Accounting and finance GCSE maths B

I want to do A&F at uni and have a decent set of GCSE results, 1 A* 5 As 4 Bs, and and predicted AAA for next year, but one of my Bs at GCSE is in maths... I want to appy to Durham, Newcastle, Leeds and Exeter but they require A in maths. I was going to email them and ask if it's worth applying and get the A in maths GCSE part of a condit...

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LSE or Cass Business School?

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Accounting and finance

I'm applying A&F for Bath, Warwick, Durham, Bristol and Newcastle. My AS grades are aaa for maths, accounting and chemistry and c for economics ( definitely going to resit this paper ). However I haven't get any reply from any uni. Is it wise for me to email the uni and ask about my applications? :(...

Secondary Should I resit my Maths GCSE or not?

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MSc in Finance / Accounting and Finance inferior to continetal European counterparts?

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Maths revision help

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Additional Maths GCSE/FSMQ?

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Manchester (Accounting and Finance) Vs Warwick (BManagement) for IB

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Secondary Maths GCSE Results Edexcel

Hello guys, Have you got your Maths GCSE Result from the exams you sat in February and March? I was really worried I got a B because I wouldn't be able to do Further Maths but I got an A. I was still really disapointed so hopefully I will retake it. What are your thoughts on me retaking and also what did you get? HadjerBoum :)...

Should I take further maths (AS-Level)?

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Is Kingston Uni good for a Maths degree?

I love maths and ive got a C grade in alevel maths and A in gcse maths. But i find other subjects boring, but i have a huge passion for maths. Isit worth getting a degree in maths at Kingston uni? I want to be a maths teacher, if i get a 2:1 or a 1st, can i still get a well paid job with a maths degree and become a secondary maths teacher...

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Sixth Form Maths grade good enough for Grammar sixth form?

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Will it look bad for medicine if i resit my gcse maths?

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Cass vs Durham vs Manchester

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Undergraduate Computer Science - how much maths?

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GCSE maths retake

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Sixth form Minimum GCSE Grade needed to do well at A Level

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Nottingham university requires an A at GCSE maths for economics but I got B, however if I decided to take AS maths and got B/C would that exceed their requirement?...