Are my GCSE grades good enough for medicine at oxford
I got five 9s three 8s and two 7s
9s in bio physics RS drama French
8s in literature language and chem
7s in history and maths
9s in bio physics RS drama French
8s in literature language and chem
7s in history and maths
Reply 1
Yh, they are
Oxford doesn't officially have GCSE grade requirements, only stating that they want 5s and above at GCSE, but a lot students applying to Oxford will have like 8s and 9s anyway as it is a top school.
Higher GCSE grades would make more of a competitive university application but your grades are more than good enough
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Oxford doesn't officially have GCSE grade requirements, only stating that they want 5s and above at GCSE, but a lot students applying to Oxford will have like 8s and 9s anyway as it is a top school.
Higher GCSE grades would make more of a competitive university application but your grades are more than good enough
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by AcademicWeapon29Yh, they are
Oxford doesn't officially have GCSE grade requirements, only stating that they want 5s and above at GCSE, but a lot students applying to Oxford will have like 8s and 9s anyway as it is a top school.
Higher GCSE grades would make more of a competitive university application but your grades are more than good enough)
Oxford doesn't officially have GCSE grade requirements, only stating that they want 5s and above at GCSE, but a lot students applying to Oxford will have like 8s and 9s anyway as it is a top school.
Higher GCSE grades would make more of a competitive university application but your grades are more than good enough
)tysm i guess I just gotta do better on my ucat lol
Original post
by AcademicWeapon29Yh, they are
Oxford doesn't officially have GCSE grade requirements, only stating that they want 5s and above at GCSE, but a lot students applying to Oxford will have like 8s and 9s anyway as it is a top school.
Higher GCSE grades would make more of a competitive university application but your grades are more than good enough)
Oxford doesn't officially have GCSE grade requirements, only stating that they want 5s and above at GCSE, but a lot students applying to Oxford will have like 8s and 9s anyway as it is a top school.
Higher GCSE grades would make more of a competitive university application but your grades are more than good enough
)They don't have grade requirements but they do score GCSEs, and it is a significant part of the application process - they're one of the most GCSE heavy medical schools (barring the period during the pandemic when they stopped scoring them for various reasons).
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by MJ29081958I got five 9s three 8s and two 7s
9s in bio physics RS drama French
8s in literature language and chem
7s in history and maths
9s in bio physics RS drama French
8s in literature language and chem
7s in history and maths
As above Oxford do score GCSEs and pre-pandemic I think the average number of A*s (8/9 grades) for successful applicants was around more than 10 A*s (8/9 grades) - they also score based on your proportion of A*s relative to non-A* grades. In this case I think you're probably below the average significantly and it would likely not be worth applying as you'd have much better chances at other medical schools.
Applying to medicine is about applying tactically, and where you go to medical school does not directly influence your future medical career as the GMC considers all medical degrees equal and the NHS (which is the only provider of graduate medical training posts) blinds recruiters from your medical school to ensure there is no bias.
So just prioritise medical schools where you will have the strongest profile for!
Reply 4
hey guys,
i’ve always wanted to go to oxford for medicine.
my grades were 999888887- do you think my grades would be good enough for medicine at oxford, since the people i’ve seen from my school that got into oxbridge literally got all 9s at gcses ? thank you so much!
i’ve always wanted to go to oxford for medicine.
my grades were 999888887- do you think my grades would be good enough for medicine at oxford, since the people i’ve seen from my school that got into oxbridge literally got all 9s at gcses ? thank you so much!
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