Are My GCSEs GOOD ENOUGH?

Hi all,

I’ve been having a bit of stress recently due to an information evening at school saying that most Cambridge applicants that are successful from this area will have mostly 9s and a few 8s.

(London)

Therefore, am I wasting my time with my grades or are they good enough (I am going for history- I don’t have history) - is maths a problem? And the btech?

English Lit 9
RS 9
Geography 9
English Lang 8
Science 8 8
Food 8
Maths 7
Btech Business D* (8/9 equivalent)

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 1

DataVenia

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

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Original post by Crystalcreps

Hi all,

I’ve been having a bit of stress recently due to an information evening at school saying that most Cambridge applicants that are successful from this area will have mostly 9s and a few 8s.

(London)

Therefore, am I wasting my time with my grades or are they good enough (I am going for history- I don’t have history) - is maths a problem? And the btech?

English Lit 9
RS 9
Geography 9
English Lang 8
Science 8 8
Food 8
Maths 7
Btech Business D* (8/9 equivalent)

Your grades are not going to be an issue at all (unless you're applying for something Maths-heavy, which clearly you're not).

See "Are these GCSEs good enough for x" - the guide, which covers Cambridge first.

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Bobby578293

3

Original post by Crystalcreps

Hi all,

I’ve been having a bit of stress recently due to an information evening at school saying that most Cambridge applicants that are successful from this area will have mostly 9s and a few 8s.

(London)

Therefore, am I wasting my time with my grades or are they good enough (I am going for history- I don’t have history) - is maths a problem? And the btech?

English Lit 9
RS 9
Geography 9
English Lang 8
Science 8 8
Food 8
Maths 7
Btech Business D* (8/9 equivalent)

Hey!

Current Cambridge Law student here, your grades are absolutely fine for Cambridge! I only got 2x 9, 4x 7 and still got an offer! Your predicted grades and interviews are way more important.

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

Original post by Crystalcreps

Hi all,

I’ve been having a bit of stress recently due to an information evening at school saying that most Cambridge applicants that are successful from this area will have mostly 9s and a few 8s.

(London)

Therefore, am I wasting my time with my grades or are they good enough (I am going for history- I don’t have history) - is maths a problem? And the btech?

English Lit 9
RS 9
Geography 9
English Lang 8
Science 8 8
Food 8
Maths 7
Btech Business D* (8/9 equivalent)

hi! i’ve just received an interview offer from cambridge and my gcses are substantially lower than yours! your performance in your a levels is way more important

Reply 4

Anonymous #2

Original post by Bobby578293

Hey!
Current Cambridge Law student here, your grades are absolutely fine for Cambridge! I only got 2x 9, 4x 7 and still got an offer! Your predicted grades and interviews are way more important.

Do you know anyone with no 9s? I've heard of many Oxbridge students with one or two 9s but have never heard about an Oxbridge student with no 9 at all . I got 8888888876

Reply 5

JustBenjamin

12

Original post by Anonymous

Do you know anyone with no 9s? I've heard of many Oxbridge students with one or two 9s but have never heard about an Oxbridge student with no 9 at all . I got 8888888876

while this is not the case for Cambridge their contextual GCSE score Oxford considered 8 and 9s equal.

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