Oxbridge Application GCSEs

Hi,

If I got 8 A*s, 2As and a B at GCSE (drama), will the B harm may chances of a successful application to oxbridge?

Cheers
Dan

Reply 1

username1197069

If your as levels and predictions for A2 are good then they probably wouldn't care about 1B

Reply 2

username920087

I doubt it would matter.

Also, if it helps, I went to a talk about Oxbridge admissions and this is what they told me regarding GCSEs (I don't remember whether this was across the two universities or just Cambridge): the average applicant has between four and eight A*s, the average successful applicant slightly higher than that. Didn't mention a thing about B grades, so I'd assume it's unimportant.

Reply 3

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Unlikely to matter much, though it depends on what subject you'd be applying for :yes:

Reply 4

Colmans

Original post by danieljlee

Hi,

If I got 8 A*s, 2As and a B at GCSE (drama), will the B harm may chances of a successful application to oxbridge?

Cheers
Dan

Not for Cambridge no. Its all about your UMS at AS level. A B in English or maths might have been an issue for some degree subjects such as Law or medicine.