Am I good enough for Oxbridge?

Hi guys, so basically at the moment I've just started sixth form studying Further Maths, Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science and so far they all seem very straightforward and I'm determined to study and work hard. My GCSEs went decent I guess..I got an A*, 6As, 3Bs and a C. I'm sure that 7As are fairly good but I'm not very sure whether Oxford actually looks at your GCSE results and I feel that compared to a lot of people in my school I haven't actually done as well as I could have ( a lot of people came out with near to all A*s). My question really is, am I at Oxbridge level? Do i stand a chance on a course such as Computer Science or Medicine? Any advice or answers are greatly appreciated.

Did you do your GCSEs at a state school? If so, go to this site, https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/, enter your school's name and tell me what your percentages your school has for each bar on key stage 4 achievement.

I am in a similar position, having achieved 6A*s, 3A's and a C at GCSE, I have gone to a very good sixth form to study Maths, Physics, Geography and Economics. I'm not very proactive in taking up leadership roles or standing out from the crowd, but will my academic success get me through to oxbridge? I hope to get all A's at AS and A level hopefully.

My one is 45% for amount of students who achieve at least 5 grade Cs and above. But the borough's average is 64.7% and all England schools is 53.8%.

Also says A*-C in english and maths GCSEs:
47% - my school
65.6% - the borough
55.8% - All England Schools

I got 1A* 6As 2Bs and a C but will hopefully go up to 6A*s 3As and a B.
These were around the top 1-2% in the school (probably the second best) and would these grades be enough to study medicine or maths at Cambridge?

I'd be surprised if your remarks were all so beneficial - were you just below the grade boundary on that many subjects? Medicine would be difficult with those grades, Maths is doable but you'd need high UMS in AS and be able to do well in STEP.

If those GCSEs are second best, then I'm pretty sure Oxford compare your GCSE performance to other people at your school, so that may work in your favour but medicine may still be out of the question sorry. If your school were significantly below the national average then maybe you'd have some leeway but they seem to be just a bit below average. If you get some good supra-curriculars for another course you may be interested in, smash your AS levels, and get great predicted grades (and a great reference - not sure how much anyone cares about this though) you'd have a good shot.

Good luck.

and not too picky with med schools as I will end up at the same place if I do medicine at any uni lol

I agree, from what I've heard it doesn't really matter that much where you go to med school in terms of prospects, the main thing is to choose a location you'll like because you're there for a long time. Someone with more knowledge on the matter correct me if I'm wrong though.

If I got five A*s, four A*s and a B (I did the second or third best in my school, depending on what you're going by). Would I stand a chance of getting into Oxford for Classical Archaeology and Ancient History? I know a lot depends on A-Levels and your Personal Statement, but do you think it's even worth applying?

Hi guys, so basically at the moment I've just started sixth form studying Further Maths, Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science and so far they all seem very straightforward and I'm determined to study and work hard. My GCSEs went decent I guess..I got an A*, 6As, 3Bs and a C. I'm sure that 7As are fairly good but I'm not very sure whether Oxford actually looks at your GCSE results and I feel that compared to a lot of people in my school I haven't actually done as well as I could have ( a lot of people came out with near to all A*s). My question really is, am I at Oxbridge level? Do i stand a chance on a course such as Computer Science or Medicine? Any advice or answers are greatly appreciated.

Sorry to break it to you would need at the absolute minimum of 6A*s at gcse. 8A*s or more is ideal for oxbridge.

That's not true, neither Oxford nor Cambridge have any specific GCSE requirement - every year people get into both universities with GCSE results far below that. It obviously helps to have better GCSE results though; in 2010, 5% of Oxford applicants with no A*s at GCSE got an offer, 60.9% of applicants with 12A*s at GCSE got an offer.