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Hi i'm planning to apply for E and M at oxford and was wondering if my grades could get me in because i know they place a lot of weight on GCSE and i wasn't too sure how the rest of my qualifications would measure up. I have a ton of Extra curricular achievements so my Personal Statement isn't really an issue, however i have
GCSE: 3A* 8A 1 B
but Alevel i'm predicted A* A* A
in Geography, Economics and Maths respectively. Any idea if my GCSE's will weigh me down that much? I know there's also a TSE so how much weight is given to that too?

Hi i'm planning to apply for E and M at oxford and was wondering if my grades could get me in because i know they place a lot of weight on GCSE and i wasn't too sure how the rest of my qualifications would measure up. I have a ton of Extra curricular achievements so my Personal Statement isn't really an issue, however i have
GCSE: 3A* 8A 1 B
but Alevel i'm predicted A* A* A
in Geography, Economics and Maths respectively. Any idea if my GCSE's will weigh me down that much? I know there's also a TSE so how much weight is given to that too?

E and M is an exceptionally competitive course I'm afraid with those grades and predictions it's a long shot at best and I would suggest an interview is highly unlikely given that I know someone with 11A*s and 4 A* predictions at A level who didn't even get called to interview. It does however depend on how you do in the TSA and a near perfect score in that would probably get you called to interview although even then you would need an excellent interview score.

I know for a fact that successful E & M applicants usually have around 7+ A*s in GCSEs.
The course itself is really competitive since a lot of international students apply to that course.
If you did well on your AS Level, and if you think you can do well in the Economics Admission Assessment, why don't you apply to Cambridge?

Exactly that would make me think they're not really just looking at the grades.