I'm talking about in comparison to those at the university. Obviously AAA/AAB are high qualifications when compared to national statistics, but AAB against all other Oxbridge undergrads?

Well I cannot pretend to know about the quals of those at the uni at present.....but I would have thought that all other subjects will be very similar. I know many people who received AAB and even ABB offers in subjects you would percieve has the highest calibre. I have never know of anyone to recieve a lower offer than AAB in "lower" calibre subjects.

I think there is marginal difference (if any) in the calibre of a Classics student and a Law student.

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lizzzy`

Tek

Cheating the system, or a little extra help?

What if I told you that I knew my prospective interviewer as a family friend?

It doesn't harm. But remember interviewers have to be as fair as possible, regardless (depending on the integrity of said interviewer, of course!) so don't perform in the interview banking on the fact that the interviewer/family friend will offer you a place on the grounds that he is a family friend :smile:

Reply 266

al65

Tek

Cheating the system, or a little extra help?

What if I told you that I knew my prospective interviewer as a family friend?

ahh...so u haven't chosen peterhouse coz it's the college u like most then

Reply 267

Tek

7

Tina

well thats not ur fault....but i still think its unfair to everyone else.

Easy way to avoid the problem - don't apply to that college.

Reply 268

lizzzy`

al65

ahh...so u haven't chosen peterhouse coz it's the college u like most then

Truth be told!

Reply 269

Alexander

12

Just because a course has quite a low applications to places ratio doesn't necessarily mean that the applicants are less well qualified, and the university examinations haven't been made any easier because of it.... I'm sure if you looked at Oxbridge classicists' GCSEs/A-levels they would be about as high as any other Oxbridge students'.

The number of applicants for classics has been significantly increasing over the past couple of years, owing to more state schools offering at least Latin, unis starting to accept students with no linguistic knowledge, and the subject seems to be losing its old-fashioned image.

Reply 270

Seer

Mentally Ill

Well I cannot pretend to know about the quals of those at the uni at present.....but I would have thought that all other subjects will be very similar. I know many people who received AAB and even ABB offers in subjects you would percieve has the highest calibre. I have never know of anyone to recieve a lower offer than AAB in "lower" calibre subjects.

I think there is marginal difference (if any) in the calibre of a Classics student and a Law student.

I'd bet a large sum of money the average Philosopher/Economist/PPEist/Lawyer/Medic has higher grades than the average Classicist.

Reply 271

lizzzy`

al65

No post on new yrs day...if it gets lost then itll be friday

Isn't there post on 1 Jan?

Reply 272

Tek

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al65

ahh...so u haven't chosen peterhouse coz it's the college u like most then

I don't know any admissions staff at Peterhouse actually.

Reply 273

Tina

7

Tek

Easy way to avoid the problem - don't apply to that college.

well at the end of the day....the system wont be completely unfair ad sometimes you can give it your all but just happen to be unlucky

Reply 274

Tek

7

Seer

I'd bet a large sum of money the average Philosopher/Economist/PPEist/Lawyer/Medic has higher grades than the average Classicist.

Do you have higher grades than Alexander? :biggrin:

Reply 275

Tina

7

lizzzy`

Isn't there post on 1 Jan?

i dont think so....but its weird coz my cozin who went to emma said he got his on new years day???!!!!! this was like 4/5 yrs ago?

Reply 276

Seer

Alexander

Just because a course has quite a lot of offers to places doesn't necessarily mean that the applicants are less well qualified.... I'm sure if you looked at Oxbridge classicists' GCSEs/A-levels they would be about as high as any other Oxbridge students'.

The applicants for classics have been significantly increasing over the past couple of years, owing to more state schools offering at least Latin, unis starting to accept students with no linguistic knowledge, and the subject seems to be losing its old-fashioned image.

Which is why I said it isn't necessarily true, just more likely. For example, look on the Ox website at the biography of a Theologian. She 'only' did 3 A levels, 2 of them weren't academic, Art and Theatre Studies.