Oxbridge

Honestly, Oxford would firstly look at the grades that you got as a person with eg AAA*A* is far better than a person with 5 A-levels who got eg AAA*B. My sister got into Oxford with 3 A-Levels for law at A*A* A. This is because after looking at grades Oxford love to look at a persons social life. Do they volounteer? Give back to the community? This is because they want people with character not ones who just study. Lastly, the interview is very important as it allows them to see how you cope when you get nervous and what type of person you are. Thus, you shouldnt worry that you wont get into Oxford with 4 A-Levels as thats just a small part of the picture. I would highly recommend that you do volunteering (charitable and in the aspect which relates to your choosen course). Good Luck

This is because after looking at grades Oxford love to look at a persons social life. Do they volounteer? Give back to the community? This is because they want people with character not ones who just study.

No they really don't.

From what I've heard and watched, Oxbridge don't care about what you do in extracurricular terms.

Ahh, my school is constantly telling us that Oxford look at extracurricular activities as much as they look at grades at tbh we have a lot if people who get into Oxbridge

Ahh, my school is constantly telling us that Oxford look at extracurricular activities as much as they look at grades at tbh we have a lot if people who get into Oxbridge

Yeah, I think if you search online you'll find that almost every single place with info about applying to oxbridge states they only really care about the "super-curricular" side of things, rather than the extra-curricular side. They believe you're better off improving your grades vs than trying to do a DofE award or something.

EDIT: A bit of a source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-m4hWACqLM

My school dont mean DOFE they make us all learn an instrument and play a sport

My school dont mean DOFE they make us all learn an instrument and play a sport

yeah, sorry but I agree with above posters - sport/an instrument means literally nothing for Oxbridge. In almost all cases putting those would be a waste of characters on a personal statement

Does it matter if you take 4 or 5 a levels. For example, would Oxbridge choose someone else over you because they are taking 5 a levels whereas I am only taking 4??

What would you recommend putting on a personal statement??

Someone doing 5 A-levels demonstrates a better ability to cope with workload, but apart from that, it will give very little advantage. Doing 5 A-levels could have negatives: UMS scores might be lower, and there are likely to be irrelevant subjects, which universities might see as showing a lack of commitment to the chosen degree subject.

As far as I know, very few people do 5 A-levels. However, if there is 1 place left and you're against a candidate who has an extra A-level, but is otherwise identical, then they would surely get the offer.

What would you recommend putting on a personal statement??
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Does it matter if you take 4 or 5 a levels. For example, would Oxbridge choose someone else over you because they are taking 5 a levels whereas I am only taking 4??