oxford have our results now, they use them to decide who gets an interview, and we will get offers or rejections before xmas, so finding out the results is just a formality!
Are you sure we all find out whether we've been rejected/have an offer before Christmas?? Why did I think it was mid January, which is horrible considering we have January exams!
Are you sure we all find out whether we've been rejected/have an offer before Christmas?? Why did I think it was mid January, which is horrible considering we have January exams!
its just what an admissions person said when they visited our school, they said we let u knw by xmas/before the new year whereas camb wait longer as they intefview more people but looking on their website it says january so i dont knw, doesnt matter i will get my rejection in like 2 weeks lol!
Ms Gerhardi has asked me to reply on her behalf. The proportion of applicants summoned to interview is difficult to calculate on a College-by-College basis - the University-wide figure for Economics and Management has usually been around 25% deselected, though last year this was around 50% - it can vary depending on how many people apply.
The TSA is indeed used to filter applicants, though there is no pass percentage. Candidates are ranked and a bottom percentage deselected. As I say, this percentage can vary from year to year.
I'm sorry not to be more precise in my response, but the system we use is very individual and exact numbers will depend on the number and quality of the candidates applying in a particular year.
Many thanks
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So, do you think it'll be another 50% deselection year? Does anyone know why they hiked up the deselection by 25 percentage points in one year. Its not as if twice as many applied, or quality halved- or was it? (referring to the former)
Ms Gerhardi has asked me to reply on her behalf. The proportion of applicants summoned to interview is difficult to calculate on a College-by-College basis - the University-wide figure for Economics and Management has usually been around 25% deselected, though last year this was around 50% - it can vary depending on how many people apply.
The TSA is indeed used to filter applicants, though there is no pass percentage. Candidates are ranked and a bottom percentage deselected. As I say, this percentage can vary from year to year.
I'm sorry not to be more precise in my response, but the system we use is very individual and exact numbers will depend on the number and quality of the candidates applying in a particular year.
Many thanks
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So, do you think it'll be another 50% deselection year? Does anyone know why they hiked up the deselection by 25 percentage points in one year. Its not as if twice as many applied, or quality halved- or was it? (referring to the former)
My guess is that it will be closer to 25%, but I am applying for PPE. I think they cull as many as needed to get the interview number down to a manageable one.
Ooh oops. I meant two indeed!
Two mistakes would be amazing obviously, but I already made two mistakes in the 6 questions extensively discussed in this thread... Haha!
Lets hope those were just the harder questions, and that I managed reasonably well for the whole thing!
Meeh.
Good luck to all you guys (except for my fellow Magdalen PPE applicants mehe )
Ooh oops. I meant two indeed!
Two mistakes would be amazing obviously, but I already made two mistakes in the 6 questions extensively discussed in this thread... Haha!
Lets hope those were just the harder questions, and that I managed reasonably well for the whole thing!
Meeh.
Good luck to all you guys (except for my fellow Magdalen PPE applicants mehe )
My guess is that it will be closer to 25%, but I am applying for PPE. I think they cull as many as needed to get the interview number down to a manageable one.
I have a horrible feeling that it will be above 50% deselected, though I cant quite justify why so dont really worry about it. I think interviews/rejections will start next week
I have a horrible feeling that it will be above 50% deselected, though I cant quite justify why so dont really worry about it. I think interviews/rejections will start next week
Goodness I hope so. I got a very cryptic email from Balliol today saying that "While this isn't inviting to an interview, would you be able to attend in Oxford if we did?"
Goodness I hope so. I got a very cryptic email from Balliol today saying that "While this isn't inviting to an interview, would you be able to attend in Oxford if we did?"
THANKS BALLIOL. FOR RAISING MY HOPES
Oh wow, I hate the cryptic-ness of the whole flaming process
I've heard NOTHING whatsoever from Brasenose but apparently they're quite slow with sending out invites/rejections anyway.
Goodness I hope so. I got a very cryptic email from Balliol today saying that "While this isn't inviting to an interview, would you be able to attend in Oxford if we did?"
THANKS BALLIOL. FOR RAISING MY HOPES
Has anyone else got an email like this? (because I haven't)
Has anyone else got an email like this? (because I haven't)
And more specifically, are there any international applicants who haven't received one of these emails? As far as I know, the only people who have received these are international students. Still, I'm international and haven't received anything. Perhaps it's college specific?
And more specifically, are there any international applicants who haven't received one of these emails? As far as I know, the only people who have received these are international students. Still, I'm international and haven't received anything. Perhaps it's college specific?
I did recieve one. I'm applying to Univ, they send one about a week after the deadline. I'm an international, no idea wheter or not they send them to UK students, although I did get the impression they send it to everyone.
I did recieve one. I'm applying to Univ, they send one about a week after the deadline. I'm an international, no idea wheter or not they send them to UK students, although I did get the impression they send it to everyone.
I'm an international and I've received one too, although just three days ago, not a week after the deadline (you meant 15th october I guess?). I'm not sure but I think they only send it to international students because if you're not one (which means you live in the UK or in Europe) they already expect you to come to Oxfrod for the interview...
Anyway I don't think this email means anything, so those who didn't receive it shouldn't freak out
I'm an international and I've received one too, although just three days ago, not a week after the deadline (you meant 15th october I guess?). I'm not sure but I think they only send it to international students because if you're not one (which means you live in the UK or in Europe) they already expect you to come to Oxfrod for the interview...
Anyway I don't think this email means anything, so those who didn't receive it shouldn't freak out
I'm applying to Balliol by the way, but I think all colleges must send a similar email to their international applicants...
And more specifically, are there any international applicants who haven't received one of these emails? As far as I know, the only people who have received these are international students. Still, I'm international and haven't received anything. Perhaps it's college specific?
From what I can tell, while the process for application is university-dictated, the actual carrying-out of the process is done by the individual colleges. For instance, I'm applying to LMH and on their website it says to e-mail them if I wouldn't be able to attend an interview at Oxford, so I highly doubt that these e-mails are any indication of decisions to come. Patience!
Hi..I have heard that some international students have received e-mails from their respective colleges asking if they would be able to attend an interview in Oxford if they were invited to do so..have any international students not received this e-mail?? because i haven't...
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