Ask an Admissions Tutor IX, 4th August - 2nd September

There might be some other breakdowns as pdfs and things but I wouldn't know where they are - it covers pretty much everything anyway

The Annual Admissions PDFs are on that page too.

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Thanks. I saw those too I just wondered if there was anything more helpful in terms of breaking down how many people get into each stage of the admissions process for medicine and their average qualifications because Oxford have that.

Thank you for all your help. I just have one question. I know that it's very difficult to get into medicine at Cambridge. I noticed that Oxford have admissions statistics- https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/medicine/pre-clinical/statistics. I was wondering whether this information is available for Cambridge? Is there anyway you could provide me with this information? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi

I have posted here before and apologise if I'm bothering you. However, I have found this thread of great use so thank you for your responses.

I am hoping to apply for physical natural sciences. If raw marks were included in teachers' references for physics and chemistry with my further maths/ maths UMS available, how significantly would the marks be considered if they were higher? Would they be treated similarly to the UMS or would they basically not be used at all?

Thanks

Hello, there are the statistics on the pages linked to by others and the annual admissions statistics are also published. We don't have the granular level of detail that Medicine at Oxford produces. We used to have a very useful graph which plotted Science UMS averages against GCSE scores with offers and rejections but this is irrelevant in the new era of reformed A Levels.

Are you allowed to commute from a commutable distance or do you have to live in uni?

Thank you 😊

And do GCSEs have a role in medical applications since I got 1a^, 6a* and 4a, but it was the second best in our school?

I got 4As and 6Bs at GCSE. It was a big underperfomance but will the actual GCSEs stop me from getting into Cambridge or is a matter of they merely don't suggest I have the mental capacity or will do as well at A-level as I want to go to Cambridge? Will the grades themselves stop me or would you just typically look at someone with them and not have much hope?

I'm going to a much better school for year 12, I had pretty bad tinnitus when did the exams and some bits are pieces are being remarked.

Basically you have to live in Cambridge and it's expected that you will live in college accommodation for the duration of you undergraduate course.

yes, GCSEs play a role in medical applications and those are solid GCSE results.

Hi, I have recently completed year 12 and studied Mathematics (Full A Level), Geography, Physics and Computing. I achieved A*AAA respectively (All official exams). I will be completing the Further Mathematics A Level in year 13.

I am interested in applying for the Computer Science with Mathematics course. If I was to drop Computing and cash in the AS Level, would I be put at a disadvantage in my application? I am seeing a large cross over between the content taught in the A Level and taught in the degree (with many universities). Additionally it is stated that computing is not a necessity as the course assumes no prior knowledge. I was unsure how it would be portrayed if I took it for AS Level and dropped it. I feel my time may be better spent studying geography and developing written skills (which I was previously considering dropping). I would appreciate any advice.

If I was to drop computing, how would I portray my enthusiasm for it through my personal statement, if I was to talk about how much I enjoy it, would it seem overstated?

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Ravi

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I have just completed my GCSE's and got 9A*'s and 3A's and am thinking of doing 3 a Ievels (maths, geography and economics). I am also planning on doing the EPQ. If I achieve good grades in these subjects would I be at a disadvantage for only taking three a levels instead of four?

Hi, I was wondering what you are the most important things that you are looking for in a philosophy applicant?

I'm leaning towards maths more and so I'm taking maths, further maths, biology, chemistry and physics (however I'm likely to drop one because I don't think there's any point in doing 5 A Levels).
They're my favourite subjects and so luckily with these subjects I'd be able to apply for medicine or maths

Oh ok! That's good because I thought I wouldn't be able to get extenuating circumstances for my GCSEs because I believed it was too late.

So based on the circumstances I'm in do you think it would be worth an application for maths if I do amazingly well for my AS and have a very good PS? I would ask about medicine but I don't think I'd have a chance as it is very competitive


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Hello Christ's Admissions,

I am an international student who is planning to apply the Chemical Engineering (via Nat. Sci) course. As I just came to the UK last year, I did not have any GCSE (nor IGCSE) results. Do you think that will affect my chances of getting an offer?

Last year, I studied Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry in a sixth form college. The education scheme in the UK right now is pretty confusing since some subjects are reformed (internal exams and predicted grades replaced AS levels) while some are not.

Maths and Further Maths are unreformed subjects so I have undertaken AS levels of both. I achieved 300/300 (100%) UMS in Maths and 290/300 (96.7%) UMS in Further Maths, which both are graded A.

On the other hand, Physics and Chemistry are reformed subjects so I have only undertaken the college's internal exam. I achieved grade A in both as well with unknown UMS, which will both be predicted A* according to my teachers.

I would like to know how admissions put weight on AS levels' UMS and predicted grades. Also, do you think I will be a competitive applicant with my current results? (Heard that there are a lot of "superman" applicants with straight full marks) Thank you for your time

Nope.

Don't overstress about stats

Oh, yes there is this:



(A bit old but might give you some guidance...)

Hello, there are the statistics on the pages linked to by others and the annual admissions statistics are also published. We don't have the granular level of detail that Medicine at Oxford produces. We used to have a very useful graph which plotted Science UMS averages against GCSE scores with offers and rejections but this is irrelevant in the new era of reformed A Levels.

Regarding GCSEs, do you look at proportion of A*s like oxford or total amount?

For instance, if I had a UMS of 92 across maths/further maths but had almost full marks in physics and chemistry, would that make me a strong candidate in terms of results in your opinion.

Thanks