Are my GCSE results good enough for a Russell Group uni ?

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Reply 20

skye99

Original post by drriversong

I got 4 A* at GCSE and now hold an oxford offer for history- anything is possible :h:

If you don't mind what other grades did you get ? :smile:

Reply 21

Carthaginian

4 A*s yet you lack common sense. Read the entry requirements for what course you want to do.

Reply 22

LisaNikita

2C's? No. There are 3000 applicants for 150 places.

Reply 23

LisaNikita

Original post by Carthaginian

4 A*s yet you lack common sense. Read the entry requirements for what course you want to do.

omg stop

Reply 24

auburnstar

Original post by drriversong

I got 4 A* at GCSE and now hold an oxford offer for history- anything is possible :h:

I got 1 B at GCSE and have an offer from 5 russell group unis

tl'dr yes it's possible and you probably know this already

Reply 25

Carthaginian

Original post by LisaNikita

omg stop

???

Reply 26

drriversong

Original post by skye99

If you don't mind what other grades did you get ? :smile:

4 A* 6 A (I didn't even get an A* in the subject I wanted to study). With your grades you will get into a RG as long as you do well in your AS and have a good PS. Remember RGs aren't everything, Bath and St Andrews aren't RGs yet they dominate league tables

Reply 27

drriversong

Original post by auburnstar

I got 1 B at GCSE and have an offer from 5 russell group unis

tl'dr yes it's possible and you probably know this already

Exactly. People with all Cs get offers from RGs. AS levels/ A-level predictions are way more important imo

Reply 28

AEFRGF

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Original post by skye99

History - A*
French - A*
English Language - A*
Philosophy and Ethics - A*
English lit - A
Geography - A
Maths - A
Physics - B
Chemistry - B
Biology - C
Drama - C

Reply 29

s.mehmood

Original post by ByronicHero

I only passed 3 GCSEs and received offers from a bunch of Russel Group universities. No problem :h:

If you don't mind me asking, which ones?

Reply 30

xxx-ooo-xxx

'Russell Group' doesn't suggest anything about how competitive a University is, a lot of them are really easy to get into for anyone with common sense and predicted anything above Bs which means they rarely look to GCSEs for guidance unless perhaps for Law or Medicine.

Regardless, your grades are obviously good. Might just struggle with somewhere like Oxbridge/LSE (though they're not at all ruled out).

Reply 31

s.mehmood

Original post by xxx-ooo-xxx

Yeah that's true. If you can get C's at GCSE's then you can be accepted in Russell Group universities.

Reply 32

auburnstar

Original post by xxx-ooo-xxx

'Russell Group' doesn't suggest anything about how competitive a University is

Oxbridge
Russell Group
Ex-Polys
Higher Education Colleges

In terms of difficulty of getting in

Reply 33

Aaron2515

Original post by skye99

History - A*
French - A*
English Language - A*
Philosophy and Ethics - A*
English lit - A
Geography - A
Maths - A
Physics - B
Chemistry - B
Biology - C
Drama - C

Oh go away. Mr Oxbridge!

They're really good

Reply 34

Emma:-)

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Yes, they are fine.

Reply 35

Alicezworld

Original post by drriversong

I got 4 A* at GCSE and now hold an oxford offer for history- anything is possible :h:

What did you get at A level?

Reply 36

Deliciate

Why do you require validation from your peers? If you meet the entry requirements for your course then go ahead and apply, there's no harm in doing so!

Reply 37

drriversong

Original post by Alicezworld

What did you get at A level?

I haven't done my A-levels yet but if you're referring to my AS grades, I got 4 As. All due to sheer work as opposed to talent. If the OP works hard then he/she will find that most doors will open to her