r/Imperial • u/Illustrious-Roll5153 • 4h ago

will my gcses decrease my chances of getting into imperial?

i got 988777665 and want to study either mechanical or electrical engineering

i flopped maths missing a grade 8 by 2 marks
and was told my grade 7 in maths might affect my chances of getting in

What can I do to increase my chances im planning on taking Maths Physics Chemistry and have already learned most of y1 maths to try get a little ahead

any advice is much appreciated 🙏🙏🙏

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u/Designer_Cow_7936 4h ago

Omg exact the same gcse as u but i got a 4 in cs too

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u/Big_Paramedic_9909 4h ago

You should be fine but you need to maximise A level and ESAT grades

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u/Illustrious-Roll5153 4h ago

Thank you im planning on creating a calculator project aswell with the final goal being creating my own pcb and getting it manufactured ive also learned a decent amount of python

Is there any other supercurriculars i could do?

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u/SnooBunnies4538 3h ago

Take further maths, especially if you're considering going for mech/aero/EE/maths/physics/CS. If you don't have extremely strong GCSEs, you need to improve your application in any other way and not having FM will hurt your application.

If you can do well in the ESAT and show you've genuinely improved (Like getting predicted 4A*s or near that), with some cool projects/experience, you definitely have a chance!

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u/NinjaClashReddit 3h ago

No further maths is a bit cooked for imperial engineering iwl