A-Levels this year are so weird. People either did ridiculously well or ridiculously bad like me. I feel like these grades aren't accurate and are just trying to fill a quota of getting a reasonable amount of good results rather than going off of genuine skill.

It’s so refreshing to hear someone talk about the scenario where it doesn’t go as planned! Would you recommend a gap year, I’m torn whether to do it or not and feel a bit stick Great video!!!

I love the honesty in this! It isn't easy being this vulnerable online in any way but thanks you so much for sharing!

thank you so much for sharing your story, currently in the same boat so this was nice to hear :’)

Great to hear that you turned a setback into the situation you wanted man! Kind of eased myself as I’m applying to Cambridge this year and worried if I don’t make the offer after all the effort

Another great video. This topic isn't nearly spoken about enough so props to you for talking about it

Bit silly how your future could be determined by, like, a squawking seagull at night making you a little too tired to get that extra star.

First 10 seconds and I have already liked the video. A very genuine and refreshing video to say the least!

I got ABE this year. I knew biology would do me dirty the science department purely used results POST lockdown which for obvious reasons was lower than before, whereas my other a levels psychology and sociology took everything into account, the string of As and Bs and dip in my grades AFTER the pandemic which I brought back up lol. But I wasn’t surprised really A LOT of me and my friends got slapped with Es so now I’m planning to do summer resits because autumn and working full time is unrealistic and hoping to app,y to uni to start 2022

i really needed this after hearing all the news about the majority of people getting into their firms and getting great grades but not being part of it despite usually being a great student. i'm slowly starting to get over it, it's only when other people start brigning it up again to me that i regret again but hopefully life will carry on and i can thrive at my new uni :))

This is amazing! Just got my AS levels AAACD, completely wrecked my physics and chem, but so glad I came across this video! Gave me hope!

thank you for this video! This will help a lot of people to cope. Felt connected

Thanks for this video! I turned down UCL a few days ago in order to take a gap year & reapply to Oxford and I'm feeling quite panicked about planning a worthwhile gap year, and about potentially getting rejected again. It's good to hear that it does work out for some people!

thanks for this video, it’s really very inspiring to see someone like you working so hard even when things go off the rails. wish there were more videos like this. your offer was very well deserved and congrats! did you reapply to brasenose? I’m starting at oxford this october as well so maybe see you around (:

I don't know how I ended here, this appeared on my youtube feed. I'm not from the UK, have never taken A-levels or anything of the sort nor am I familiar with it, and I've already graduated with a bachelor's degree this year, meaning I am probably 4-5 years older than you. But I just want to say that you are so brave for posting this. "Failing" (please note the quotation mark) hurts, and it's gonna sting for a while, but just like you said, it's not the end of everything. I am wishing you ease in your future academic journey. Everything will work out. I can see that you're such a hardworking person. Hard work will pay off. in the long run, I am sure. I know this is probably really cliche and you've heard of it but I always repeat this quote like a mantra - "life is 10% of what happens you, and 90% of how you react to it". Fighting!

great video! got my results today and this helped a lot to manage my expectations

I just missed my offers from King’s and Durham. I really have no idea of what to do, but I guess things will work out, just not the way I thought.

I love how you've replied to everyone in the comments

Great vid, I’ve got my gcse result day tomorrow 🤞

I had an offer for Cambridge this year that required A*AA but I go A*AB instead. I'm taking a gap year and resitting my Chemistry in October which I got the B in. Hopefully things will go well and i'll get an internship to fill out my gap year and maybe go to LSE next year. It's really tough studying by yourself!

just wanted to say THANK YOU!

this vid gonna blow up in about 2 weeks. It's at 39k as of now

A*A and C in chemistry, school fucked me over lol. Missed both my offers, not sure whether to got York for econ or gap year and resit and go bristol etc

Props, takes courage to make a video like this

AHHHHH CONGRATULATIONSSSSSS

Hello Sam. I really enjoyed your scenario with your studies. I used to teach students your age in a college. I'm sorry things didn't work out for you, but just watching you, you have an awful lot going for you and a lot of potential. You seem very confident. determined, willing to get to the destination you want to go. Have you not thought about becoming a mentor for students like your self or a student adviser, I believe if you've got the confidence and skills to make these very useful videos for students like yourself and I love the way you have re assured students like yourself to keep trying, then I believe you will do better than you ever thought possible. You would also be good either supporting or volunteering for an international or national youth charity or being an ambassador for a youth charity. Whatever you do, i wish you the best of success. Take Care Chris M

I'm a 2021 graduate mechanical engineer with a 1st class degree, I've graduated from one of the top engineering university in UK. To everyone that didn't get into their choice of university don't be upset or take it to heart, it doesn't really matter which uni you graduate it from, at the end of the day it could either be top uni in the UK or the bottom uni in the list. You all come out with the same knowledge and degree. When it comes to working for a companies they don't actually care if your a Cambridge graduate or a Sunderland graduate. The degree basically shows the employer that you have the capability to learn something. Anyone planning on doing mechanical engineering at University, my advice would be don't go to uni unless you want to live a uni life, choose an apprenticeship route, your going to be in a far better situation financially, have real life engineering experience and knowledge, in the end a secured job. At the end you will go to uni and a degree without being in 50k debt because the company will pay for your education. All the best to everyone and good luck on your journey.

I got a BCDE on my A-level results day, one mark lower than I was hoping for on everything (except chemistry, I still don't know how i ever passed that!) I'm now about to start my masters' degree in human nutrition at Oxford Brookes. One day is not the end of all things, and there will always be options available if you didn't quite make your first-choice. There's a big world out there, and somebody needs to keep it running. Go make it happen!

Sometimes you have to make the best of what you got. I wanted to study Economics at Glasgow but I didn't get the grades. Instead I got BBC, but because of the system at the time (2008) I could reapply to a different faculty at Glasgow and got in to study Geography. However, I ended up doing Geology, and went on to do a PhD in Environmental Geochemistry (my A levels were maths, geography, and economics). Point is, unless you're doing something like medicine/dentistry/ veterinary, your undergraduate studies can take you in so many directions :)

got my AS grades today, rlly tempting to switch to btec any suggestions?

For anyone upset, don't worry. It may be patronising, but don't worry. You worked hard, you tried your best. Don't balance you're worth on a university place. I left school in 2016. 4 GCSES. Went off to Sixth Form. Failed first year (I took 3 AS. Failed one subject) took the 2 AS to second year. Long story short, got my maths, got my Alevels, did a BTEC and received [equivalent alongside my 2 alevels] A*A*A*A* D. Breathe. Take your time. Trust the process

I freaked out after you mentioned about the government scraping the old policy on Aug 17 and I saw the upload date was 10th Aug. I'm an international student!

Hii thanxx for the video, I’m in a very similar position and this gives me hope. I just wanted to ask you that if I retake a subject in October will the unis take the result into consideration (eg Oxbridge) as the results come out in December?? Also could you please please advise on how to find a job or internship during gap year as I’m really struggling... thank youuuu☺️

The results are ass bruh. Remember last year when we all complained and they changed it in like a week or two. These results are ass bruh they better fix it

Congrats for passing your GCE with A*. Native here... Never managed to get higher than a mere B.

Do you have any advice on how to spend free periods during college. Should I spend all of them revising. Or leave some room for social life. Inside and outside of school hours too? Thanks in advance.

Congratulations 🎉

If you get rejected from oxford, can you apply again a year later

Strange question and I’m gonna seem a bit stupid if this is not the case… but did you work for Yipiyap? 😂

Amazing video!

Thankyou for thisb

Great content 😩😌

something similar happened to me during igcse i was given b and c for most of my subject and it was all random i had to resit triple science and got 3 a stars and my other subjects were upgraded to an a

What you studying at uni?could u plz make video giving tips about personal statement.

Nice vid

How do you think universities will handle all these inflated grades with the limited amount of places available?

Refreshing

Would you not want to go to a trade school and learn an actual practical skill? Too many students are getting into uni.

Hi um from sri lanka Iam bad at english But tell me how to enter university in ur country Its free or paid What if any student havent enough results to enter university ,and how to get digree that students In our country we have 3 attempts I did my als in biological stream biology physics chemistry I got ABB iwant to be a doctor but unfortunately um not selected that medical science In sri lanka we havent private med schools we have to go to overseas to get medical digree So my al results enough to enter pharmacy digree (b pharm) so sad nothing to do😢😢😢😢

Can A level students go to Ivy League?

Hi sir may I ask do you know about Oxford University Special Diploma?

I was given a DDE🤣. But I guess, I am doing a gap year

Sure would have loved my a levels to have been handed to me on a plate 😂 Save your time and dont bother with uni. Get an apprenticeship and get a trade behind you. Uni isnt worth it anymore

Where are the tears?! 🤣

resepect

GIGA CHAD

What were your grades?