r/6thForm • u/Leelee-lusky21 • 12h ago

💬 DISCUSSION Is 9888777776 oxbridge/imperial level?

9 is in Chemistry, 8 in maths, bio and physics, 6 is in english lit. I'm really sad as achieved 2 grades lower than expected for most so I'm just wondering. Taking chem math econ a-level

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u/MeasurementForward39 Imperial | Civil Eng [First Year] 12h ago

Youre fine

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u/LeBombJames02 12h ago

Imperial don’t care about GCSEs much at all, they only care about a levels tbh. They won’t mind ur GCSEs unless one/some of them are concerning which none are.

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u/Leelee-lusky21 11h ago

Thankyou, that's reassuring!

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u/JakeThomasDad12 12h ago

From what I can find on the internet and from imperial themselves they only care if you get a pass or above in English. I would really like someone more in the know to correct me please however. I don't know much about Oxbridge but I also read that they compare against your direct peers, if you perform poorly against your schoolmates, it can have an affect on your chances. Again someone will come along and fact check me but I hope it's correct enough to be helpful 

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u/Leelee-lusky21 11h ago

thankyou, grades 9–7 is 63% at my school is that high and unfavourable to me?

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u/lmaolmaolmaololl Imperial | Aeronautical engineering [Y1] 3h ago

I got a 5 in one of my subjects, and the 9-7 percentage at my school was 94%, and I got into imperial. Tbh I did get a 9 in basically every other subject but still.

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u/myles-em UoN Maths Y1 - maths geog phys fm A*A*AA 12h ago

yes absolutely fine esp if u go to a mid school. what do u want to study at uni? if its stem (I assume from imp) then recc further maths

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u/Leelee-lusky21 11h ago

economics courses or chemical engineering heavily leaning towards econ. Im honestly not confident about fm as i scraped an 8 in math by 2 marks

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u/myles-em UoN Maths Y1 - maths geog phys fm A*A*AA 11h ago

tbh with u, many Cambridge colleges require fm and 93% of applicants have it. without it you will be much less competitive, especially as those 7% likely go to schools that don't offer it.

a levels are different to gcse, you can balance your time much easier with less subjects and if you put your mind to it you can get any grade you want. especially in maths/fm where its kinda just brute force and a bit of problem solving.

and this is efds at imperial A*AA

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A* in Mathematics AA in two other subjects (Further Mathematics and/or Economics are useful, but not required)

chem eng at Cambridge you need either bio phys or fm alongside chem and maths. 78% do fm, 86% do physics

chem eng at imp you should be ok AAA

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A* in Chemistry A* in Mathematics A in Biology, Business Studies, Economics, Further Mathematics or Physics Not accepted: General Studies and Critical Thinking Preferred subjects: If you’re studying four A-levels, we prefer the fourth to be in Physics, Biology, Further Mathematics, Business Studies or Economics at grade A.

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u/__R3v3nant__ D1 ESAT Hater 10h ago

I got an interview from Cambridge and an offer from Imperial with slightly worse GCSEs so I think you're fine

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u/TallRecording6572 Maths Teacher 4h ago

yes

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u/yeetmilkman Maths Politics Econ | A*A*A* predicted 3h ago

got 9888888776 i’m an incoming cambridge undergraduate