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well i know someone who got mainly B's and is at Cambridge- but he had a very good reason for messing up which they took into account. GCSE grades are kinda irrelevant anyway as long as theyre not too bad!
Reply 2
devilschild
GCSE grades are kinda irrelevant anyway as long as theyre not too bad!



ummm...i think that now....they re becomng ever more important with the increasing applications
Reply 3
I've got 4As 2Bs and 3Cs and I have my interview on Thursday for Economics :smile:
no offence but economics is not as competetive as say Law medicine vet science.

:tongue:
But i hope you do well :wink:
Reply 6
A friend of mine was accepted into Oxford with 3As, 5Bs, 2Cs and a D.
In what subject. But he must have got good A levels.

Look i hate when ppl think its ok to mess up gcses and then just work at A level and theyll get in.
Life doesnt work like that!
If you want to ever achieve anything in life you got to work for it and earn it the old fashioned way through blood sweat and tears.
Reply 8
Pink Jelly Baby
If you want to ever achieve anything in life you got to work for it and earn it the old fashioned way through blood sweat and tears.


Or you could just be good at what you do. :wink:
Pink Jelly Baby
no offence but economics is not as competetive as say Law medicine vet science.

:tongue:

At Cambridge, Economics is more competitive than all three of the subjects you've named.
Reply 10
deianra
At Cambridge, Economics is more competitive than all three of the subjects you've named.


yeh EXACTLY - vet scince - may be compettive in terms of numbers but not in terms of ability. Those that are amaizng at scciences do nat science or medicine
Reply 11
zip it123
yeh EXACTLY - vet scince - may be compettive in terms of numbers but not in terms of ability. Those that are amaizng at scciences do nat science or medicine


Not really true. Some subjects may be slightly harder than others, but those who "are amazing at sciences" can presumably do whatever they want. They won't necessarily gravitate towards the very hardest course to get into.
Reply 12
deianra
At Cambridge, Economics is more competitive than all three of the subjects you've named.


Economics may be more competitive than Law or Medicine in terms of numbers, but you're comparing completely different subjects with different types (and average quality) of applicants. Even between colleges you will find disparities in application ratios, sometimes with lowly subscribed colleges getting the best applicants (e.g. Maths at Trinity).

d750
Not really true. Some subjects may be slightly harder than others, but those who "are amazing at sciences" can presumably do whatever they want. They won't necessarily gravitate towards the very hardest course to get into.


You're so right, I wish more people would realise this.
Reply 13
d750
Not really true. Some subjects may be slightly harder than others, but those who "are amazing at sciences" can presumably do whatever they want. They won't necessarily gravitate towards the very hardest course to get into.
Since when was NatSci hard to get into!? *quiver*
Reply 14
RobbieC
Since when was NatSci hard to get into!? *quiver*


It's Cambridge, of course it's hard to get into! Yes, there are lots of places, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get one, and once you're here they do work you damn hard. :wink:
Reply 15
I study English at Oxford. My GCSE grades: A*ABCC :smile: I was sick and did them in a matter of months, which explains why!
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Pink Jelly Baby
no offence but economics is not as competetive as say Law medicine vet science.

:tongue:


Sorry but at Cambridge... the most competitive courses are:
1. Architecture
2. Economics
3. Natural Science
4. Law
deianra
At Cambridge, Economics is more competitive than all three of the subjects you've named.


zip it123
yeh EXACTLY - vet scince - may be compettive in terms of numbers but not in terms of ability. Those that are amaizng at scciences do nat science or medicine


Should we have a party?

Zip_it and deianra agreed on something for the first time!!

No argument.. :eek:

Are you both feeling ok?
I think I read somewhere about a Mathmo who only had one A in Maths, of course.

But I probably just made that up anyway :biggrin:
Reply 19
Officially I have one GCSE - an A* in Geography. I had an interview at Cambridge last year and an Oxford one this year.