Low ESAT score - any hope for physics at Imperial?)
I got 4.7, 4.6 and 3.4 in maths 1, maths 2 and physics respectively. Average 4.2. Very disappointed after getting consistently around a 6.0 on past papers under exam conditions 
I am a home widening participation (contextual) applicant for physics at Imperial. Predicted triple A* in maths further maths and physics, got A* in EPQ and got 10 grade 9s at GCSE. Also an offer holder for physics at UCL. Should I waste my energy on having hope of getting an offer or not? Any help would be appreciated.
I am a home widening participation (contextual) applicant for physics at Imperial. Predicted triple A* in maths further maths and physics, got A* in EPQ and got 10 grade 9s at GCSE. Also an offer holder for physics at UCL. Should I waste my energy on having hope of getting an offer or not? Any help would be appreciated.Reply 1
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I wouldn't count on it. Imperial has a place to check ESAT scores of admitted students if you want to look it up, and your score is not within any lower bound of their dataset.
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You can check the imperial website:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/apply/undergraduate/process/admissions-tests/understanding-your-esat-and-tmua-scores/
For 2025 the mean test score for WP was 14.0 so your total 12.7 is a bit low.
However, I am curious about when did you get the offer for UCL?
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/apply/undergraduate/process/admissions-tests/understanding-your-esat-and-tmua-scores/
For 2025 the mean test score for WP was 14.0 so your total 12.7 is a bit low.
However, I am curious about when did you get the offer for UCL?
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by sophiapple2I got 4.7, 4.6 and 3.4 in maths 1, maths 2 and physics respectively. Average 4.2. Very disappointed after getting consistently around a 6.0 on past papers under exam conditions I am a home widening participation (contextual) applicant for physics at Imperial. Predicted triple A* in maths further maths and physics, got A* in EPQ and got 10 grade 9s at GCSE. Also an offer holder for physics at UCL. Should I waste my energy on having hope of getting an offer or not? Any help would be appreciated.
I am a home widening participation (contextual) applicant for physics at Imperial. Predicted triple A* in maths further maths and physics, got A* in EPQ and got 10 grade 9s at GCSE. Also an offer holder for physics at UCL. Should I waste my energy on having hope of getting an offer or not? Any help would be appreciated.Update!!! I somehow got an offer this morning and cried tears of joy!
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by sophiapple2Update!!! I somehow got an offer this morning and cried tears of joy!
Congratulations!! That is great news.
When did you get the UCL offer?
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by Vader2026Congratulations!! That is great news.
When did you get the UCL offer?
When did you get the UCL offer?
Ty! I got UCL offer on 18th December (I submitted my ucas in September)
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by sophiapple2Ty! I got UCL offer on 18th December (I submitted my ucas in September) )
)Thanks for the info and congratulations again on having both offers. Good luck with whatever option you choose.
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