Are my grades good enough for Oxford?

Of any? Really?

But do call around and explain your circumstances, or do more A-levels, there is always options but maybe your path to Oxbridge isn't meant to be JUST yet. Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol, Durham are all amazing institutions, broaden your horizons.

I'm at nottingham mate - and a few friends at nottz law school have straight A's and AAB worse case scenario, ok maybe one or two people with ABB.

I suggest you go to a decent Uni, study Law then fulfil your fantasy of studying at Oxbridge by applying to do a masters, hopefully after having achieved a 1st from your other Uni. Being realistic, BCC is not great to get you in a top a top Law School, the top 10 all ask for AAA/AAB and it drops down to like BBB etc.

So would doing more A levels give me better chances on getting on a good Law course? Would I be able to get into a reasonable uni would with new grades even taking in account the AS grades that I got this year? Or would my AS grades still go against me?

Call up the Universities that you're interested in - and see what they say. Maybe enquire about getting a reference from a college teacher you get on with so it looks convincing etc... Not that you're lying but they might not buy it over the phone if you see where I'm coming from.

But yeah - call up asap!

Because 4 years of A levels is not very impressive, regardless of the circumstances. (Unless of course you have some kind of disability).

I think that will be worth doing. @_@ See what they would prefer!
Also a late idea, but there are unis which do foundation law degrees.
That might be a way into their law course- But my concern is the money spent for that year at university?
It would be cheaper re-doing A levels.
It would really have to be worth my while more than doing two years at college to concider it. Dx

My sister's about to go to Oxford to study Earth Science!

...Anyway, as long as you have other places you're happy with, you may as well give it a go! What subjects do you do? If they are relevant, you may well get an interview. From then on, you can impress them and they won't care about GCSEs or predictions as a good interview will outweigh these or at least give you a fighting chance. As long as you can get that A* at A2, as it will be part of the offer. Is there any way to persuade teachers to predict you A*AA? They may not begrudge you, especially if you plan to get one (obviously necessary for Oxford) and if you say how much an AAA prediction may hold you back. Teachers are human sometimes

My grades:

GCSE: 9A*, 1A (English lit ) and a Distinction* in ICT, at quite a low performing school (so hoping for the standardisation thing that puts your results in context with the schools results.)

A-Level: 4A's at AS, carrying all 4 to A2. Doing an EPQ, done an Open University course on Medicines/Drugs.
Predictions: A*AAA (Not fully sure, but very probable due to all teachers saying "AS result = A2 prediction")

Course: Medicine at (One of the colleges, yet to decide).

My questions:
1) Would this be enough? (Please no neg, I am being serious)
2) Do Oxford look at UMS scores at all? I mean, so far everywhere I go, they say "no", but would they ask for them in a worst case scenario? (Saying this as one of my UMS wasn't what I was hoping)
3) Would the fact that I am Russian/fluently bilingual in both English and Russian count for me or against me in the application?
4) Do I have a realistic chance of interview? (Considering my personal statement is a decent one, as I consider it that way, after being checked by about a billion people, a lot of which with medical backgrounds).
5) Is it better to put in an open application or a specific college one? (There is a college I want to go to, but they only have 4 med places and I am scared of being overpowered (mentally) by opposition and lose the place)
6) Off-topic again, but are there any colleges which are slightly easier to get into for medicine?

Many many thanks to the people who read and try to answer the above. Hopefully +rep and the personal satisfaction of helping somebody will be a great enough reward .

In the almost-seven years since I first joined TSR not once have I encountered a successful Oxbridge candidate with your grades

Bio, Chem and Maths.

Don't think i'll be able to be predicted A*, my teachers are only giving it to people who achieved 90% + at AS. I know that I'm capable of getting that but I just messed up at AS. Hopefully I can prove my teachers wrong and get A*A*A* at A2 haha.

What grades did your sister get?

My grades:

GCSE: 9A*, 1A (English lit ) and a Distinction* in ICT, at quite a low performing school (so hoping for the standardisation thing that puts your results in context with the schools results.)

A-Level: 4A's at AS, carrying all 4 to A2. Doing an EPQ, done an Open University course on Medicines/Drugs.
Predictions: A*AAA (Not fully sure, but very probable due to all teachers saying "AS result = A2 prediction")

Course: Medicine at (One of the colleges, yet to decide).

My questions:
1) Would this be enough? (Please no neg, I am being serious)
2) Do Oxford look at UMS scores at all? I mean, so far everywhere I go, they say "no", but would they ask for them in a worst case scenario? (Saying this as one of my UMS wasn't what I was hoping)
3) Would the fact that I am Russian/fluently bilingual in both English and Russian count for me or against me in the application?
4) Do I have a realistic chance of interview? (Considering my personal statement is a decent one, as I consider it that way, after being checked by about a billion people, a lot of which with medical backgrounds).
5) Is it better to put in an open application or a specific college one? (There is a college I want to go to, but they only have 4 med places and I am scared of being overpowered (mentally) by opposition and lose the place)
6) Off-topic again, but are there any colleges which are slightly easier to get into for medicine?

Many many thanks to the people who read and try to answer the above. Hopefully +rep and the personal satisfaction of helping somebody will be a great enough reward .

1. Your grades are absolutely fine, but Medicine is so competitive that even with stellar grades you can't be sure to get in.
2. No, they don't look at UMS but if you have any really high UMS scores get them mentioned in your reference.
3. It won't have an effect, positive or negative. It is obviously a good asset but it won't carry any weight in this process.
4. We can't be certain, but you have a very good chance.
5. An open application is generally a bad idea (according to my deputy head) as you often get left to near of the bottom of the pile. Where is the college you want to go to? Even if there are only 4 places, you can always get pooled.
6. It isn't a good idea to start being tactical with colleges, they are all tough, especially for medicine, so apply to the one you like the most.

1) GCSEs are obviously fine. Seems like you've done a lot but obviously medicine is very competitive.
2) If you don't put UMS on your UCAS application they won't see them. If you do, they will obviously look at them but as they won't get everyones, it is unlikely to make a huge difference unless you scraped all your As, etc... if you did, just don't put UMS on the application they don't require you to.
3) Don't see why it would count against you, as long as your english is fine. Nice to have another language but maybe irrelevant to the application.
4) Realistic, yes. In reality, who knows? The outlook is optimistic at least!
5) Open application = you could end up somewhere you don't like (not that you'd mind once you got there at all!) but you're no less likely to get an offer. The colleges don't get told if your application was open, I don't think. Go for the college you like, and see how it goes. Open applications are fine, you won't be disadvantaged AT ALL. But you may as well pick somewhere you like the look of!
6) No idea, but highly doubt it. Some will be harder, ie the big popular ones that everyone applies to, but the chance of getting a place at Oxford is equal across the board. Applying to certain colleges does not make you more likely to get an offer. You may just be more likely to get into the one of your choice, if that makes sense.

Good luck!