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I achieved 5 A*s at A2, now I've gotten into Oxford, AMA

I applied for

Oxford, Manchester, UCL, ICL, Bath.

I got conditional offers from all 5 and declined all but Oxford.

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Why did you take a gap year?
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Original post by bittr n swt
Why did you take a gap year?


I don't even think Oxford will accept candidates who study a-levels over the course of 3 years.

I didn't
In which subjects did you get those grades, and what did you get at AS level? Did you apply to university after AS like most people, and if so, to which universities did you apply?
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In which subjects did you get those grades, and what did you get at AS level? Did you apply to university after AS like most people, and if so, to which universities did you apply?


Maths
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
English Literature

I got all As at AS and applied to; Ox, Manchester, Bath, UCL and ICL.
Original post by Back to 505
I don't even think Oxford will accept candidates who study a-levels over the course of 3 years.

I didn't


Aren't you a bright spark.

You don't study in a gap year.

Also I call BS.
are u ugly
Original post by Back to 505
Maths
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
English Literature

I got all As at AS and applied to; Ox, Manchester, Bath, UCL and ICL.


Then how did you get unconditional offers if you applied prior to getting your A2 results? You aren't making much sense.
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Original post by bittr n swt
Aren't you a bright spark.

You don't study in a gap year.

Also I call BS.


I should be one if I got these grades...

I applied after my AS in 2013. Received offers from the universities and got into Oxford.
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Ahh cool, I got the same :wink: but I'll be off to Cambridge instead.

My question is why'd you choose Oxford over Cambridge?
Original post by perflous
Then how did you get unconditional offers if you applied prior to getting your A2 results? You aren't making much sense.


Conditional offers on the basis of obtaining a certain amount of grades.*
Original post by Back to 505
I should be one if I got these grades...

I applied after my AS in 2013. Received offers from the universities and got into Oxford.


You can't get an unconditional offer if you're in year 13.

Shut up with your BTECs.
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Conditional offers on the basis of obtaining a certain amount of grades.*


Slightly misleading OP, then.
Original post by perflous
Then how did you get unconditional offers if you applied prior to getting your A2 results? You aren't making much sense.

Clearly, he/she didn't. Only way you'd get unconditionals from them is if you already had the results in the bag.
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Clearly, he/she didn't. Only way you'd get unconditionals from them is if you already had the results in the bag.


Yeah sorry, I've corrected it.
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Original post by Back to 505
I should be one if I got these grades...

I applied after my AS in 2013. Received offers from the universities and got into Oxford.


Then how come your offers were unconditional assuming you didn't even begin your A2s?
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Ahh cool, I got the same :wink: but I'll be off to Cambridge instead.

My question is why'd you choose Oxford over Cambridge?


You can't apply for both and it really didn't bother me on which I chose as they both require similar entry requirements.
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Then how come your offers were unconditional assuming you didn't even begin your A2s?


*Conditional
i got 6 a*s and got in to cambridge, i don't concern myself with oxford trash sorry.
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*Conditional


Cool, just saw the edit. Which course are you going to study then?

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