1.
If you decide to go for the Cambridge one you don't have to worry about your grades being too high, for the Oxford one they mentioned a few times that if you meet the undergrad entry requirement you should apply for the direct entry instead
2.
It doesn't cost anything to try, you meet the grade requirement for both FY programmes and I am assuming you meet the eligibility criteria, so apply and see how it goes, from there you might consider the following routes:
3.
you get rejected >> you can decide to wait till Oct 2025 to apply to the direct entry to Oxbridge for 2026-2027 when you get your new grades (that would require you to take what will basically be another gap year, but there is nothing wrong with that, you can use that time to work, revise, travel etc..)
4.
you get a place >> you can accept your place for the FY, go onto achieving your new A level grades, spend a year on the FY at whichever university you decide to apply to and then if you pass the FY at the required level you can enter the undergrad course in 2026-2027.
1.
If you decide to go for the Cambridge one you don't have to worry about your grades being too high, for the Oxford one they mentioned a few times that if you meet the undergrad entry requirement you should apply for the direct entry instead
2.
It doesn't cost anything to try, you meet the grade requirement for both FY programmes and I am assuming you meet the eligibility, so apply and see how it goes, from there you might consider the following routes:
3.
you get rejected >> you can decide to wait till Oct 2025 to apply to the direct entry to Oxbridge for 2026-2027 when you get your new grades (that would require you to take what will basically be another gap year, but there is nothing wrong with that, you can use that time to work, revise, travel etc..)
4.
you get a place >> you can accept your place for the FY, go onto achieving your new A level grades, spend a year on the FY at whichever university you decide to apply to and then if you pass the FY at the required grades you can enter the undergrad course in 2026-2027.
1.
You did not have the grades to apply to the direct entry (BBB is too low not matter how you slice it)
2.
With BBB you can apply for the foundation and be competitive, but you don't seem to want to, so that's out of the table
3.
You don't want to go on another gap year to apply for the 2026-27 Oxbridge entry
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