Gap Year vent/advice
Hey all,
I’m taking a gap year to reapply for history at Oxford and I wanted to get some thoughts.
Last year I got rejected with a 7.0 interview rating (email said offer holder average was a 7.8!) and higher than average written work which was really upsetting because I attended my interview in the midst of health problems. As a matter of fact, it spiralled to an extent that I got bedridden for three months before my exams and even hospitalised twice just a couple weeks before my A-levels.
In the end, I did manage to get A Star A Star B in history, Eng Lit and maths. Maths was upsetting; I was on track for an A but I missed much of the hardest content and had to cram it in the midst of exam season. I’m doing an extra A-level in politics, for which I’ve been predicted A\*, and that should make up the deficit; coupled with my extenuating circumstances, my tutor says that I should be fine to re-apply.
Anyways, I’ve been doing lots of reading, lots of tutoring around my subject, and I really feel like I’ve got a great chance this time. Any advice specifically on what I should do, or maybe things I should avoid during a gap year? Oxford isn’t make or break for me, I’d be happy with LSE or UCL (I hold an offer for the latter atm). I’m pretty confident with where I am and what I’m doing, but it wouldn’t hurt to check, right?
Thanks for reading :)