This discussion is now closed.
Check out other Related discussions
- Do I still have a chance at Oxbridge medicine
- Gcse results were disappointing
- "Are these GCSEs good enough for x" - the guide
- As of now do I stand a decent chance in getting into Oxford?
- Chance at Oxford University???
- I did so **** in my GCSEs
- Oxbridge GCSE's - do I need all 7s?
- Where does Cambridge stand with resits?
- Oxford - should I bother?
- Can I still get an offer from Oxford Economics despite my poor(ish) GCSE's?
- Gcse grade too low to study at a Russel Group / Oxbridge
- anyone up to be a mentor?
- Do I stand a chance at Oxbridge?
- Can you get into Cambridge with these GCSEs and A levels already achieved
- Applying for Law
- Is Oxbridge really that difficult to get into or not?
- How do some people honestly even get into Oxbridge?
- Are my gcse grades hood enough for Ucl/Kcl/Lse/Durham/Oxbridge
- studying medicine at oxford
- Oxford GCSE requirements
For those who go cambridge / oxford, what were your GCSE grades?
Scroll to see replies
Reply 20
sulpicia
I got perfect marks in every exam I ever sat and Cambridge still rejected me...
Your signature suggests otherwise - at just under 91% UMS your AS results would have not been spectacular for a Cambridge Law applicant.
Anyway, to answer the actual question:
hobnob
Yes / no / it depends / yes.
Reply 21
sulpicia
I got perfect marks in every exam I ever sat and Cambridge still rejected me... You need solid results - but they're no guarantee of a place. I don't think someone with 10 A* has a massive advantage over say 5A*5A
you didnt get all A* at gcse
Youre a FAILURE!!! (jks 
)Reply 22
sulpicia
I got perfect marks in every exam I ever sat and Cambridge still rejected me... You need solid results - but they're no guarantee of a place. I don't think someone with 10 A* has a massive advantage over say 5A*5A
what do you class as perfect marks? because looking at your sig i wouldn't class those as 'perfect marks'.
Reply 23
for an interview, your grades aren't that scrutinized. mind you, out of those who applied to oxford at my school, only two got an offer and one of them had 8A*s and the other had 11A*s.
Reply 24
jamesh_91
what do you class as perfect marks? because looking at your sig i wouldn't class those as 'perfect marks'.
OK. bully for you.... Your Business BTEC is only equivalent to 4a* in Mickey Mouse Land tbh...
same with Cida
Reply 25
yeh well i went to a school which was the 27th worst in the country a year before i went? i had no choice but to take two vocational courses
im happy with my grades considering the extremely poor school i went to
not saying i wish i never went or anything btw because i loved every minute there
o and just to add... i only dropped 2-5 marks in each of my physics,maths and chemistry GCSE's but at least i dont go boasting about the ALMOST PERFECT scores i achieved in these subjects
what an ass
im happy with my grades considering the extremely poor school i went to
not saying i wish i never went or anything btw because i loved every minute there
o and just to add... i only dropped 2-5 marks in each of my physics,maths and chemistry GCSE's but at least i dont go boasting about the ALMOST PERFECT scores i achieved in these subjects
what an ass
Reply 26
Top scores or not, Sulpicia is clearly more intelligent than you, jamesh.
Business BTEC = to 4 A*s, GTFO, lol.
Business BTEC = to 4 A*s, GTFO, lol.
Reply 27
jamesh_91
yeh well i went to a school which was the 27th worst in the country a year before i went? i had no choice but to take two vocational courses
im happy with my grades considering the extremely poor school i went to
not saying i wish i never went or anything btw because i loved every minute there
o and just to add... i only dropped 2-5 marks in each of my physics,maths and chemistry GCSE's but at least i dont go boasting about the ALMOST PERFECT scores i achieved in these subjects
what an ass
im happy with my grades considering the extremely poor school i went to
not saying i wish i never went or anything btw because i loved every minute there
o and just to add... i only dropped 2-5 marks in each of my physics,maths and chemistry GCSE's but at least i dont go boasting about the ALMOST PERFECT scores i achieved in these subjects
what an ass
I'm not denigrating your results. And well done for getting them in a crap school - I went to one too btw... a well below average inner city comprehensive. But to argue that a btec is equivalent to 4A* makes you look silly. Call a btec a btec and be proud of it.
Reply 28
11
The 2A* isn't GCSE it is from a Level2 B-TEC qualification which is equivalent to 2A*S!
Reply 29
I think Cambridge care less about GCSE's, instead more about excellent AS module grades. Oxford like better GCSEs and don't mind so much for AS as long as A grades are obtained.
Reply 30
er, your grades are ok, but oxford and cambridge are looking for exceptional applicants. You would need 4 As at A Level and something very special about you to get in. Don't give up, remember anything can happen. Its more luck than skill getting into these colleges.
Reply 31
i got 1A* 6B 2B n a C and gt in and my friend got 5As n 5Bs n got in
Reply 32
14
advice_guru
er, your grades are ok, but oxford and cambridge are looking for exceptional applicants. You would need 4 As at A Level and something very special about you to get in. Don't give up, remember anything can happen. Its more luck than skill getting into these colleges.
I'm sorry, but that's rubbish.
Reply 33
Oxford has AAA as its standard offer (so the 4A business is rubbish). Most subjects have only between 3 and 4 applicants per place (so the "very special" business is rubbish). The tutors spend a lot of effort trying to decide who to make offers to (so the "more luck than skill" bit is rubbish - though it's arguably as much the tutors' skill than the applicant's that counts).
Why not change your name to misinformation_guru ?
DtS
Reply 34
well its a shame that you are calling me rubbish, this will build bad karma.
Reply 35
14
advice_guru
well its a shame that you are calling me rubbish, this will build bad karma.
No-one is calling you rubbish - neither DtS nor I can comment on that - but your "advice" certainly is.
Reply 36
hi guys.....I was just wondering whether i should considering apply oxford or cambridge with 6A* and 7A ....i am not sure if thts enough since most people who get in for medicine seem to have 10 or 11 A*. I have just started my A levels...so i dont really know.. i need your advise please
Reply 37
Step_into_my_world
hi guys.....I was just wondering whether i should considering apply oxford or cambridge with 6A* and 7A ....i am not sure if thts enough since most people who get in for medicine seem to have 10 or 11 A*. I have just started my A levels...so i dont really know.. i need your advise please
Just apply for God's sake if you want to
Reply 38
cambridge has a special access scheme which is specially designed for people coming with little or no uni background....does that mean these people will have more chance of getting in?
Reply 39
Step_into_my_world
cambridge has a special access scheme which is specially designed for people coming with little or no uni background....does that mean these people will have more chance of getting in?
Ceteris paribus, yes they would.
Related discussions
- Do I still have a chance at Oxbridge medicine
- Gcse results were disappointing
- "Are these GCSEs good enough for x" - the guide
- As of now do I stand a decent chance in getting into Oxford?
- Chance at Oxford University???
- I did so **** in my GCSEs
- Oxbridge GCSE's - do I need all 7s?
- Where does Cambridge stand with resits?
- Oxford - should I bother?
- Can I still get an offer from Oxford Economics despite my poor(ish) GCSE's?
- Gcse grade too low to study at a Russel Group / Oxbridge
- anyone up to be a mentor?
- Do I stand a chance at Oxbridge?
- Can you get into Cambridge with these GCSEs and A levels already achieved
- Applying for Law
- Is Oxbridge really that difficult to get into or not?
- How do some people honestly even get into Oxbridge?
- Are my gcse grades hood enough for Ucl/Kcl/Lse/Durham/Oxbridge
- studying medicine at oxford
- Oxford GCSE requirements
Latest
Trending
Last reply 2 days ago
University of Cambridge offer-holders' thread for 2025 entryCambridge Undergraduate
169
255
Last reply 2 weeks ago
Which Cambridge Colleges Are More Reapplication-Friendly? (While at Another Uni)Last reply 2 weeks ago
huge chance I won't meet my offer of A*AA for Cambridge and I'm really devastatedLast reply 3 weeks ago
Re-applying to Cambridge for Mathematics with a Post-Results Application (2026 Entry)Last reply 4 weeks ago
Official Cambridge Rejected or Deselected Thread 2025Last reply 1 month ago
Is there a realistic chance of getting Cambridge offer with these grades...Last reply 1 month ago
Why is no one talking about Cambridge engineering offers or rejection
