DS is in first year of a Maths / Computer Science degree.
He was predicted AAAA in A levels but got AABB, which was a shock to both him and us!
He chose to go to his insurance offer uni, rather than gap year and resits. So he is now at a well-respected Top 20 Russell Group, rather than his Top 10 first choice.
One of his Bs was actually in Computer Science which he was hugely embarrassed about. He says he just misjudged the volume of revision required / left it too late so didn't know enough (as opposed to not understanding it).
He's started applying for summer jobs/internships etc but has so far been unsuccessful. Someone has told him it might be because a lot of the top employers look for AAA minimum in A levels as a pre-screener. Anyone know if there is any truth in this?
Theoretically, it would be possible for him to take his A level Computer Science papers again this summer to try to improve his grade. He was about 4.5% short of an A last time.
Some of the content is similar to his First Year uni courses and he still has all his notes/ practice papers etc.
I guess if he worked hard, there is even a chance he could improve it to an A.
Any thoughts on whether this is a good or bad idea?
I'm inclined to let him try, as he still has a thing about how he feels he "let himself down" in his A levels. However if he did improve it to an A, then it means he will have the grades that would have got him into his first choice uni and I am worried that he may begin to regret not having taken the year out, resat and reapplied.
But equally, I'd like him to have the best chances for success in future employment...
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Should DS resit an A level to turn AAB into AAA?
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fluffyhamster · 27/01/2019 14:59
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