Manclass98, Started by: And if you are reading this, you probably also know that in order to get an offer from either Oxford or Cambridge, you need to first go through the infamous process known as the Oxbridge interview. You can find notification dates via the Fees, Funding and Scholarship Search . I really love my subject but I'm not ready to give up studying a language / doing English / my interest in politics. This guide to Medicine interviews tells you what to expect at each Med School interview - including what topics may come up, what each University is looking for, and when interview offers come out Our Oxbridge-graduate consultants are available between 9.00 am â 5.00 pm from Monday to Friday, with additional evening availability when requested. Information for interview candidates. Every year Oxford reject people who they COULD have taken, but they had better applicants. I'm coming from abroad / Scotland / Newcastle - can I stay the night before my interview? What are they looking for from my Personal Statement? lifeofamedic, Started by: Bear3001. When will I find out if I’ve got an offer? KCL 2021 Undergraduate Applicants Thread! Attempting to do so is more than likely to just embarass you. It's generally recommended that you don't apply to the same college twice, as tutors are likely to remember you. What have you done (books you've read, TV programmes you've watched, lectures you've attended) to demonstrate this passion. There are the obvious ones - such as a candidate who the interviewers feel may have been nervous and underperformed, or one who they would like to offer a place to but have had some exceptional candidates and have no more spaces left. Will they still accomodate me? Jhill98_, Started by: No matter what your subject is, check up on any books you've mentioned. How important is it to visit the college I apply to before I apply there? If you are only interviewed at the college you applied to then the most likely reason is that you were either a 'definite yes' or a 'definite no' at that college. Can I study a Joint Honours degree? Technically, yes it is possible. Essentially, no. The Official University of St Andrews Applicants Thread 2021, Started by: And EVERYBODY ends up loving their college! In 2006 6% of Fine Art students were let in without AAA - and that's the highest percentage of any subject. Josh burns, Started by: If your application is shortlisted you will then be invited for an interview. Instead, interviews will be moved online – and questions remain about the timing of the interview process itself, which usually takes place in the first half of December. Many people have a mental image of the "Oxford type", which usually involves some combination of tweed, pearls, a trust fund, 25 A-levels, no life, or being a personal friend of a tutor. For Oxford, offers and rejections will be sent out when the interview period is complete â (although you may have to wait a little bit longer if yours was one of the last interviews). If they are not then no. There will be more than one interview; typically two at each college, and every candidate will be interviewed at two colleges. Naturally less-than-perfect grades may not put you at the top of the list prior-to interview. How will I know if I'm going to be interviewed again? This is to enable you to arrive in good time and settle in, have dinner and meet the student helpers and other candidates before the interviews get going. What A levels do I need to study at Oxbridge? The basic rules are simple. In the same way some subjects (such as English) will use your Personal Statement to supplement the interview (asking you about texts you have read etc) while others seem to ignore it entirely. Each college will send all letters (rejections and acceptances) out at once. A release notice will be posted telling you when you can go home. However 26.7% of offers still go to state schoolers (compared to 27.3% of applicants). HSGx, Started by: Should I mention them on the application form? For many subjects (sciences especially) teaching is very much specialised, with you being passed around the department to be tutored by specialists. For some subjects - such as law and medicine - the majority of applicants will. This is a really exciting time â although sadly, because both universities have a limited number of places and are inundated with many more excellent applicants than they can possibly accept, a lot of people will be disappointed. spooniestudent, Started by: If you have far to travel then tell the college ASAP and they will try to arrange a room for you for an extra night - they won't just leave you on the street! Offers usually come out around mid-March. If being interrogated by a tutor made you feel uncomfortable, then try to bear in mind that this is a bit like tutorials are: every week. But beyond this there's nothing to prevent you from applying again. It seems generally accepted that while bad grades may raise a question mark (although far less so in irrelevant subjects - your aptitude in German is unlikely to impact upon your application for Physics), good grades do not guarantee you a place. Are there any subjects / colleges that are easy to get in for? In 2006 47.6% of applications came from state-maintained schools. If at all possible, please try to avoid coming to Oxford by car if you are attending an interview. For some colleges there will be room and you may be able to hang around for an extra day if you plead long distances. 2022 entry admissions timeline. Which bits in particular interest you? On the other hand there may have been some gaping flaw that you just didn't notice. 47.1% of offers were then made to these students. However, the tutors do vary between colleges, but you will have no way of knowing who your tutors will be before you apply. It's too old / new / small / big / far from the centre / close from the centre and just doesn't have that Oxford flair I was looking for. Hazzz01, Started by: To make your application as competitive as possible it's very important that you register for and take any admissions tests that are required for your course. For 2016 entry this will be on January 6th. For information about studying, researching, working and living in Oxford in the 2020-21 academic year, please see the University’s COVID-19 RESPONSE website. Oxford: Traditional: Oxford interviews are held in mid-December. There's no "easy college" either. Sami_aan, Started by: The courses are listed herealong with any special subject requirements. If colleges wish to interview before making a decision to take someone from the pool, the applicant in question will hear from one of the interviewing colleges a little before the 11 th to arrange to come for this second interview. Can I go to my second choice university and reapply while I'm there as a first-year, so I wouldn't have to take a gap year? Do I need to wear a suit for my interview? When all pooled applications have been reviewed, you may be offered a place by a different College. Please note that separate registration is required in many cases. samsa20, Started by: Above all, you cannot know what it's for. For some subjects (such as Biology, Engineering and Physics) you will be assigned another college for a second interview before you even get to Oxford. Oxford regularly admit to being forced to turn down capable candidates because of a lack of places. Your place at Oxford is on the line, and you’re barely able to control your nerves. Preparation is key, so stop procrastinating, start … Oxford and Cambridge for instance, have a clearly-defined procedure for deciding upon all applications submitted by their 15 October deadline. It's just down to personal preference, all the lectures are given by the same Professors no matter which college you attend. HELP! If you are selected for an Oxford Said MBA Interview, you will be invited to come to the School and have your interview here. Anonymous, Started by: However, at the end of the day, 20% of offers are given by a different college than the one you originally applied to. You may come out of this thinking that you made some wrong decisions â be it on the course, college, university or the amount of work that you did in preparation. Or you might feel that you just have to give it another shot. Different types of offers. The School also offers interviews at key locations in other countries – your invitation to interview will specify all options available at that time. The Student Room, Get Revising and Marked by Teachers are trading names of The Student Room Group Ltd. Register Number: 04666380 (England and Wales), VAT No. In 2020 all our interviews were conducted online. The letter says I WILL be needed until December 10th but MAY be needed until December 11th. 06chambersk, Started by: All of the above factors play some role in deciding whether or not you get an offer but they vary widely by subject. If you think you can make them relevant and have the space then go for it. All decisions are made after interviews are held in November or December with candidates usually being notified by the end of January. So just relax, remind yourself that you've obviously not been rejected outright if you're being interviewed multiple times, and take the opportunity to impress them some more. Before Oxbridge interviews, candidates are asked to submit a number of materials in support of their application. It changes a lot from year to year, so as you can imagine a lot of it can be taken with a pinch of salt. However the college may decide to interview you again, or to send you to another college. Some people may find that being in a suit puts them in the right mindset, and if you're used to wearing one then you may feel ok like that, but nobody is going to reject you because you work a t-shirt. However, you may need to submit written work, or take a written test for some of the courses that Oxford offers. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you were rejected once already, will Oxford be biased against you? There is nothing to prevent you from applying! The PS has varying importance depending on subject, with some merely using it to get rid of anybody who's clearly not interested, and others basing entire interviews on its contents. Just make sure you ask yourself why you're doing it. Everyone will tell you … There's also the possibility that smart as you were, and good at your subject as you are, you're just not suited to the Oxford system. If you miss your grades then that person takes your space. © Copyright The Student Room 2017 all rights reserved. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Your statement should scream passion: Why do you love your subject? We have covered the timeline of Oxford interviews in other blog posts, but to re-iterate, typically Oxford interview results will be communicated to the applicant in early January. The university gives "open offers" - which are an official offer but with no definite college. One thing to be aware of: Lying is a daft idea. ahyuni, Started by: I've been sent home early / asked to stay for another interview. If you still haven’t received anything by the beginning of December, perhaps get in touch with your College to … This tends to lead to a lot of very simple questions which hopefully this section will answer. No. But this does have the advantage that if you DO study Joint Honours then you won't just be studying English and studying History - you'll have "bridge papers" which cover common ground between them. For Oxford, offers and rejections will be sent out when the interview period is complete – (although you may have to wait a little bit longer if yours was one of the last interviews). strangledleaf, Started by: I have tonnes of extracurriculars. Cambridge interview was much tougher as I didn't know the interviewee personally, but also received an offer. If they are relevant then yes. ermmaya, Started by: You may think your application was near-perfect: and perhaps it was. Most students studying just one language will do combine it with Linguistics, although others do Joint Honours Language and English / History / Philosophy / Classics. The Norrington Table is weighted in favour of 1sts (i.e. The short version is that the lack of state-maintained students in Oxford is purely a function of a lack of applicants. Which means asking somebody you've known for a couple of weeks to write you a reference (bear in mind that you still have to apply by October 15th). Students are admitted to Oxford purely on academic merit: and the work-hard play-hard ethic perpetuates: Oxford students tend to get involved in far more extra curriculars than people at other universities (as helped by the collegiate system). The last difference we will go through is to do with the application process itself. You also need to select a college (or make an open application) before submitting your application. , for which she had to come up with an argument and support her views. Also available are English and History; as well as combinations with Philosophy (Maths and Phil, or Physics and Phil). ecolier, Started by: James Smith 90, Started by: If you're able to visit Oxford before you apply then it's worth the visit. Most Oxford scholarships are awarded between late February and June – for example, Clarendon Fund offers are usually sent out by early April. Would I be able to change colleges once I'm there, or would I only be able to avoid Suck College by turning down my Oxford offer? Early November: BMAT, ELAT and other pre-interview assessments taken. So we may meet again, but in the meantime, we wish you every success with your studies and would like to thank you for considering Oxford. Can I just hang around? As such, we have prepared some model questions below that previous candidates have received in their past Oxford interviews. Oxford Said MBA Interviews. If you are to be interviewed again at short notice they will probably try to call you on your mobile: but don't worry. The interview is about you, not them, and at the age of 18 you're unlikely to be able to engage in reasonable discussion with them. See here for an animated film made by Oxford University about applying to Colleges. How soon can I hope to hear whether I've been accepted? As a general rule absolutely not. No matter how disappointed you are now don't forget that you don't have to spend all your time in college: all you really need to do there is eat and sleep. Continue Reading Sell yourself - it's amazing how concise you can make a statement (In the PS Helper forum we regularly half the length of a statement by removing waffle) so make sure that the most important things are in there and that you sell yourself. Oxford is an academic university, and it’s not surprising that Oxford interview preparation will involve reading a book or two. 806 8067 22 Registered Office: International House, Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XE, Article by TSR User on Monday 30 January 2017, (Start typing, we will pick a forum for you), Taking a break or withdrawing from your course, Secondary school, sixth form and FE college, There should be legislation against captchas, All gone badly wrong largely due to pandemic, University of Manchester Medicine (A106) 2021 entry, Manchester A104 / A106 2021 Offer Holders, Msc Physician Associate UCLAN September 2021. I'm horribly disappointed and don't think I even want an offer from them. For all other subjects extra curriculars can be very useful to demonstrate your interest, and to express how you're suited to the course as a person, but they're unlikely to damn you if you don't have them. This is not the case at Oxford - there are a very limited number of joint honours programs. (We don't advocate turning up in hot pants or a t-shirt with an offensive slogan but you get the idea - I personally went in jeans and got in just fine!) I study the IB / French Baccalaureate / Abitur / APs. I want to stay in Oxford to do some shopping. Though no interview is 100% predictable, Oxford interviews do tend to center around a fairly standard list of MBA interview questions. pepoq123, Started by: Jesus) do not physically have space for all the applicants (and will be using accomodation at other colleges already) and should you try to pull a fast one will point you in the direction of the Backpackers' Hostel. Decisions following these are usually made quite quickly. So now you know you have a chance, what do you want to know? If you do have to travel to Oxford by car, make sure you leave plenty of time for the journey, and refer to this up-to-date travel information.. So make sure you keep an eye on it! Your grades are not the be-all-and-end-all. Hopefully you're already aware that this is a very long way away from the truth. I come from a state school. Is this is a good / bad thing? What do I do about trains? Interviews and selection decisions will involve tutors from your chosen (or allotted) college as well as clinical tutors. Most colleges, if not all, will offer accommodation to all interview candidates for the length of time they are required to be in Oxford. cactus11235813, Started by: Photograph: Adam Woolfitt/Corbis . There is, unfortunately, no historical data to suggest when decisions will be sent out. What if I miss it by a grade? For some, such as English, the interviews may focus in part upon texts you've studied, or read for pleasure. Straightforward. Monira Mahmoud, Started by: I don't think I like the college I've been assigned to. Parking - please be aware that parking in … For Oxford, applicants will hear back on the 7th January 2015, whereas Cambridge will post the majority of decisions in early January and decisions for pooled candidates in late January. If no College can offer you a place, your original College will advise you of this decision by 25 January. As December approaches, invitations to interview at Cambridge have begun to drop into inboxes and letterboxes and invitations from Oxford will arrive shortly.
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