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Predicted grades (A level) against cohort performance

Hi

I was wondering is there a generic way to understand how I performed within and against my cohort at school based on the predicted grades given to me after my yr 12 exam?

Reply 1

What 'performance' - within your school mocks compared to everyone else at your school?
Original post
by McGinger
What 'performance' - within your school mocks compared to everyone else at your school?

In terms of my mock result performance against the rest of the school in my year for mock? Eg. a predicted A*A*A* does not imply I am in the top 10%-20% for the subjects I'm taking does it?
Original post
by Jonjon7
In terms of my mock result performance against the rest of the school in my year for mock? Eg. a predicted A*A*A* does not imply I am in the top 10%-20% for the subjects I'm taking does it?

You're right it doesn't.
Is there anything you are looking for in the future that has any kind of criteria like that?
Otherwise, is there a particular reason you'd like to know apart from your own curiosity?
Original post
by 04MR17
You're right it doesn't.
Is there anything you are looking for in the future that has any kind of criteria like that?
Otherwise, is there a particular reason you'd like to know apart from your own curiosity?

I'm hoping to apply to Oxbridge and many of their admissions tend to talk about 10% cohort for selection to interview, ie individual's predicted grades in contextual. Just wanted to know where I stand in terms of interview selection. I know I need to get the rest of admission criterias all polished to tiptop conditions.

Reply 5

That 10% of the whole cohort - not just your school.
Original post
by Jonjon7
I'm hoping to apply to Oxbridge and many of their admissions tend to talk about 10% cohort for selection to interview, ie individual's predicted grades in contextual. Just wanted to know where I stand in terms of interview selection. I know I need to get the rest of admission criterias all polished to tiptop conditions.


Which one? Cambridge or Oxford?
And which course?

No point being vague, you can't apply to both
Original post
by McGinger
That 10% of the whole cohort - not just your school.

Thanks, I was under the impression 10% per school, which makes no sense to me
Original post
by 04MR17
Which one? Cambridge or Oxford?
And which course?
No point being vague, you can't apply to both

Thanks, I do know I can apply to one of the two.

I'm still considering which of the two to apply to for medicine.

My predicted grades 4A* (Chemistry, Bio, Math and Further Math) and yes I do know they do not consider further maths, as its a "duplicate subject" and Oxbridge do not usually look at 4th subject.

Reply 9

Original post
by Jonjon7
Thanks, I was under the impression 10% per school, which makes no sense to me

No University would select applicants on the basis of how anyone else at your school had performed or was predicted.

Reply 10

Original post
by McGinger
No University would select applicants on the basis of how anyone else at your school had performed or was predicted.

Thanks I do know that :smile:. Though I think the response I am getting is beginning to deviate from my op
Original post
by Jonjon7
I'm hoping to apply to Oxbridge and many of their admissions tend to talk about 10% cohort for selection to interview, ie individual's predicted grades in contextual. Just wanted to know where I stand in terms of interview selection. I know I need to get the rest of admission criterias all polished to tiptop conditions.


I've just read the entire medicine admissions policy of Cambridge university, not one mention of taking those who were in the top 10% of their cohort for an interview. If you've found this on a specific college website please let me know which one. I haven't checked the Oxford one yet but I've come back to ask, specifically, where have you got this information from?

Reply 12

Original post
by 04MR17
I've just read the entire medicine admissions policy of Cambridge university, not one mention of taking those who were in the top 10% of their cohort for an interview. If you've found this on a specific college website please let me know which one. I haven't checked the Oxford one yet but I've come back to ask, specifically, where have you got this information from?

I have previously signed up for individual college's admission webinars/talks https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events-listing

The admission tutors from 2 different colleges of Cambridge mentioned on that they looked at whether students, prior to interview selection, are within 10% cohort, though they never specifically mentioned how and where they get the data from. Thus my original OP of trying to understand if there is a generic way to find out individual performance at school.

As for Oxford, they hold very few webinars , therefore I would not be able to comment/claim they mentioned it before.
Original post
by Jonjon7
I have previously signed up for individual college's admission webinars/talks https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events-listing

The admission tutors from 2 different colleges of Cambridge mentioned on that they looked at whether students, prior to interview selection, are within 10% cohort, though they never specifically mentioned how and where they get the data from. Thus my original OP of trying to understand if there is a generic way to find out individual performance at school.

As for Oxford, they hold very few webinars , therefore I would not be able to comment/claim they mentioned it before.

Right, so you're asking us what those admissions tutors mean. Have you tried asking them?

I'm sure you could locate their email addresses
https://www.cam.ac.uk/email-and-phone-search?ucam-ref=home-menu
(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 14

Original post
by 04MR17
Right, so you're asking us what those admissions tutors mean. Have you tried asking them?
I'm sure you could locate their email addresses
https://www.cam.ac.uk/email-and-phone-search?ucam-ref=home-menu

Sorry, that is not my OP question.

My OP is

"Hi I was wondering is there a generic way to understand how I performed within and against my cohort at school based on the predicted grades given to me after my yr 12 exam?"
Original post
by Jonjon7
Sorry, that is not my OP question.
My OP is
"Hi I was wondering is there a generic way to understand how I performed within and against my cohort at school based on the predicted grades given to me after my yr 12 exam?"


I know what your question is

And you told me you're asking that question based on a comment made by Cambridge university staff

So my advice to you is to direct this question to Cambridge university staff

My guess would be that this is not based on the current cohort, about whom there is no available data and instead will be based on the historic level 3 performance at your school/college - which the university may have access to. But that is a guess; because I am not, nor do I work for, Cambridge University - my advice (again) is to ask them if you are looking for a definitive answer rather than our best guess about a comment we didn't hear ourselves

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