m sure you’ll befine! the thing is that I haven’t gotten a single C inchemist try throughout year 12 and year 13😭myschool’s internal deadline is the 1st of December…and I can absolutely show improvement if I workduring Christmas but my ucas is gonna be sent off bythe time anyway… sometimes my percentage is a Cbut my school just tweaks the grade boundaries andmake it a D no matter how bad everyone did in thetest. The grade boundaries are just never changing…I just finished my mock and I’m not even sure I can get 50%… i don’t know how to convince my teacher to even raise it up to a C😭

I was in a similar spot- I was very inconsistent in my grade , I got the off A* like once but after that I was anywhere between a B and D for most my exams. I’m pretty sure I got a C in my jan mocks . Binge watch all of ma chem guys videos, he’s amazing and will help consolidate the base knowledge, but from now till your exam you have to bang out as much past papers as you can , a good measure is finishing all of them and moving onto legacy papers or past papers from a different spec. I got a B overall but I did not get below 70% in any of my papers it’s just that the grade boundaries were cracked for my cohort. Any way these things have a funny way of working out I’m in my second year of uni and I finished 1st year with a 1st class . You’re not finished - you just have to tweak your strategy. Time is not on your side but you can take a gap year to focus on the real thing and buy yourself time . I don’t think you can negotiate a B rn especially if you have no evidence of achieving one. Good luck !

i just want a C at this point😭 it’s so hard every time I’m close to a C like I be getting 59% and losing marks over silly mistakes.. i’m trying my best to avoid those silly mistakes😭 do you think it’s possible i could apply to Queen Mary biology with a foundation year? Considering they have a CCC requirement…

Im currently in year 13 and a few weeks away from my ucas internal deadline in school. I have been struggling with chemistry since year 12 and have been getting Ds and Es. Me doing **** is one reason and the other major reason is that they never change the grade boundary. I know the real grade boundaries are super high, but my school keeps 90% A, 80% B, 70% C and so on. For biology I think i can negotiate because Ive gotten some Bs and As along with Cs. Chemistry is actually so bad my brain just goes blank the second I open the paper and I used to be so good at it in GCSE but now I just can’t stop flopping. I don’t think I can’t apply to any university with a D in chemistry. But I want to go to uni so bad my firm choice is Southampton uni which requires a B in chemistry. I don’t know what to do. I don’t think negotiating with my teacher will work because she’s notorious for being mean and even my friend who got A*s wouldn’t be predicted an A*. Is my life over

Im currently in year 13 and a few weeks away from my ucas internal deadline in school. I have been struggling with chemistry since year 12 and have been getting Ds and Es. Me doing **** is one reason and the other major reason is that they never change the grade boundary. I know the real grade boundaries are super high, but my school keeps 90% A, 80% B, 70% C and so on. For biology I think i can negotiate because Ive gotten some Bs and As along with Cs. Chemistry is actually so bad my brain just goes blank the second I open the paper and I used to be so good at it in GCSE but now I just can’t stop flopping. I don’t think I can’t apply to any university with a D in chemistry. But I want to go to uni so bad my firm choice is Southampton uni which requires a B in chemistry. I don’t know what to do. I don’t think negotiating with my teacher will work because she’s notorious for being mean and even my friend who got A*s wouldn’t be predicted an A*. Is my life over

i just want a C at this point😭 it’s so hard every time I’m close to a C like I be getting 59% and losing marks over silly mistakes.. i’m trying my best to avoid those silly mistakes😭 do you think it’s possible i could apply to Queen Mary biology with a foundation year? Considering they have a CCC requirement…

I feel like that’s definitely a good idea ! You should apply. Also if you’re making silly mistakes then you can def get a B in the real thing, just need to rejig your strategy and past papers and watching walkthroughs after them is a great way to fix silly mistakes . You can do this !!!!