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Can I apply to oxford for french (AAA) with AABB in my AS Levels, AAA predicted grades and 10A*s at GCSE? Or are my AS levels too bad?

Reply 1

DarkEnergy

What was each AS grade in?

Reply 2

abbbbbbb

French A biology A chemistry B and critical thinking B

Reply 3

abbbbbbb

Original post by DarkEnergy

What was each AS grade in?

French a biology a chemistry b
Critical thinking b

Reply 4

Patrick-Bateman

No way don't even bother. Most applicants' predictions far exceed the standard offer, also that B is a major red flag.

Reply 5

DarkEnergy

Original post by abbbbbbb

French a biology a chemistry b
Critical thinking b

Did you have extenuating circumstances for the B grades? No offence but it just seems like such a step down from your stellar GCSE grades.
Do you meet any Oxford contextual flags? - https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/decisions/contextual-data?wssl=1

Reply 6

IRoranth

Original post by Patrick-Bateman

No way don't even bother. Most applicants' predictions far exceed the standard offer, also that B is a major red flag.

shut up

Original post by abbbbbbb

Can I apply to oxford for french (AAA) with AABB in my AS Levels, AAA predicted grades and 10A*s at GCSE? Or are my AS levels too bad?

I suggest you definitely go for it.
Your predictions are perfectly fine! Plus, an amazing personal statement, references, interesting extra curricular (assuming you have those already) and those amazing GCSEs add to your application's uniqueness.

Even if you get a rejection, you obviously have 4 other offers to fall back on.

Give it a go, you'll regret never knowing!

:u:

Reply 7

abbbbbbb

Original post by DarkEnergy

I was ill during my main exam week with a flare up of ibs but I didn't apply for any extenuating circumstances so I guess it's too late now

Reply 8

User3939

Original post by abbbbbbb

Can I apply to oxford for french (AAA) with AABB in my AS Levels, AAA predicted grades and 10A*s at GCSE? Or are my AS levels too bad?

I don't know if you've applied, so this might be too late, but for anyone else reading thins thread Oxford don't consider AS Levels in a mechanistic way, like they do with GCSEs. If you've got top spot in your school or 8A+ for GCSEs and your predicted grades meet the offer you're fine ( and I don't think predicted grades are weighted as strongly as GCSE either). This obviously changes by subject.

I'd reckon with 10A* at GCSE grades you'd be a strong applicant, as long as your A2s either meet the requirements if predicted, or one grade above if applying post A2