I am currently in year 12, shortly going to sit my mocks.
At GCSE I got nine 9s and three 8s.
At A-Level I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computer Science, as well as an EPQ which I am doing on a computer science topic. I obviously don't have predicted grades yet but am fairly confident that I can get all A* predicted (or at the very worst a single A and the rest A*).
I have led and participated in several mathematical competitions with fair amounts of success (some group competitions I led resulted in having my school's name on a website, etc.) and got invited to sit the Oxford University Computing Challenge (Elite?). I also have several computer science projects(research papers, coding project, etc.) in the works which are fairly interesting and will hopefully have them complete by the start of next academic year. I have purchased a book on Quantum Computing and am intending to read a few other CS books over the holiday, as well as complete every MAT paper. However, I'm not sure if I will be able to secure a work experience worth talking about on the personal statement.
Do I stand an actually good chance of getting in? Or at least getting an interview? I'm asking because I've read so many posts about people having solid academic credentials, but not even getting an interview. One poor guy had a 5A* predicted and good supercurriculars and didn't get a single one of his 5 unis, let alone Oxford, which is making me quite nervous. What more can I realistically do to increase my chances of getting to interview?