The usual "Are my grades good enough for Oxford?" etc.

Why don't you apply to natural science at cambridge? Sure you don't start out in biochem but you can specialize into it.

I'm not sure. Natural sciences seems more competitive and I would prefer to go straight into Biochem. I was thinking of Imperial, but its basically just as competitive as oxbridge anyway.

I say if you like the university and the course then go for it! Your profile looks good on paper and what is there to lose? As long as you're sensible with your other choices it's not as if you're 'wasting' an option applying to Oxford (plus by what you've said you won't even have to spend time revising for an admissions test... unlike me *sigh*) So you may well just give it a shot, make sure you stress academics in your personal statement though.

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I am just going to see how this school year goes and hope for the best. What course are you applying for, may I ask?

nah it's really not, he got into Imperial and so did people with similar stats but less A*s at GCSE ( I know people got in with 2A*s)

Mathematics and Computer Science! I've already accepted that I almost have no chance (1 in 7 applicants get in and my GCSE's are definitely not up to scratch) however I'm going for it anyway otherwise I'll regret it!

Yes, you might as well give it a go. I wish you all the best.

Oh I was gonna say also, FM seems tricky at first, FP1 reduced me to tears tbh I was getting C's for a solid while but I ended up with an A (and somehow top of the class?) at AS. So keep at it and you'll do absolutely fine, it all comes together towards the end.