Astrophoria Oxford Foundation Year 2025(Official Thread)

Applicant to engineering here. Predicted AAB in Maths, Chemistry and Physics (B in Chemistry).
12 places for the engineering course... yikes!
Hoping my strong PS (verified by my Physics teacher) and references helps pull me through to an interview. 🤞

Hello fellow engineering applicant, actually… there are up to 4 places for engineering. 12 is the amount of places for (Chemistry, engineering and Material sciences combines)

I’m predicted BBC, the entry requirements for engineering here are AAB. I meet all entry requirements for the foundation course and have had a lot of extenuating circumstances and a really good PS. Is it worth applying or will I get instantly rejected?

Wow, even worse.

I’m predicted BBC, the entry requirements for engineering here are AAB. I meet all entry requirements for the foundation course and have had a lot of extenuating circumstances and a really good PS. Is it worth applying or will I get instantly rejected?

This is what they said when answering a Sligo queation asking which candidates gets rejected pre-interview:
“The most common reason for not being shortlisted for interview is that the grades or predictions are not at the minimum level for the Foundation Year (for AFY science this is AAB with the A's in science or maths). Or alternatively that the candidate is not eligible under the fairly strict AFY criteria (see https://foundationyear.ox.ac.uk/eligibility for how to check). The most common reason for not being offered a place after interview is that there were better candidates: the process is rather competitive, as it is for direct entry to Oxford's degrees.”
You might want to try next year if you get grades that meet the requirements.

This is what they said when answering a Sligo queation asking which candidates gets rejected pre-interview:
“The most common reason for not being shortlisted for interview is that the grades or predictions are not at the minimum level for the Foundation Year (for AFY science this is AAB with the A's in science or maths). Or alternatively that the candidate is not eligible under the fairly strict AFY criteria (see https://foundationyear.ox.ac.uk/eligibility for how to check). The most common reason for not being offered a place after interview is that there were better candidates: the process is rather competitive, as it is for direct entry to Oxford's degrees.”
You might want to try next year if you get grades that meet the requirements.

applying for mech eng
predicted AAA in maths, physics and economics
fsm, attend a non-selective state school, recently went through family bereavement

if anyone’s curious about my gcse attainment, I got:
9,9,9,8,8,8-8,8,7,7

Decent set of results! Mine weren't as good:
8,8,8-8,7,6,5 and a Level 2 Merit in Design Tech.
I hope GCSE's aren't too much of a consideration.

Hello,
I applied for the Law foundation year.
Required grades: BBB
Predicteds: A*AB (Spanish, English Literature, Psychology).
GCSEs: 9, 9, 9, 9-9, 8, 7, 6, 5 - The 9's are in Maths, Combined Sciences, English literature and Spanish.
Desired colleges: None specifically.
Eligible as:
State-school student.
Criteria 1 = postcode falls into ACORN 6 + Ever 6 FSM.
Criteria 2 = attended non-selective state school from 11-18.
Criteria 3 = Ever 6 FSM + CIN plan + care responsibilities for a sustained period of time + being from a household w/ income under £25K + //(? Currently being assessed for Autism)late diagnosis of SEN + (?Not sure what this means but I have missed periods of school due to my depression - hospitalisations/appointments/e.t.c...)long absences more than 6 months or experienced time out of secondary school over one year.