Obviously received my results day, and I got three 9s, two 8's and three 7's. A decent set of results although I still feel I could've done better - especially since I didn't receive a formal education until year 11, resulting in me essentially teaching myself the GCSE content within 9 months.
Im happy with the 5 A*s, but I'm slightly concerned by the presence of 3 grade 7's and how that may affect a future oxbridge application. From what I have seen, many successful oxbridge applicants tend to be achieve almost entirely 8/9 GCSE grades with rarely anything less. I may be wrong but again, just from what I know.
I've seen numerous people mention that GCSE's are insignificant compared to other parts of your application - but as of right now, I am trying to maximise the possibility of attendance and would honestly like to know if they will put me at a disadvantage.
Contextually though, I did attend an academy (In Bexleyheath) which is locally notorious due to its poor quality. Would that, alongside my other circumstances, justify the few (arguably) disappointing grades I did end up receiving?