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Great suggestion by @OxFossil ! The other thing to do would be to speak to the teacher who is writing your UCAS reference - we look to this for inidicators of mitigating circumstances, and any reference they make (informed by the school counsellor) will certainly be taken seriously.


I hope that helps - but please do PM or even call (01865 284203) if you'd like to disucss a little more

Dear LMH, thank you so much for doing this thread. I am an international student studying IB and are keen on applying to oxford this year.

Upon reading a lot of questions and the respective answers on number of A/A* on average a successful applicant has obtained in GCSEs, I started to worry because I do not have GCSE results since it is not part of our school curriculum. If I don't have GCSE results, how do admission tutors view my application? I will only have predicted grades, my personal statement, and school recommendations, would it be a disadvantage to not have GCSE results?

I only found out about this thread recently and have not had time to go through every single posts here so please excuse me if this question has already been asked. thanks a lot for your time.

Don't forget that your teacher can draw attention to other relevant aspects in their UCAS reference or in a separate letter to the admissions office of the college you apply to, at either of Oxford and Cambridge. We want as much information on our applicants as we can get as this can only help us in reaching the fairest decisions.

Hi! This thread looks really interesting and insightful so I was wondering if there is something like this for St Peter's College as I have applied there to read law. Thank you very much.

Hiya LMH.

Unfortunately, the two people who had earlier agreed to write my reference have backed out in the last moment, so I'm wondering how applications without references are looked upon, if at all.

I did 12 GCSEs and got 2A*s, 9As and 1B.
For AS I did History, Psychology and Economics getting AAC.
I've dropped and picked up a subject in Yr13, so at the end will have four A-levels in English Literature, History, French and Psychology. I'm predicted A*AAA. I'm also doing the EPQ and predicted an A for that. I've done a practice of the LNAT and got 19/42. Would I stand a chance for a Law with French Law course at Oxford?

Hi there @LMH OXFORD

I'm referencing a quote from Peterhouse Admissions (they happened to be answering in the thread at the time) but I'm actually after making an application to Oxford so I thought it'd be wise to double check.



I just want to double check that's something that can be done? As it stands, I tried looking on ACORN at my postcode but it says I come from a wealthy area which doesn't accurately reflect the income and situation here at home. My reference writer said in theory he would have no problem writing a further letter to the admissions tutor at the college I want to apply for explaining my circumstances, but as I say, I just want to double check that indeed it is possible?

Hi Charlie,

If you meet the Alevel requirements (which your predicted grades do) you always stand a chance I would recommend contacting the Law Outreach Officer to discuss any questions. I'm afraid I don't have contact details to hand atm, but you can get in touch with them by contacting 01865 271491 - any problems, let me know. They will be able to give useful info on the LNAT too.

Hi! @LMH OXFORD


I'm applying to LMH to do Mathematics and Computer Science for 2018 entry and I'm wondering what factors are most and least considered during application. So are GCSE grades more or less looked upon than predicted A-Level grades for example? And how much weighting does the MAT hold?

Hello

As Peterhouse says, we take this very seriously - the best place for this information to go would be in the reference itself rather than as an adittional document. If we require any additional info, we will be in touch.

Have you spoken to your referee about what is going into the reference?

I got these grades in igcses(which are supposedly harder than normal gcses):
BIOLOGY:A*
CHEMISTRY:A*
PHYSICS:A*
MATHEMATICS:A*
ENGLISH LANGUAGE:A
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (ISLAMIAT):A
PAKISTAN STUDIES: (HISTORY+GEOGRAPHY)A
WORLD HISTORY:A
URDU LANGUAGE:B
Is engineering at Oxford a realistic idea?
Editchool only offered 9 igcses.Will that disadvantage me as I could have gotten more A/A*.

Hello there - we don't have any formal GCSE requirements. We expect you to meet the requirements at Alevel. These are very good grades - continue to do well, and pursue your interest in engineering in your spare time so you have grounds to demonstrate your enthusiasm for it

Hello there - we don't have any formal GCSE requirements. We expect you to meet the requirements at Alevel. These are good grades - continue to do well, and pursue your interest in engineering in your spare time so you have grounds to demonstrate your enthusiasm for it