Is applying to Oxford for somebody like me pointless or worth a shot?

I'm coming to the end of year 12 and have started to write my personal statement. I'm studying Art, Sociology and English literature, and EPQ. I've been predicted and A in Soc and Lit and an A* in art, and I'm looking to study either a combined degree of art and film at uni, or fine art. I've looked at Reading, Oxford Brookes, Lancaster (all of these offer the combination) as well as Nottingham Trent. I am going to look at Canterbury Christchurch (for double honours), Edinburgh for Fine art, and.. as I decided yesterday... Oxford University, for fine art.
I know I can do well at A Level art, and I got 100% at GCSE but I'm really struggling to maintain a B at the moment and I worry my predicted grades won't get me place at Oxford. But, I was thinking about it and I thought I might as well try, If you don't try you never know, right? I'm relatively academic but I don't know if I'm achieving at the level I should be for an Oxford candidate. Is this a good idea, or would putting Oxford down as one of my top choices be sort of wasting that spot on my list?

Oxford will go off your predicted grades for AS year to judge your ability. I would say you would atleast want to be achieving an A in the subject you wish to study.

Cambridge go as far as asking candidates for their UMS marks, (how many grades they were into a specific grade boundaries per test per subject) so if you want to be on a high B at the very least.

One thing to consider, Oxford also take into consideration the area you live in, the type of school you study at, and any special circumstances.

You will also have to complete written work which would be your chance to shine if and support your application if your grades let you down.

Personally, If your on a low B I wouldn't bother applying, but you can always try a Russell group university who may be more lieant. Oxford only have 1 place to have 3 students that apply so it's so hard to get in!

don't you have 4 AS levels ?

I haven't, because I'm on the new A-Level course for all 3 subjects meaning they are back to 2 years, how they were prior to Curriculum 2000. From what I understand my results from my mocks will be sent off as predicted grades.

Since I'm on the new spec. for A Level I'm doing two year courses for all 3 subjects and didn't have any AS exams (although EPQ is worth about an AS I won't get the results until my a-level results come in).. from what I understand my school will send off my results from my mocks... which really aren't great (I was really ill the day I wrote them) but my teacher individually have said they think I can achieve an A or higher. Since I want to study art, and will hopefully get an A* in that subject, is that good enough? Also, what do you mean by written work?

well anyway if you are predicted As and A*s why are you applying to both Oxford brookes and Nottingham trent? By all means keep one as a safety, but you could use one of those choice to pick a higher ranking university. I don't know much about Oxford admissions but I know they put more stock in GCSE grades as an indicator of success - so if you have 5 A*s or more at GCSE then definitely apply.

I went to an Oxford Conference in Slough (Berkshire) yesterday...12 undergraduate student mentors came from different fields e.g. medicine, law, engineering, biochemthey all said its worth putting it down (oxford) as an option..u never know u might get in.Everyone said that they all thought they wouldn't get in - but they did. Don't be too disheartened if you don't. And your PS and grades are not what all matters...if u show enthusiasm for ur subject and passion as well as acing the interview..you'll be in. Also add WE and other relevant stuff.

Some courses at Oxford make you produce written work (like an essay, portfolio, test) as part of your application. They request this later on in the application. If your illness effected your grades you can get a teacher to write an extenuating circumstances form as part of your application to say you can achieve higher but this happened.

I work for a sixth form currently and have been producing a few materials for students to apply with to Oxbridge so feel free to ask any more questions I'll try to help!

What does WE stand for?

WE = Work ExperiencePS = Personal Statement

I'm coming to the end of year 12 and have started to write my personal statement. I'm studying Art, Sociology and English literature, and EPQ. I've been predicted and A in Soc and Lit and an A* in art, and I'm looking to study either a combined degree of art and film at uni, or fine art. I've looked at Reading, Oxford Brookes, Lancaster (all of these offer the combination) as well as Nottingham Trent. I am going to look at Canterbury Christchurch (for double honours), Edinburgh for Fine art, and.. as I decided yesterday... Oxford University, for fine art.
I know I can do well at A Level art, and I got 100% at GCSE but I'm really struggling to maintain a B at the moment and I worry my predicted grades won't get me place at Oxford. But, I was thinking about it and I thought I might as well try, If you don't try you never know, right? I'm relatively academic but I don't know if I'm achieving at the level I should be for an Oxford candidate. Is this a good idea, or would putting Oxford down as one of my top choices be sort of wasting that spot on my list?

I'm coming to the end of year 12 and have started to write my personal statement. I'm studying Art, Sociology and English literature, and EPQ. I've been predicted and A in Soc and Lit and an A* in art, and I'm looking to study either a combined degree of art and film at uni, or fine art. I've looked at Reading, Oxford Brookes, Lancaster (all of these offer the combination) as well as Nottingham Trent. I am going to look at Canterbury Christchurch (for double honours), Edinburgh for Fine art, and.. as I decided yesterday... Oxford University, for fine art.
I know I can do well at A Level art, and I got 100% at GCSE but I'm really struggling to maintain a B at the moment and I worry my predicted grades won't get me place at Oxford. But, I was thinking about it and I thought I might as well try, If you don't try you never know, right? I'm relatively academic but I don't know if I'm achieving at the level I should be for an Oxford candidate. Is this a good idea, or would putting Oxford down as one of my top choices be sort of wasting that spot on my list?