Hi everyone! I am a student in year 11 in a not private but very good school with ties to russel group universities. My options for GCSE are Triple Science, Psychology, History and Persian. I got ( A* in all my sciences so far (45%)and an A in English )
I want to study Medicine in Oxford or Cambridge ( ideally Oxford )
Anyways I had some questions please:
1: what extra curricular activities did you do in year 11? What extra curriculars do Oxford be impressed by?
2: is it worth doing Biology, Chemistry, two other subjects and an EPQ and Persian for A levels? ( 4 subjects as EPQ doesn’t count and Persian is easy for me as I am native speaker) or should I just do three subjects? What subjects?
3: is it as impossible to get into Oxford as people make it sound? Is it like winning the jackpot in lottery? Or with dedication it is possible?
4: any other less heard tips that can land me a place in Oxford? Any tips would be appreciated.
5: does my background ( ethnicity) and status matter??
Thank you very much!