Would over 90% Suffice for Oxbridge?

Dont rely on grades alone. My average was over 90% and I got rejected today. Have a personality, a passion for the subject and be all-rounded

I've seen you giving out a lot of oxbridge-related advice, and i was just curious to know what actual experience you have with them? (i dont mean to antagonize you, i'm genuinely interested)

No **** Sherlock. I was being sarcastic.

indeed.

I bet you were one of those people on TSR who posted a thread saying 'would I get into Oxbridge with 20A*'.

You give worse advice than me. And anyway, mathematically, 110% isn't possible.

I was only asking because a lot of my friends that got into Cambridge have a grade average greater than 95%, and have taken 5 A levels, so I was assuming that it would be incredibly difficult to get into Oxbridge regardless of whether i get 90%.

What does that mean?

Sarcasm, sir, you need to learn to recognise it.

I had 88% overall UMS, and 5A*s, and I got the offer. While grades are important, your reference, PS, and interview also play a massive role. Neglect them at your peril.

And yes, it is perfectly possible to have both a passion for your subject and a rounded, well developed set of interests.

I thought you were a good friend of Trinity college Admission Tutor

It means it was pretty obvious.

Thank you for all of your help guys .

What you said was very contradictive.

You give worse advice than me. And anyway, mathematically, 110% isn't possible.

That's true.

I'm not an idiot. And elaborate on your last point please.

No it isn't.

Grades are probably the most important thing though. You can't not give someone an interview if they have decent GCSEs and good A's at AS, really. They'd have to have a pretty bad PS/reference. (A couple of Oxford admissions tutors I've spoken to say they rarely read the PS before the day of the interview anyway).