Oxford application as a mature student

Has anyone had any experience applying to Oxford as a mature student? I will be 21 in November and will be applying this year for 2024 entry. I have BCC at A level. I'm also sitting an extra A level next year, hoping to get an A*/A. Just wondering if Oxford will even look at me with those grades or, as I will be classed as mature, whether they'll have a different approach?

Has anyone had any experience applying to Oxford as a mature student? I will be 21 in November and will be applying this year for 2024 entry. I have BCC at A level. I'm also sitting an extra A level next year, hoping to get an A*/A. Just wondering if Oxford will even look at me with those grades or, as I will be classed as mature, whether they'll have a different approach?

If being 19 and on a gap year counts me as a mature student, then yes. I was also successful in my endeavour and will be starting in October.

Have a look at the entry requirements for the course you are interested in and consider resitting at least two of your other A levels. Afaik, the lowest set of entry requirements (excluding courses offering foundation years) are AAA and even then, those applying to said courses with AAA often aren’t the ones to get the offers for those courses.

I would suggest looking to see if Oxford has published an admissions criteria for the course you want to apply to and see if you can strengthen your application in ways that involve gaining any mentioned skills you feel you lack on the admissions criteria. Perhaps then, put a mention of this on your personal statement and explain how it has made you a better student.

Other things worth doing for the time being include preparing for entrance exams (if any - these will be listed on the Oxford website for whichever course you are applying to) and making sure you arrange either practice interviews or critical discussions about certain aspects of the subject you are applying to, so as to get used to thinking out loud.