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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsI don't know what you mean. Which university rejected you?(Original post by fluteflute)
Mmm, I've been lying all this time, and actually got rejected... -
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsSome interesting random GCSE statistics...
For the average Oxford offer holder, 78.4% of their GCSEs are A*s. Fine Art is on the bottom (49.8%) by over 10%. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Medicine is at the top with 92.2% on average.
Now looking at A and A*. The average is 96.3%. The range is much narrower, with 87.2% for Philosophy and Theology on the bottom, going up to 100% for Physics and Philosophy (meaning all eleven people who took over five GCSEs and got into Oxford this year had all A/A*...).
As always, please remember that these are just averages, and there are lots of people who get in with significantly less top grades. -
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsCorrect [although off topic](Original post by Roshniroxy)
Oxford doesn't want your UMS scores right ?? -
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticssorry and thank you ! I didn't know where exactly to post this and didn't want to create a whole new thread. It's just because I read somewhere on TSR just a few moments before posting this that Oxford wants to know UMS which scared me a little bit :/(Original post by fluteflute)
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsHow could I find out how many students each Oxford college takes for Law?(Original post by fluteflute)
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsUsually a college's website has the average intake on each subject page. Just google '___ college oxford law' and it should be the first link. Alternatively this page shows numbers across all years (so dividing by 3 or 4 would give an idea).(Original post by Cutmeloose)
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsYou have applied to somewhere with a 19% chance of getting into Oxford and where if you are interviewed you have a 33% chance of getting into Oxford. That compares with the average of a 20% chance of admission for all applicants and a 33% chance for interviewed applicants (stats courtesy of Fluteflute). In other words your application is boringly average.(Original post by brstc)
Ah... Oh no... Why did I apply to Brasenose with its '700%' oversubscribedness. -
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsExcellent choice there - we're awesome(Original post by brstc)
Ah... Oh no... Why did I apply to Brasenose with its '700%' oversubscribedness.
I wouldn't worry about it - I applied to a college that is less oversubscribed than Brasenose and somehow still ended up getting reallocated there pre-interview! Really, anything can happen. -
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsHello!
sorry if you do actually have this info somewhere in the thread, but do you have any data on the aptitude tests, specifically the MAT if possible? The averages on the website are only so much... Things like ranges for those who get a place, highest score that was rejected from interview, highest score that was rejected a place?
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsI don't think that info is available for the MAT. FWIW, PAT tends to have a mean score of ~50 and standard deviation ~15 IIRC. For MAT, highest score rejected before interview probably tends to be around 50, since that's usually the approximate cut-off. Ranges for those who get a place wouldn't be very helpful due to likely exceptions at either end of the spectrum (I'd imagine ~50 to high 90s). I recall a mathmo on TSR saying someone from his school was rejected with a low-80s score. Ultimately all we can do now is do our best at interview, if invited.(Original post by Cellar Door)
Hello!
sorry if you do actually have this info somewhere in the thread, but do you have any data on the aptitude tests, specifically the MAT if possible? The averages on the website are only so much... Things like ranges for those who get a place, highest score that was rejected from interview, highest score that was rejected a place?
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsI don't have any data on that (and I took the ELAT anyway) but the test was out of 60 and I got 42, which was in the second lowest band ("may not be called to interview unless there is convincing evidence to suggest otherwise") and still got a place.(Original post by Cellar Door)
Hello!
sorry if you do actually have this info somewhere in the thread, but do you have any data on the aptitude tests, specifically the MAT if possible? The averages on the website are only so much... Things like ranges for those who get a place, highest score that was rejected from interview, highest score that was rejected a place?
Need to while away the weeks till we find out...
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsThanks for this. I've been re-allocated to a PPH, which according to your request is ~55% undersubscribed - does this stand true once re-allocations and pooling has taken place, and does this actually mean that there are more places available than applicants?!(Original post by fluteflute)
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsIt doesn't include "pooling". Essentially if the tutors think you are capable of being successful on the course you will get a place. If they don't, the fact you've been allocated to a PPH will make no difference. Good luck(Original post by Tuerin)
Thanks for this. I've been re-allocated to a PPH, which according to your request is ~55% undersubscribed - does this stand true once re-allocations and pooling has taken place, and does this actually mean that there are more places available than applicants?!
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsHaha, cool meme. So do you mean that if they think you would be suited to Oxford a PPH will definitely have a place for you - (as opposed to elsewhere where you can be good enough but turned away all the same due to over-application) ?(Original post by fluteflute)
It doesn't include "pooling". Essentially if the tutors think you are capable of being successful on the course you will get a place. If they don't, the fact you've been allocated to a PPH will make no difference. Good luck
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Re: fluteflute's bumper thread of Oxford admissions statisticsI'm afraid there's not a clear answer to that. (And I admit to not being at all knowledgeable about PPHs.)(Original post by Tuerin)
Haha, cool meme. So do you mean that if they think you would be suited to Oxford a PPH will definitely have a place for you - (as opposed to elsewhere where you can be good enough but turned away all the same due to over-application) ?
Thanks again for the table.
