Oxford medicine

I really want to apply to Oxford and study medicine but a lot of people have said my GCSE grades are not good enough whilst others have said GCSEs will not really weigh me down if I have an excellent BMAT score, Alevel predictions, personal statement and interview.
I got 87766666 in my GCSEs could anyone give me an advice and if it’s possible to still get into Oxford please

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Stiffy Byng

Oxford says:

"GCSEs will be taken into account when we consider your application but they are just one aspect that we look at. GCSE results will be considered alongside your personal statement, academic reference, predicted grades and performance in any written work or written test required for your course.

If you are shortlisted, your performance in interviews will also be taken into account. Higher grades at GCSE can help to make your application more competitive, and successful applicants typically have a high proportion of 7,8 and 9 grades. However, we do look at GCSE grades in context.

If you feel that you did less well in your GCSEs than you might otherwise have done because of extenuating circumstances, you may still be able to make a competitive application. Examples would include disruption caused by change of school or system, severe discontinuity of teachers, bereavement, and debilitating illness.

We take care to treat each application individually and would always take such extenuating circumstances into account, if they are brought to our attention. You may like to mention any such circumstances in your personal statement, and your referee should make sure to mention them clearly in their reference.

If for any reason this is not possible, then we would advise you to contact the college you applied to (or are assigned to if making an open application) once they are likely to have received your application. This is likely to be around the end of October."

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/admission-requirements/uk-qualifications

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