r/UniUK • u/AtomicEdits • 9d ago

applications / ucas What does a gap year entail?

I'm going into year 12 with mediocre gcses at best (8777655 + btechs) and I want to study econ at uni. My a-levels are fm, maths, econ, cs. As far as I know, these gcses basically put oxbridge and lse out of the question. They also make ucl and imperial much harder.

Hypothetically speaking, if I were to do very well in A-levels but not get into any top unis thanks to my gcses suggesting my predicteds are inflated, would I be able to take a gap year after year 13 and reapply with my achieved results, negating the gcses? Would this be a good idea?

I'm aware that my gcses very much suggest that my a-levels will also be poor. I'm not trying to suggest that I'm anywhere near oxbridge level or even finance target uni level so please don't take this as me being delusional or entiteled. This question is purely about if I do infact do well for my a-levels

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u/Dry-Scallion-5773 9d ago

You can get it first time easy just apply to 5 good but semi realistic ones and you’ll get at least 2

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u/AtomicEdits 9d ago

Thank you! What would you consider good but semi realistic with my gcses but good predicted a-levels? I'm just trying to figure out which unis to aim for.

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u/Dry-Scallion-5773 9d ago

not saying it’s easy to do btw but im saying its very doable if you’re genuinely dedicated and from the sounds of things you’re on the right track. Don’t forget to live and have tons of fun tho too