Oxford Applicants for 2013 Entry

So after going through two interviews in History & Economics at the college I was allocated to and three others at another, I was asked whether I'd be willing to also be considered for a place in PPE at my first college, since they only have one place for H&E and are trying to be as flexible as possible with that one.

I couldn't stay over the weekend, so it looks like I'm going to have a surprise interview in Politics/Philosophy + possibly Economics over Skype this week in addition to two exams outside of Oxford. Until now, I've had virtually no preparation for the PP part of PPE.

Can anybody help me out here?

It does not seem obvious why Oxford can no longer meet a timetable established when a unified applications system was first created in the 1960s. Communications improvements will have more than offset the increased number of applicants.

This might be a trial year but as with second post deliveries, weekly bin collections and the milkman, it is difficult see Oxford returning to the old system. I don't think it is fair on candidates. I know Cambridge does it but they have a winter pool and as they interview a far greater percentage of candidates, being called for interview means far less.

The UCAS equal consideration deadline has slipped by a month as well. Once upon a time it was 15th December. I can't help thinking that the UCAS date and the Oxford move are related.

Yes, and law.

Oh, and I managed to ask the interviewers (who seemed lovely) a question they didn't know the answer to...

Just had my Maths interview, I don't know whether I should be really happy or tearing my hair out right now.

Oh, and I managed to ask the interviewers (who seemed lovely) a question they didn't know the answer to...

WELL DONE JESS

Were you interviewed by Oliver Riordan? He's average height, has dark hair, glasses and looks pretty typically like a maths nerd (and me ). What did you think of him? Feel free to PM

What question was that? XD

Hahaha, well done for getting an interview
Medicine at Merton & Lincoln - I leave tomorrow!

oh lovely! no matter, im sure your not the first or last! but, out of interset, were they nice to you? or did they carry on intellectually battering you?

Well it was a 20 minute interview and I was about 18 or so minutes in so it was sort of tailing off at that point anyway

Did someone's comment just get removed? I tried clicking through the link to this thread and it said I didn't have privileges to access it..

Side note: I can't stop worrying about getting in, it's getting me down and killing my interest in school at the moment. Ironic considering how much the environment there makes me want to work hard.

So after going through two interviews in History & Economics at the college I was allocated to and three others at another, I was asked whether I'd be willing to also be considered for a place in PPE at my first college, since they only have one place for H&E and are trying to be as flexible as possible with that one.

I couldn't stay over the weekend, so it looks like I'm going to have a surprise interview in Politics/Philosophy + possibly Economics over Skype this week in addition to two exams outside of Oxford. Until now, I've had virtually no preparation for the PP part of PPE.

Can anybody help me out here?

Hi, sorry, I'm new to this, but for anyone out there who IS at Oxford at the moment (or people who have friends from previous years): do you know students who got in even though they missed one of their A grades - say if they got A* in the other two? Or is it pretty brutal: get your three As or else?
Thanks!

Only with extenuating circumstances. The number of people I know who missed (AAB, A*AB, A*A*B) and didn't get in is far greater than that of those who did.