Would these grades be good enough for oxbridge? Be honest

Assuming this is for NatSci as per your later posts I'll just reinforce what some are saying: GCSEs are not very significant for Cambridge.

Do well in your A-level years and you'll get an interview. The "problem" is for most of your A-levels you won't have UMS at AS (unless your school is unusual) to demonstrate your improvement since GCSE. And we don't yet know Cambridge's official process for 2017 applicants so we'll just have to wait and see. I *think* they will use more tests at interview.

So, main thing is to do well in 6th form, oh and to have the right A-levels for your intended course.



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I might try resitting a coursework for the subject i a c in to push it up to a b/a and see if i can do that. I got the B's in art, welsh and the c in spanish.

100% honesty? No. Maybe if you got 100/100 ums in every single paper at AS level, possibly. Otherwise, no. You asked for honesty and you are getting it; probably need to give up on Oxbridge. Doesn't mean that you can't go for other Russel Group unis though.

Ignore this person. If you go on oxford and cambridge TSR forums of the people who have applied, there is a section where people post their GCSE grades and alot of them are similar to yours.
I also went to Cambridge as part of a talk thing, and the person who was giving us a tour and providing us with information and a taster lecture told us this:
-They look at your A Level grades.
-Your GCSE grades are only really looked at if you're applying for medical courses.
-GCSE grades like yours are fine.

I am sorry but I am realistic. A few Bs and Cs is not what Oxbridge want to see.

Thank you for your advice. Because i have looked around and it does not say explicitly what their gcse entry grades are and i don't want to try or ask a teacher advice now about trying when i would look like a fool for thinking i could possibly go there.

I had the A*'s in biology, maths and history. The A's in english, chemistry, geology, r.e ,english literature, physics and B's in welsh and art and a c in spanish.