GCSE and A level stats for oxbridge medicine
Hello, I got 9999 8888 763 on my gcses (3 in French) and I'm on track to get 4 A* predicteds for a levels in Bio, chem, maths and physics. I was wondering if it would be worth applying to oxbridge for medicine assuming I get a very high UCAT score (which is what cambridge will now use) and whatever oxford will later use. Please let me know. Be harsh please. Thank you.
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Original post by AlifsY
Any one able to let me know please
Well, tbh, what do you think ... ? eg. have you read through the medical school entry threads on TSR ...? What sorts of GCSE grades and predicted grades do people post there? I think you already know the answer to your question.
Original post by SilverPebble
Well, tbh, what do you think ... ? eg. have you read through the medical school entry threads on TSR ...? What sorts of GCSE grades and predicted grades do people post there? I think you already know the answer to your question.
I've seen everyone get all 9s/mostly 9s who have applied to oxbridge med. So I'm not sure. What did you mean by I know? (I know as in I can or cant?)
Original post by AlifsY
I've seen everyone get all 9s/mostly 9s who have applied to oxbridge med. So I'm not sure. What did you mean by I know? (I know as in I can or cant?)
If you scroll down on this page - https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/medicine/pre-clinical/statistics - you'll see that the mean number of A* at GCSE for all applicants was 8.3. You have 8 (4x9s and 4x8s), so there's nothing in your GCSEs to indicate it wouldn't be worth applying to Oxbridge for medicine.
You also said that you will be applying with:
4 A * predictions for A Level in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics;
A high UCAT.
Again, it is very obvious that there is nothing there to indicate it wouldn't be worth applying to Oxbridge for medicine.
Have courage!
Original post by SilverPebble
If you scroll down on this page - https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/medicine/pre-clinical/statistics - you'll see that the mean number of A* at GCSE for all applicants was 8.3. You have 8 (4x9s and 4x8s), so there's nothing in your GCSEs to indicate it wouldn't be worth applying to Oxbridge for medicine.
You also said that you will be applying with:
4 A * predictions for A Level in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics;
A high UCAT.
Again, it is very obvious that there is nothing there to indicate it wouldn't be worth applying to Oxbridge for medicine.
Have courage!
You also said that you will be applying with:
4 A * predictions for A Level in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics;
A high UCAT.
Again, it is very obvious that there is nothing there to indicate it wouldn't be worth applying to Oxbridge for medicine.
Have courage!
Except Oxford also use %A*s in shortlisting. OP has 72% A* and there was 1 person interviewed and nobody made an offer with this score.
11% of those with 8 A*s got an offer and almost all of those are likely to have contextual flags.
Oxford would be extremely risky, Cambridge possibly less so (given a low success rate overall), but it all depends on UCAT and pre-supposing a high UCAT is a rookie error. Make choices about where to apply when you have all your stats
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