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Guys quick question, not a regular on these threads, but around when does Ox make the interview selection after the TSA?

Either a date, or a number of days will do.

Thanks dudes.

End of November

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Reply 861

defeatedmac

Original post by Rdika

End of November

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sweet, also on the practice TSAs what is the score range should we be looking at?

based on the practice tests, 43/50 seems to be a decent mark if you answer everything and get hit by a few trick questions as you'd be expected to.

Reply 862

AakankshaS

hi! yeah, i have heard about this book but since i tried ordering it online, i found out that its been out of publication for i guess a while now. I did buy a book for the lsat and um two other books by Rosalie Hutton, passing Oxbridge admissions test and one more. But is that enough practice? Other than that, do you know whether i can get decent practice papers from?

Reply 863

BossKay

Hi all!

I just thought it would be good, if everyone applying for law at oxford could simply post any interview-style questions which we could discuss and debate in preparation for interviews.

I believe we will find out whether we have an interview in late November, but theres no harm in preparing now.

So yeah lets talk - or we can even talk about interesting legal issues!!

Reply 864

Ambry

This thread is a really good idea :biggrin:

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Reply 865

mishieru07

There are actually various interview formats that colleges use, but the one I got basically required me to read and answer questions on a case extract. It might be helpful to go to Bailli (http://www.bailii.org/) and read some cases (eg R v Miller). Try to pick out what the reasoning behind the court's decision was :smile:

Reply 866

BossKay

Original post by mishieru07

Yeah im aware of that but all colleges focus on seeing how the applicant thinks by proposing legal problems

Reply 867

mishieru07

Original post by BossKay

Yeah im aware of that but all colleges focus on seeing how the applicant thinks by proposing legal problems

That's true, but arguably, there are various ways of seeing how candidates deal with legal problems. My interviews (and I had three of them) were each based on a case extract + follow-up hypotheticals (eg case extract says x y z are elements of a contract. So if I do aaa, is there a contract?). I think there's a variant of this where candidates get a statute (or the elements of a claim/ crime like murder) and a hypothetical scenario, and are then asked to apply the law to the case. I suppose it's proposing legal problems as well, just that it's designed to test application (which makes sense because Oxford requires students to do quite a few Problem Questions for essays and exams)

I didn't get one of those interviews where they asked something like: If the punishment for parking on double yellow lines were death, and therefore nobody did it, would that be a just and effective law? (an actual interview question according to Oxford). At any rate, I think it's very hard to prepare in advance for this sort of question because the sort of thing they can ask is limitless. My guess is that tutors want to see whether you can think and reason logically - I'm not entirely sure how I'd prepare for this tbh, because how one dissects a question depends in part on how the question was asked as well as its content.

I suggested reading case law and trying to pick out the reasoning because a) Anecdotally, there are quite a few colleges that do the case extract type interview and b) Reading case law takes getting used to. It can be quite hard to pick out the ratio from the obiter, and it doesn't help that some judges tend not to reason clearly.

Obviously, these are purely suggestions based on my own experience as an applicant and a current Law student :smile:

Reply 868

BossKay

Hello oxford law prospective students!

My friend who is applying for chemistry just got a letter from KEBLE (Where he applied too) saying he has been pooled to a different college and has an interview. So i guess Oxf. have started dishing out interviews.

Does anyone have a law interview yet?

Currently, I only have an LSE and warwick Law offer

Reply 869

BossKay

GUYS! Someone has got a law offer from Oxford. Saw it posted on twitter. Don't know what college though!!

Reply 870

mishieru07

Original post by BossKay

GUYS! Someone has got a law offer from Oxford. Saw it posted on twitter. Don't know what college though!!

Are you sure? Last I checked, Oxford doesn't give out offers for Law (or any subject) without an interview. It might be an invitation to interview.

Reply 871

Wilmoody

It's true. I've already heard, and I haven't been invited for an interview.... Good luck to the rest of you though.

Reply 872

BossKay

I mean interview sorry lol

Reply 873

ArthurLAO

Hello,

Which colleges have sent out their replies for Law?

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Reply 874

Spartz

Original post by ArthurLAO

Hello,

Which colleges have sent out their replies for Law?

I'm waiting for Exeter college, but I haven't heard anyone say that they have heard back from them.

Thanks, and good luck all.

Well I know Corpus Christi, Brasenose, Merton and possibly more but I applied for Mansfield and heard nothing.

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Reply 875

amritsg

For those who had an interview at New College for Law, would you mind sharing how the interview was structured - like were you given a legal document and then discussed it or was it purely a question referring to legal ideas? Also, were there any extra tests?

Thanks guys!

Reply 876

Caesar95

Hello guys!

I got an interview at Worcester on the 11th of December.

Has any of you any experience about Law interviews there?

Thanks! :smile:

Reply 877

MissCongeniality

Have an interview for Law with European Law at St. Hilda's 10th-12th/13th.
Anyone have any info about the interviews in general or indeed reading law at Hilda's?

Reply 878

hafizyaakop

Original post by mishieru07

Rising 3rd year here - what sort of questions do you have in mind? <img src="images/smilies/smile.png" border="0" alt="" title=" :smile:

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I share Copacetic's sentiments - 750 is a lot shorter than it seems. I ended up having to cut back slightly towards the end.

I am taking maths, econs, physics and biology but im planning to do law later. is my subject combination ok? tq

Reply 879

AakankshaS

So, I've started on my Personal statement (Very early, i know) and the course i'm going to be applying for is law. So i just wanted to know if anyone had any tips? And is anyone, who's been accepted to oxford or has any idea about what the admissions tutors are looking for, willing to take a look at it? Thank you :smile: