Oxford English Students and Applicants

Has anyone got an interview at Regent's Park (PPH)?? Btw I am freaking out at my serious lack of preparation...I was so expecting to not get an interview :s-smilie:

Reply 61

I Murder Carrots 4 Fun

8

Christ Church for me! My friend has decided to have a giant allnight party on Saturday night. Oh well... I can just sort of guess what happens in Dostoevsky... right?

Reply 62

dodgycupcake

I got an interview at Exeter - I can't wait!

And I'm also guessing about Dostoevsky...although since I never mentioned him, they won't expect me to have read him right?

Reply 63

jollyrogera

6

dodgycupcake

I got an interview at Exeter - I can't wait!

And I'm also guessing about Dostoevsky...although since I never mentioned him, they won't expect me to have read him right?

If you look at the entrance requirements it does specify at least one Dostoevsky book:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/english_language_and_literature/english_language_a_1.html

Reply 64

omniamorsposcit

N-17

Arghhh it's in less than a week! Anyonnnnnne have an interview at University College?

I do

Looking forward to it?

Reply 65

N-17

omniamorsposcit

I do

Looking forward to it?

A bit, but I'm mainly terrified! What subject are you applying for?

Reply 66

omniamorsposcit

N-17

A bit, but I'm mainly terrified! What subject are you applying for?

English... You?

Reply 67

alicetrampolining

BethanW

Haha how about we have a code word. Like when someone asks you your name: "Hi, I'm Bethan. BANANA!". If they look at you stupid, their not from TSR :wink:

And nah, I'm just going to use the old iPhone :smile:

hi bethan! nice to see another fellow keble applicant :smile:

why would we need a laptop or iphone???
also how formal are you going for clothes and how many changes of clothes are you bringing haha?

Reply 68

BethanW

alicetrampolining

hi bethan! nice to see another fellow keble applicant :smile:

why would we need a laptop or iphone???
also how formal are you going for clothes and how many changes of clothes are you bringing haha?

Um, I'm going to Jesus >< But nice to meet you anyway! :biggrin:

Reply 69

N-17

omniamorsposcit

English... You?

SAME! I'll be there Monday - Wednesday, I'll probably see you there then!

Reply 70

omniamorsposcit

N-17

SAME! I'll be there Monday - Wednesday, I'll probably see you there then!

Sounds good; I'm there Sunday night - Tuesday/Wednesday. I'm Josh by the way, very pleased to meet you.

Reply 71

Salome2

jollyrogera

If you look at the entrance requirements it does specify at least one Dostoevsky book:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/english_language_and_literature/english_language_a_1.html

Reply 72

Eliastor

You guys read any American literature?

Reply 73

*pitseleh*

20

dodgycupcake

I got an interview at Exeter - I can't wait!

And I'm also guessing about Dostoevsky...although since I never mentioned him, they won't expect me to have read him right?

There's nothing they will "expect" you to have read, bar the stuff you mention on your Personal Statement. Especially not Dostoyevsky - Oxford takes the 'English' part of 'English Literature' pretty seriously.

jollyrogera

If you look at the entrance requirements it does specify at least one Dostoevsky book:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/english_language_and_literature/english_language_a_1.html

What on earth are you talking about? :confused:

Eliastor

You guys read any American literature?

See the comment about Dostoyevsky above; though it's certainly not harmful to mention non-English authors, the course focuses very heavily on literature from England, so English authors are much more important to read/mention.

Reply 74

sundogs

2

Eliastor

You guys read any American literature?

Some poetry but nothing too major.
There's a bit on my PS but that was really just to make Kent happy :p:

Reply 75

jollyrogera

6

*pitseleh*

There's nothing they will "expect" you to have read, bar the stuff you mention on your Personal Statement. Especially not Dostoyevsky - Oxford takes the 'English' part of 'English Literature' pretty seriously.
What on earth are you talking about?

I was joking, of course they don't "expect" you to read any particular books, which is why I linked to their actual requirements. Sadly it seems nobody got it/ it really wasn't that funny. :frown:

Reply 76

hobnob

14

jollyrogera

I was joking, of course they don't "expect" you to read any particular books, which is why I linked to their actual requirements. Sadly it seems nobody got it/ it really wasn't that funny. :frown:

You should have exaggerated a bit more. :wink:

Reply 77

omniamorsposcit

jollyrogera

I was joking, of course they don't "expect" you to read any particular books, which is why I linked to their actual requirements. Sadly it seems nobody got it/ it really wasn't that funny. :frown:

I got it/found it funny :smile:

If people are looking for a book that might help them out then the Bible's always a good start. Although it's probably a little late to be starting that one now...

Reply 78

omniamorsposcit

Eliastor

You guys read any American literature?

Just finished 'The Crying of Lot 49' by Thomas Pynchon and 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy (both brilliant) and mentioned Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., and Nabokov (semi-American!) in my personal statement :s-smilie:

maybe starting to regret that now!
It's not like they expect you to be clued up on the modern Americans; if I were to recommend anything at this late stage it would be some T.S.Eliot poetry ('The Waste Land' or 'The Hollow Men' perhaps).

Reply 79

MSB

17

jollyrogera

I was joking, of course they don't "expect" you to read any particular books, which is why I linked to their actual requirements. Sadly it seems nobody got it/ it really wasn't that funny. :frown:

I got it, I got it.

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