Do I stand a chance with AAA for E&M at Oxford?

Hi, I don’t know if I should even apply to E&M at Oxford since I currently have A*A*A (maths, econ, art) with A in econ. There’s no chance of it being changed either. I’ve done a few TSA papers and on average I get a raw percentage of around 75% but I don’t really think I stand a chance to other applicants with my subject combination and A grade in econ.

Reply 1

eeeli

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The entry requirements are A*AA with at least an A in maths. You exceed those requirements, so I don't see why your A-levels would ruin your chances.

Reply 2

Anonymous #2

can you improve your tsa percentage? :smile:

Reply 3

Scotney

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Original post by Anonymous

Hi, I don’t know if I should even apply to E&M at Oxford since I currently have A*A*A (maths, econ, art) with A in econ. There’s no chance of it being changed either. I’ve done a few TSA papers and on average I get a raw percentage of around 75% but I don’t really think I stand a chance to other applicants with my subject combination and A grade in econ.

It is one out of five choices so why not?

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

OP

Yes but my family commented that A* in art might not be that highly regarded for E&M so I was worried. The majority of people I know that have been accepted into Oxford also usually are predicted as least all A* :frown:

[quote=eeeli;98823825]The entry requirements are A*AA with at least an A in maths. You exceed those requirements, so I don't see why your A-levels would ruin your chances.

Reply 5

Anonymous #1

OP

Original post by Anonymous

can you improve your tsa percentage? :smile:

I will see, so far I have only done two papers 😅 but hopefully! I think I might be able to get it up to a 80% raw percentage which people have said should get me better chances?

Reply 6

emilyalexandria

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Original post by Anonymous

Yes but my family commented that A* in art might not be that highly regarded for E&M so I was worried. The majority of people I know that have been accepted into Oxford also usually are predicted as least all A* :frown:

You can absolutely get into Oxford without all A*s predicted. There's a reason they make you do the TSA and interviews, and there's a reason they don't make the entry requirements A*A*A*. A lot of applicants worry that if they don't have straight A*s and straight 9s, they'll be rejected instantly. It's just not true, no matter how much it's repeated by family and friends and people on TSR.