The lowest grades someone got into uni with..?

How did she even get as far as interviews? Because up until interviews there is no real way to proove yourself to Oxford.

It's so rare that people think that these days but I agree! and also hope it would work for me haha!

An oxford representative visited her college, found her, loved her, and reported back to his/her oxford minions that they had to interview her.

Fair enough I suppose, just seems highly unlikely. If true though she has done amazingly well so

I don't know if this sounds a bit too snobby, but you have to wonder why someone who is clearly very weak academically would choose to spend another three or four years of their life doing an academic course at a university. In the real world, academia isn't everything so if it's not your strong point, why bother?

So true, but you got to understand that not everyone had a smooth upbringing and hassle-free education some might be more determined then they were before and if they feel they can do it why not give them a chance note: mature student=hard working

I don't know if this sounds a bit too snobby, but you have to wonder why someone who is clearly very weak academically would choose to spend another three or four years of their life doing an academic course at a university. In the real world, academia isn't everything so if it's not your strong point, why bother?

Often that is the case but you must some people can really change their attitude when they get to University. Some do more practical subjects rather than academic ones, like fine art, illustration and media production.