Assistance requested: Please help me assess my chances for the Oxford MFE?

Hi guys,

Could I ask for opinions on admission to the Oxford MFE given these stats:

LSE Econ, predicted 2:1 - my average is currently 0.5 points away from a first. I know it's not high for econ grads but I had mitigating circumstances in my first two years due to a severe mental illness, so I'm hoping that will suffice. I've gotten a first in finance, which probably helps.

GRE: 330/340 (Revised version). 167 for Verbal, 163 for Quant.

This is the problem: I just took the GRE today, and looked up my scores online. 163 is at the 86th percentile, and Oxford clearly specifies a 90th percentile for Quant. Obviously I wished I'd practiced ( I didn't have the time and I am still ill), but will this kill my chances given my lack of outstanding grades (a "high first", as specified by Oxford, is something like 80's and 90's in academic grades) and now missing the benchmark for the GRE too?

I suppose I could take try to see if there's a test date for the GMAT next week, because I can't take the GRE again for another 21 days, but I heard that that's harder anyway, so I might kill myself for nothing. Oxford seems pretty darn hardline about the benchmark so I'm freaking out!

Thanks in advance!

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