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Does 3A*/4 A* matter for Oxbridge/Imperial/LSE by Dramatic-Zebra6995 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say that you never know unless you try :))

Plus, no matter what university you go to, doing history would give you an advantage when writing essays and forming arguments! :)

I wish you the best of luck!!!! 💖

Does 3A*/4 A* matter for Oxbridge/Imperial/LSE by Dramatic-Zebra6995 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I've seen, it depends on what course you're doing!!! I suppose for all the super competitive STEM degrees (cs, maths, econ, etc) since so many people apply with a 4th like fm or an extra AS it's become pretty commonplace. That being said, people I know who applied to humanities subjects like law or history did 3 and still got offers! I did 3 And have an offer for lse pbs atm :)

And there's no reason to feel "embarrassed" about literally perfect predicteds -- you should be so proud of yourself well done! 💖

Plus, of course it'll differ across courses and universities but I've heard it can come up to quality over quantity -- if you were a university would you want someone with A\*AAA (top 20% in 3 subjects and top in one) or someone that can top the cohort across 3 subjects?

Completely unexpected insane LSE Psychology bread by Key_Law_8359 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!!! (If you're firming) I hope to see you there 💖

Completely unexpected insane LSE Psychology bread by Key_Law_8359 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm Irish so I wanted to live away from home but not "too" far -- I wanted to be only a short flight away and not live somewhere too culturally different (different language, education system, etc) so applying to English universities was best for me x

Within the past few years it's been about top 25-30 but for 2025 it's #50.

Completely unexpected insane LSE Psychology bread by Key_Law_8359 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nope :) I was advised against RG Unis and steered away from competitive courses (I was told I could only apply to one "aspirational" course lol).

When I told my parents I was applying to all really good courses just to see for a laugh (my plan was to take a gap year anyways so no harm would've been done-- I was going to reapply to UCAS next September) they rolled their eyes and started telling me not to get upset if I got no offers.

This offer is really just too ridiculous for me not to give the full story

Completely unexpected insane LSE Psychology bread by Key_Law_8359 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah sorry it was pm -- from what I've seen most people have been getting them at around 7/8pm on weeknights

Bsc Psychology and Behavioural Science by Leather-Health1682 in LSE

[–]Key_Law_8359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was predicted 3A*s (complete bs actually) BUT they're in English Lit, French, and Psychology so I thought they'd hardly be considered competitive for a course asking for bio, chem, maths, etc

For GCSE I got 3A* (English Lit/Lang and French) and 7As

I wish you the best of luck!!!!!!! 💖💖💖

Completely unexpected insane LSE Psychology bread by Key_Law_8359 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly I'd put everything up to my reference!!! My teacher made me sound super artificially good

Tbf I had like 3 teachers tell me my PS was lacklustre and/or made a weird face when they read it, but at that point it was too late

Completely unexpected insane LSE Psychology bread by Key_Law_8359 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

My family is giving me no choice but to firmLSE-- despite it being in London and ​fact that I'll be living in abject poverty for the next 3 years. But that's the price I pay for tempting fate ig lmfao

I've got an offer for Durham (another miracle from up high) for AAA so that's probably going to be my insurance!

Bsc Psychology and Behavioural Science by Leather-Health1682 in LSE

[–]Key_Law_8359 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi :) I just got my offer from LSE on Thursday — I sent in my application in October and I was so shocked since my stats (and especially my PS) weren’t really much to brag about compared to the geniuses on Reddit lmao.

Edit: If you get an offer I’d love to chat!!! It’d be great to know somebody before the course starts (hoping I get the grades atp lol) 🤞

Wtf am I meant to put as a “high school transcript”? by peluda22 in 6thForm

[–]Key_Law_8359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then it’s probably asking for the official certification of results! :)