Can I get into Oxbridge with Latin, Psychology and Maths?

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I do a level psychology, Latin and maths, and am looking to do a psychology degree at Oxbridge/Russel Group. Are these all respected A Levels, and if I got A*s in all of them, would I have a chance at Oxbridge?

Reply 1

rosegild

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by user121169

I do a level psychology, Latin and maths, and am looking to do a psychology degree at Oxbridge/Russel Group. Are these all respected A Levels, and if I got A*s in all of them, would I have a chance at Oxbridge?

I'd say definitely! They sound like strong alevels! Maths is a strong subject and a rigorous alevel course, definitely a good choice and goes well with psychology (I study maths myself). Psychology is a given as it is the course you want to do. And Latin is great as a language can provide you with a plethora of skills and top universities usually really value a language at a-level. BUT it depends on what and where you want to study and whether that course has any specific requirements (so that's something to look into). The most important thing is that you are passionate about those subjects and therefore willing to work hard which will mean you'll get those good grades you need!! Ultimately, from my point of view, work hard and those alevels will definitely not disadvantage you when it comes to Oxbridge applications.
Good luck with your alevels and uni applications :smile:

Reply 2

user121169

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by rosegild

I'd say definitely! They sound like strong alevels! Maths is a strong subject and a rigorous alevel course, definitely a good choice and goes well with psychology (I study maths myself). Psychology is a given as it is the course you want to do. And Latin is great as a language can provide you with a plethora of skills and top universities usually really value a language at a-level. BUT it depends on what and where you want to study and whether that course has any specific requirements (so that's something to look into). The most important thing is that you are passionate about those subjects and therefore willing to work hard which will mean you'll get those good grades you need!! Ultimately, from my point of view, work hard and those alevels will definitely not disadvantage you when it comes to Oxbridge applications.
Good luck with your alevels and uni applications :smile:

this is so helpful omg thank you so much 🙏 !

Reply 3

DerDracologe

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Original post

by user121169

I do a level psychology, Latin and maths, and am looking to do a psychology degree at Oxbridge/Russel Group. Are these all respected A Levels, and if I got A*s in all of them, would I have a chance at Oxbridge?

Cambridge requires maths or biology so in terms of subject combination you’re fine there.
Oxford recommends having a STEM subject (of which you have 2) so again you’d be fine there in terms of subjects if you can get the grades.

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user121169

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by DerDracologe

Cambridge requires maths or biology so in terms of subject combination you’re fine there.
Oxford recommends having a STEM subject (of which you have 2) so again you’d be fine there in terms of subjects if you can get the grades.

amazing thank you so much!! ☺️

Reply 5

AmIReallyHere

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I think the psychology, philosophy and linguistics course may be something that you may be interested in!

Reply 6

Picnicl

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If you're invited to interview and do well there, you can technically get in Oxford for Psychology with A*AA. Cambridge require A*A*A.
However, in practice for this subject, according to TCUGuide, the average Oxford entrant has achieved higher A Level entry grades than at Cambridge.
Oxford are known for putting more emphasis on admission test scores and GCSE results than Cambridge do. So Cambridge interview more than Oxford. Oxford might only interview 35% of applicants whereas Cambridge might interview 75%.

Oxford's intake last year was 50 students a year (12% of applicants), Cambridge's 81 (9% of applicants).

There is never any guarantee about how many people will apply to each place and it's never necessarily a reflection of how good a particular department (or university) is.