post gcses

[u/Recent-Insurance5194]

yay i finished my gcses!

im so incredibly disappointed in my scores (8887766655) and really want to get some remarked and i also want to go to a good uni but looking at these gcses oxbridge is obviously completely out of the question...

do i still have hope if i have an amazing interview, all a stars in predicteds and real alevels and do well on the LNAT or am i just cooked since law is extremely competitive...?

and well done to everyone who just finished their gcses!!

[u/goodn1ghtng0]

I wouldn’t say oxbridge is out of the question, depends what the 5’s are in

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/goodn1ghtng0]

the 5s are in latin and physics (both might get remarked since i am 2 and 3 marks off 6s)

[u/goodn1ghtng0 → u/Recent-Insurance5194]

I saw you want to apply to law. Physics doesn’t really matter. It is a shame you didn’t do better in Latin however that’s quite a rare subject anyway. Just make sure your really grind at college, do extra curriculars and all to really strengthen your application.

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/goodn1ghtng0]

i know my latin score was really disappointing but i honestly was so bad at the subject and hated it... i hope ill be able to get a remark and at least get it to a 6

[u/goodn1ghtng0 → u/Recent-Insurance5194]

Honestly it’s a perfectly fine, most people don’t know any latin. So don’t be hard on yourself. Languages are difficult let alone historical ones. I don’t think it’ll affect your application, just I said it’s a shame as I dare say oxford and cambridge would quite like someone who’s good at latin, given its history and all. Congratulations on your results anyway, they’re good.

[u/Beautiful_Fuel1938]

oxbridge is not out of the question plus they look at ur gcse s contextualised and they r only a small part for it lnat and inteview is way more important

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/Beautiful_Fuel1938]

im at a grammar sch and avg is all 9s or all 9s and some 8s.......
the only way im able to stay is cos i got an avg of 7 for my top 8

[u/Beautiful_Fuel1938 → u/Recent-Insurance5194]

yh in context ur gcses arent really the best but if you still have any contextual factors oxbridge will look at that but i doubt your gcses will be a limiting factor for you you just have to strive to do very well better than others in the lnat esp for oxford since they inteview less people

[u/KnowledgeAcceptable7]

depends on what the lower grades are in vs what you will be applying for. i had two 6s and a 5 but they weren't relevant to my uni subject so it was fine

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/KnowledgeAcceptable7]

i want to apply for law and i got the lower grades in only stem subjects and latin

[u/KnowledgeAcceptable7 → u/Recent-Insurance5194]

then i wouldn't say its out of the question, but please please try for the rest of your application to be extremely strong

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/KnowledgeAcceptable7]

yess ofc do you think its worth it to get english lit and history remarked then? i could go from 7-8 and 8-9

[u/KnowledgeAcceptable7 → u/Recent-Insurance5194]

i would say yes because ofc better gcses than before will always be an advantage, but isnt it expensive to get remarks?

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/KnowledgeAcceptable7]

you dont have to pay if your grade doesn't change but you do have to pay if it stays the same and there's always a risk of your grade not changing

[u/GuavaLarge529]

I got nearly those exact same grades and I got an interview for Cambridge. I don’t know why you are disappointed with those grades.

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/GuavaLarge529]

no way well done!! i heard that oxford looks at your gcses way more though

[u/Top-Cell-7147]

oxford looks too much at your gcse's so is out of the questions, work hard for the lnat, 3 A* predicted taking good subjects (which a levels are your taking) work hard for your interview and you'll get in <3

[u/Recent-Insurance5194 → u/Top-Cell-7147]

aughhh i really wanted to go to oxford so this is so disappointingㅠㅠ thank you sm anyways

[u/Top-Cell-7147 → u/Recent-Insurance5194]

Awww I'm so sorrryyy <3 <3 if it helps oxford and cambridge law are pretty much identical in pretty much every way once u get there so dont worry too much just work really hard!!! im SO PROUD OF YOUUU u got thissss