Oxford deadline...What is the last possible time and date I can send UCAS off?

It means 23.59 on 15th October (contrary to what people would have you believe).

Thanks for that, well that gives me exactly an extra day.

Also, some people have told me that it doesn't matter when you send off your UCAS to Oxford as long as it's by Oct 15th. What I mean is, is that does everyone get equal preference in regards to when they applied? So someone who applied on Oct 14th would get his/her UCAS looked at in the same way as someone who applied on September 30th?

Thanks for that, well that gives me exactly an extra day.

Also, some people have told me that it doesn't matter when you send off your UCAS to Oxford as long as it's by Oct 15th. What I mean is, is that does everyone get equal preference in regards to when they applied? So someone who applied on Oct 14th would get his/her UCAS looked at in the same way as someone who applied on September 30th?

Thats what they say but obviously someone who sent theirs off really early would have already been looked at and so probably would seem more determined

Makes no difference, otherwise the unis would be guilty of discrimination. I sent mine late on 15/10 last year and got an interview to Oxford at the same time as everybody else. Otherwise, what would be the point of having a deadline if it isn't a deadline?


Complete and utter rubbish. How does submitting your app a day or two earlier than other people make you seem more determined? Anyway, Oxford often have to wait for the results of relevant admissions tests (BMAT, HAT, LNAT, etc) before they can interview, so often they can't really even start processing apps until those results are known.

Thats what they say but obviously someone who sent theirs off really early would have already been looked at and so probably would seem more determined

Lastly, I heard Oxford uses a system to judge applicants based on their schools performance, their ethnic backround, the area in which they live and another factor... is this true?

Yes, one of these is based on where you live. I used to live on a Council estate (very bad part of South London) but now live in Surrey, not brilliant, but OK-ish. Can I include my other address as well?

Well, you're not living there now, so presumably not.

Lol, I'm sure it would've helped a bit if I was living there now

Well, as I said, you need to be flagged in at least three categories for it to actually matter. So unless you're also attending a school with a poor performance / have been in care for more than three months / have attended one of those access-y summer school programmes, it wouldn't have made a difference anyway.

Summer schools? Well I did attent a programme like that, it was run by the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth (NAGTY) which was run at Warwick Uni. The top 5% of the kids in the country basically.

So I attended this Urban Scholars programme at Brunel University every saturday for 4 years (from year 8 - 11), they also had a Summer school?

I'm also applying for a Summer school thing with IGGY, International gateway for gifted youth (Its what NAGTY has turned into) at McGill University, theres also one at Warwick thay I may apply for.

Do they count?

No, just Sutton Trust summer schools and the Oxford Young Ambassador Scheme (whatever that is). Have another look at the link I gave earlier: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/finding_out_more/contextual_data.html

Imagine your pc crashed just when you were about to send your UCAS and started responding at 00.01 on Oct 16th.