[luminouslime]

Hey there,

I'm generally a good candidate - 9A*s 1A at GCSE. I'm doing my AS levels at the moment and generally they're going okay. However, Physics (PH1 - WJEC) was a nightmare for me. I walked in having had no sleep and no food. This combined with a hard paper caused me to have a nervous breakdown in the exam. I sat there contemplating whether or not to tear up my paper. In the end I didn't, but I didn't do as well as I had hoped, probably not even close (I expected 90% UMS +)

The goal is to study Law at Oxford - my AS-levels are Maths Physics Economics and History of Art. I have PH2 (the 2nd module) this Friday, but in the worst case scenario, if I had to resit PH1, would that affect my application?

Please note I go to a private school and as far as I know they don't cash in our grades this year - although I may be wrong.

Any advice/info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[seventyfourable]

If they don't cash in the grades it should not matter for Oxford as long as you get predicted high enough. I'd say you still have a good chance of getting in. Good Luck

[luminouslime]

Apparently, according to all of these forums
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1744719
they will know whether I'm resitting or not. I'm working hard for the next module - and I'm determined to get 90% +. Providing I get my A, I will be predicted an A* - I just won the physics prize at my school. It was really just a bad day - and I can't stop thinking about it ;(

[seventyfourable]

As far as I am aware it is Cambridge which asks specifically for the module marks. Also, it was a bad day and your teachers will understand that and should give you the predictions you deserve. I go to a private school to and none of the people who applied to oxford and were resitting had a problem. Don't worry about it now just do as well as you can in the other module and speak to your careers advisor on results day

[TheatreLovely]

I have an offer from Oxford and stated on my UCAS that I was resitting an English literature module. It really didn't make a lot of difference and I applied for languages so it was quite a relevant subject.

Also, someone else who has an offer for languages at my college has resat the entire AS level in both languages as well as a maths module, so I think as long as you're predicted AAA+ it's fine.

[luminouslime]

Thank you both - you make me feel a lot better. I hope they are sympathetic. I also hope this PH2 exam is more friendly and I'm in a better state of mind.

[TheDefiniteArticle]

I have an offer for law with a certified C in AS French. Think that says all you need to know.

[Bread Basket]

Bit of a bizarre set of A Levels for law you got there?

[chickenonsteroids]

(Original post by Bread Basket)
Bit of a bizarre set of A Levels for law you got there?

Not really. It doesn't matter that much what A levels he does for law.

[Bread Basket]

(Original post by chickenonsteroids)
Not really. It doesn't matter that much what A levels he does for law.

In theory it doesn't but it might be a bit difficult to explain how they relate to law in an interview setting.

I'm not trying to take a dump on his subject choices, it just seems odd to me because it doesn't conform to the normal law student profile.

[TheGrandmaster]

I resat PH01, you should be ok as long as the rest of your application is strong.

[2^1/2]

Basically as long as you are predicted good grades and write a decent personal statement, then that's all oxford will look at, they place far more attention on the LNAT and interviews to decide who to let in.

I wouldn't be concerned it sounds like it was just a bad day, try to do as well as you can in the upcoming exams!

[clindsay563]

Hi everyone,

I'm a first year at Oxford (St Hildas College) and I can tell you that after speaking to my tutors, they literally don't care how many times you resit, or what you resit! (UNLESS you're applying for medicine!). So don't worry about a bad exam, as long as you meet your offer, you're fine! The interview is a much more important part of the application process.

Best of luck!

Chris

[M1011]

(Original post by luminouslime)
I walked in having had no sleep and no food. This combined with a hard paper caused me to have a nervous breakdown in the exam. I sat there contemplating whether or not to tear up my paper.

Are you sure you want to go to Oxford? I hear it can be quite pressurising

[DeathByBSOD]

(Original post by luminouslime)
Hey there,

I'm generally a good candidate - 9A*s 1A at GCSE. I'm doing my AS levels at the moment and generally they're going okay. However, Physics (PH1 - WJEC) was a nightmare for me. I walked in having had no sleep and no food. This combined with a hard paper caused me to have a nervous breakdown in the exam. I sat there contemplating whether or not to tear up my paper. In the end I didn't, but I didn't do as well as I had hoped, probably not even close (I expected 90% UMS +)

The goal is to study Law at Oxford - my AS-levels are Maths Physics Economics and History of Art. I have PH2 (the 2nd module) this Friday, but in the worst case scenario, if I had to resit PH1, would that affect my application?

Please note I go to a private school and as far as I know they don't cash in our grades this year - although I may be wrong.

Any advice/info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Nicely disguised brag my gcse and do i have the grades to go to oxford thread.
Use the search function please.

[luminouslime]

(Original post by DeathByBSOD)
Nicely disguised brag my gcse and do i have the grades to go to oxford thread.
Use the search function please.

Haha, I really don't post on here to brag. It was just context.

[DeathByBSOD]

(Original post by luminouslime)
Haha, I really don't post on here to brag. It was just context.

[luminouslime]

(Original post by clindsay563)
Hi everyone,

I'm a first year at Oxford (St Hildas College) and I can tell you that after speaking to my tutors, they literally don't care how many times you resit, or what you resit! (UNLESS you're applying for medicine!). So don't worry about a bad exam, as long as you meet your offer, you're fine! The interview is a much more important part of the application process.

Best of luck!

Chris

That's really great to hear, thanks!

[LionKingLover94]

What makes me angry is that some schools, in particular mine, dont see you as as good a person as someone who is fairly good Oxbridge material. They say that they require mostly A*s at GCSE, but surely your A-LEVELS should carry more weight? As well as how well rounded you are as a person, not how "perfect" you are perceived to be in anything and everything? The Oxford website states that it " is more important that a potential Oxford applicant has a GCSE profile which is strong overall (i.e. contains a large majority of A and A* grades)." So by what they are saying, anyone who has a LARGE MAJORITY of A OR A* GCSE Grades, Good grades at A-Level, shows strong passion for their subject and has experience/wider reading around it and is a well grounded person who gets involved with their community, school and other activities has just as much chance as any academic A* robot.


http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/under..._requirements/