Oxbridge FAQ!

Faboba

I don't think they'll publish though; too much like Girl, Interrupted.

I know this always sounds like a poor comment to make but; good for you!

( I think the trouble is it invites the question; 'What do you mean 'good FOR ME'. Are you saying that my standards are somehow inferior to yours and so that while what I do may seem like an achievement to me to you it is simply something run of the mill that you'd dismiss without a second though. Do you think you're better than me? You want to fight? Huh? You want to fight? Come on; square-go!' etc, etc )

Did you apply through the special access scheme ( or is that Cambridge? )

I applied the normal way, although Oxford have a target schools thing which there was a leaflet about in my school. They've never been here or anything though... So I was pretty much unprepared for it all, really. I never thought that they'd actually give me an offer, it was a kind of "Well you wasted most of your life being scared and miserable so why carry on doing it?" kinda thing.

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H&E

TBH, I think applying to Oxford with 5 GCSE's without apologising for it shows so much self belief and determination that you're probably going to succeed at whatever you do in life and therefore Oxford would be stupid to turn you down.

Thank you again :biggrin:

I'll have to save that comment for when I get there and everyone is comparing GCSE results, making me feel like a thicko, lol.

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F. Poste

Thank you again :biggrin:

I'll have to save that comment for when I get there and everyone is comparing GCSE results, making me feel like a thicko, lol.

It doesn't happen, don't worry. I have never yet been asked "So, what did you get in your A-Levels then?"

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Ralfskini

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H&E

TBH, I think applying to Oxford with 5 GCSE's without apologising for it shows so much self belief and determination that you're probably going to succeed at whatever you do in life and therefore Oxford would be stupid to turn you down.

hmmmmm..

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soapsuds

Helenia

It doesn't happen, don't worry. I have never yet been asked "So, what did you get in your A-Levels then?"

So what did you get in your A-Levels and at GCSE then? :rolleyes:

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soapsuds

So what did you get in your A-Levels and at GCSE then? :rolleyes:

That would be telling :tongue:

but I'm sure I've posted it before.

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Helenia

It doesn't happen, don't worry. I have never yet been asked "So, what did you get in your A-Levels then?"

Thank god

Reply 128

Ralfskini

hmmmmm..

Care to expand on that?

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soapsuds

Helenia

That would be telling :tongue:

but I'm sure I've posted it before.

I did a search and came up with this thread...

http://www.uk-learning.net/t32488.html

Some of the comments made me laugh though

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Ralfskini

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F. Poste

Care to expand on that?

I don't believe it's stupid to turn somebody down simply because they didnt justify only taking five GCSE's.

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soapsuds

I did a search and came up with this thread...

http://www.uk-learning.net/t32488.html

Some of the comments made me laugh though

I didn't post my results there though. I do have a profile on Oxbridge admissions (or whatever it's called) though, which is linked from there, if anyone really wants to know. It's nothing big.

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Ralfskini

I don't believe it's stupid to turn somebody down simply because they didnt justify only taking five GCSE's.

I don't think that was what he was saying; I thought he meant that because I have those qualities, it'd be stupid to turn me down just because I have 5 GCSEs. I think the assumption is there that I have the talent to go to Oxford because I got an offer. If I didn't, then no-one would think that I deserved to go, including myself.

But I did justify taking 5 GCSE's- I was ill and took them in less than a school year, at a part time school. I just didn't apologise for the fact or act like it was a flaw in my application.

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MadLy

Helenia

It doesn't happen, don't worry. I have never yet been asked "So, what did you get in your A-Levels then?"

I reckon that's because it would be a bit of a pointless question.....its generally known that most ppl have got AAA.....AAAA..AAAAA....at A-level neway.....so wouldnt be much of a conversation starter! :biggrin:

F.Poste....it sounds like its been a real rollercoaster ride!! :smile:

Glad you seem to have come out of it even stronger! :cool:

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DC_1234

MadLy

I reckon that's because it would be a bit of a pointless question.....its generally known that most ppl have got AAA.....AAAA..AAAAA....at A-level neway.....so wouldnt be much of a conversation starter! :biggrin:

More a conversation finisher.

"Hi, I'm Duncan, what's your name?"
"Well I have five As at A-Level!"
"Oh... how nice."

I think I'm going to spend my first day offering to help people move stuffinto their rooms. Seems like a good way to meet people.

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MadLy

I reckon that's because it would be a bit of a pointless question.....its generally known that most ppl have got AAA.....AAAA..AAAAA....at A-level neway.....so wouldnt be much of a conversation starter! :biggrin:

F.Poste....it sounds like its been a real rollercoaster ride!! :smile:

Glad you seem to have come out of it even stronger! :cool:

Yeah, and all the medics did nearly exactly the same subjects, so that's not interesting either.

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