LAE Strat - chances?? be brutally honest pls

I really want to go to LAES (don't we all) but i don't want to unreasonably up my hopes.
Here are my predicteds:
Eng Lit - 9
Eng Lang - 9
History - 9
Spanish - 9
Chemistry - 9
Biology - 8
Physics - 8
Maths - 8
Music - 6
i achieved a 9 in Religious Studies last year
hopinggg they ignore my music grade lol who even enjoys music gcse
i really want to do Biology Chemistry Psychology and Eng Lit but lowkey i know people with all 9s who didn't get in..
im not fsm but i live reasonably close and i go to a state school so i'm hoping for some priority

Hi.
You have a very strong chance of being accepted into LAE. Your predicted grades are very high and being predicted a 6 in Music is absolutely fine, they do not expect candidates to be achieving all 9s. I know many LAE students whose GPA (grade point average) aren’t that high, but got in because they met the entry requirements for the subjects they applied for.
I will say that it is definitely a competitive school and you are right in saying that people who get all 9s may still not be able to get in. This can be due to many factors, for example, the oversubscription criteria. Top sixth forms tend to prioritise students first who are looked after, have free school meals, their catchment area, then finally their grades.

thank you so much for taking the time to reply 🧡
this is so reassuring, thank youu!
i am still fairly worried because ive heard of students with better grades than me not being accepted, but Ive come to terms with the fact that i might not get in. i live an hour away by train and i dont apply to their oversubscription criteria, but all i can do now is hope for the best 😞

No problem! Exactly, you have submitted your application now and all you can do is hope you get an offer.
Also, they are going to focus on the subjects that you have applied to, meaning they will focus on GCSE English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, which you are predicted a 998 in. For Psychology, they will look at your English Language result, which is also predicted a 9. This places you with higher priority.

I really want to go to LAES (don't we all) but i don't want to unreasonably up my hopes.
Here are my predicteds:
Eng Lit - 9
Eng Lang - 9
History - 9
Spanish - 9
Chemistry - 9
Biology - 8
Physics - 8
Maths - 8
Music - 6
i achieved a 9 in Religious Studies last year
hopinggg they ignore my music grade lol who even enjoys music gcse
i really want to do Biology Chemistry Psychology and Eng Lit but lowkey i know people with all 9s who didn't get in..
im not fsm but i live reasonably close and i go to a state school so i'm hoping for some priority

music is cooking us 🙏