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Gcse grades for oxford

Hi all. Im currently in the middle of my gcses and i rhink that i will finish with foour 9s, six 8s and one 7. I am, and have been incredibly keen to attend oxford or cambridge and i am wondering wether these grades will he good enough. Could anyone give me their opinion? Additinally, from your experiences what grades do most oxbridge students have? Thanks

Reply 1

The_Lonely_Goatherd

What subject is this for? (Though tbh, sounds good for any subject - though most subjects will place more emphasis on other aspects of your application than GCSE grades)

Reply 2

emilyalexandria

Original post by Fermat42647

Those GCSEs are very good and achieving them would definitely make for a strong application. It's worth noting that Oxford use a contextualised GCSE score in admissions, calculated by comparing the number of 8/9s you got compared to the rest of your school. This means that the difference between 8/9 is essentially removed. I only got a 9 and two 8s, and I'm studying here, so you're definitely on track.

Reply 3

Fermat42647

Hi, thanks for the reply. I am considering biomedical sciences, microbiology, medicine, or perhaps maths - not sure yet. Overall would you say these grades are good enough?

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

What subject is this for? (Though tbh, sounds good for any subject - though most subjects will place more emphasis on other aspects of your application than GCSE grades)

Reply 4

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Original post by Fermat42647

Hi, thanks for the reply. I am considering biomedical sciences, microbiology, medicine, or perhaps maths - not sure yet. Overall would you say these grades are good enough?

These grades should be fine, though I'd strongly suggest you pick a subject first and THEN consider whether you want to apply for Oxford, rather than the other way around. Also, pretty sure Oxford doesn't offer microbiology at undergrad (and I can't find it on this webpage: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/admission-requirements/admission-requirements-table ) :fyi: