GCSE Requirements for University

You can only go to either Cambridge or Oxford. If you are worried about your GCSEs hindering you, go to Cambridge as they are less strict than Oxford. You're fine for the other unis. Dont worry because a B in maths wouldnt hinder you as you have a good overall gcse range. Also unis see 8s and 9s the same so dont worry about getting 9s. I would contact them on their resits policy or research it because the unis you specifically mentioned dont really accept resists but if they accept your extenuating circumstances, it should be fine as long as your teacher puts in your references and you fill any extenuating circumstances forms.

Thank you for replying!! This has really reassured me. I had a serious acute condition - sepsis and glandular fever - and in their list of extenuating circumstances it says acute serious illnesses are allowed. I was also diagnosed with clinical depression in June of that year (year 12). I developed sepsis and glandular fever it at the start of year 13 and my teachers advised me to redo year 13 because I was dealing with the effects, so I never received results and therefore never sat any A Level exams (I’m not redoing year 13 because I didn’t get good grades). Do you think this will be legitimate reason for redoing the year? I’m still dealing with post sepsis syndrome and the effects today, and was hospitalised for a couple days (I was released too early). Thank you!