How hard is it to make it into IBD from a semi target in the UK?

Would it make more sense to just accept an offer to study Economics at a semi-target, or take a gap year and reapply to try for a target uni instead? Also, how is Warwick PPE viewed when it comes to breaking into IBD?

From what I’ve seen on here, it seems like it’s pretty tough for non diversity students from semi-target unis to break into IB. But how hard is it really?

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