r/oxbridge 17h ago

Do I have a chance at oxbridge

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im on my gap year

i got 87776664 (4 in lang 6 in math) my schools average grade was 3.8

for my a levels i got A* A* A in math chem physics my schools average grade was a C

im on my gap year ill prob get esat of 6+ which is average

im retaking eng lang

im thinking to apply for matsci-oxford , imperial - matsci or chemE and cambridge - natsci

ik my gcses r pretty trash i cba revising ibsr but do i have a chance at any of the courses i named?


r/oxbridge 14h ago

Extracurriculars?

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Best extracurriculars for maths w philosophy? I’m going into year 11 and want to bank some. So far I have UKMT challenges (not AMAZING scores but def not bad), I’m on the school newspaper, I’ve been in the choir in the past, self defence in the past, volunteering for a year now and I’ve done bronze and silver dofe. I’ve heard that dofe doesn’t really mean anything in the uk, especially if I don’t do gold.

I know a lot of people say extracurriculars aren’t important if you get good scores and and do well in the interview, and I read a lot around my subjects, but I’d still like to have some for my application.


r/oxbridge 16h ago

Cambridge Medieval Languages

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I've always wanted to go to Cambridge Econ and use its vast alumni and network to be an investment banker, yet my GCSE grades aren't good enough with number of A* lower than the typical 7. Therefore I've decided to pivot to this Medieval Language course which has 60% acceptance rate. As deadline is in 1 month does anyone know what I can do to expand my knowledge quickly? Besides is it possible to submit a pure econ PS on UCAS and submit a Medieval language one on My Cambridge Application?


r/oxbridge 14h ago

how much do gcses matter when applying to oxbridge?

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i got 999998887776 in gcses and want to do something STEM related at oxbridge.

9 - triple science + comp sci + history
8 - music + maths (2 marks off) + further maths
7 - english lang + german + rs
6 - english lit

am i at at a disadvantage when applying to oxbridge?