Hi all, basically I'm uncertain about whether I have a better shot at Oxford or Cambridge for English. At GCSE I got 3A* 5A 2B which is one of the factors which makes me nervous about possibly trying for Oxford. On the other hand, at AS I got A* (I do English Pre-U, where I got a D2 grade which both Oxford and Cambridge apparently consider to be equivalent to an A*, but I have no idea how they'd look at UMS here...) and then AAC. The C was in French which I've dropped, and my 2 other A's are very low UMS for Cambridge - 85 and 81. I'm predicted A*A*A at A2. Essentially, my GCSEs worry me about Oxford, but my UMS for Cambridge. Only about one in eight successful Cambridge applicant has <90UMS on average which is a bracket I'd obviously fall into, but Cambridge do interview many more candidates than Oxford. Of course, if I were to choose Oxford I'd sit the ELAT which is a big opportunity to prove yourself, but I'm also terrified I might screw it up.
Any advice would be welcome...