I just realised I communicated this whole thing horribly. The History Aptitude Test is actually only necessary to enter Oxford and Cambridge (I'm not sure how famous they are outside the UK but they're basically our Ivy League). Trouble is, due to the way the system here is set up applying for Oxford or Cambridge and failing your HAT reflects very poorly on you as a candidate for other Unis, as well as knocking out your first position Uni choice which is a very bad thing to happen, meaning I'm gonna have to work my arse off to stand any chance of getting in anywhere else.
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