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UMS grades (not STEP related, sorry)

I'm asking this question here because I feel like an answer from you guys would be generally more valuable than that of other A level students.

For my AS grades, I got...

C1 = 88
C2 = 95
M1 = 82
FP1 = 89
S1 = 80
S2 = 83

I got an A in my Chemistry AS, though I'm not continuing that for A2 and it was also a scraped grade. I got an A in my Physics mock, but I don't know what UMS it was.

I've already completed one gold crest award and am applying for a second.
I'm aiming to study Mathematics (of course), but choosing the Maths with Physics option in the first year.
I got an A* in Maths GCSE, A at Further Maths, A in all three sciences.

Am I likely to get an offer?

A side note, should I ask Cambridge admissions directly about these grades and my likelihood of getting an interview/offer?

Hi, none of us on here are admissions tutors and we cannot give a meaningful answer to this, sorry!

It might be helpful to read this page which explains what Cambridge admissions tutors look for. In particular:

"We look for evidence of these qualities using many sources of information. These include existing and predicted grades, school reference, personal statement, and what we learn at time of interview. We do not simply grade and sum these sources separately. Instead we use all available information together, taking individual context into account, to form a picture of each applicant."

Useful Links

Underground Mathematics: Selected worked STEP questions

STEP Question database

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: What do we look for?

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: Information about STEP

University of Cambridge Admissions Office: Undergraduate course information for Mathematics

Stephen Siklos' "Advanced Problems in Mathematics" book (external link)

MEI: Worked solutions to STEP questions (external link)

OCR: Exam board information about STEP (external link)

AMSP (Advanced Maths Support programme): Support for University Admission Tests (external link)