I am a GCSE student hoping to apply to Cambridge when I reach college but currently I am terrified of trying to get into my dream uni.
I am not doing terribly in any subjects or in my mocks, I got a 9(A**) in business and biology, an 8(A*) in chemistry and r.e, 7(A) in computer science and a 6 in maths (which I’m hoping to push up to a 7 as I did terribly on one of the mock exams. (The rest of my GCSE mock results haven’t been given to me yet).
I go to a comprehensive school and am afraid of not being accepted because of that. I am also afraid that I definitely won’t be as smart as some of the people who go to Cambridge.
I am currently trying to achieve 9 or more GCSE’s that are at 7 or above to get into the colleges honours program as those get specialised help to get into Oxbrige.
Overall I am wondering if I could even compete with some of the applicants and as I’ve been discouraged my people close to me when I say I want to go to Cambridge I feel quite down about it, I would just like to know your opinions.