Official Oxford Applicants 2015 Entry, including Interview Chat

Anybody for Human Sciences?


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Is it the equivalence to medicine in the UK or?

Greetings folks, I have not noticed a thread for prospective oxford students of 2015... So I decided to make one now!
This is specifically for those who are submitting their application during October 2014. (In which you would get your reply in 2015)

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What are you! Top in the world for two subjects...

Perhaps the reason he's top in the world for Georgraphy is because he's the only person who took it!

A lot of people get 100% in IGCSE so I am unsure how someone can be THE best rather than one of..

You definitely don't go to New College do you? (read: sarcastic tone) ahhaha.

I haven't decided yet! (I was looking at St.Hilda's (heard its super friendly and you can walk of the grass or something), Queen's (because Rowan Atkinson) and Balliol (because Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens).)
But before these recent revelations (as of yesterday lol), I was actually looking into New College! So maybe there! What do you like about it? Sell it to me! :-p

I'll deffo have a look on the open day

Perhaps the reason he's top in the world for Georgraphy is because he's the only person who took it!

Of course not. If you did not know, in counties like Singapore IGCSE replace their national secondary education examination, and I am sure quite a few people sit this exam. I see no reason for the insults.

We were just joking! Not an insult at all, just pointing out a simple spelling mistake and using it as an excuse for your apparent brilliance. Although I still don't really understand the top of the world thing; does that mean getting 100%, because i can't really think of any other differential.

Is it the equivalence to medicine in the UK or?

Alright, no offence taken. My best guess is that the examiners select the top nth percentile based on marks awarded purely according to the mark scheme, and then compare the quality of the actual answers i.e. style, depth, knowledge etc. This is the only explanation I can think of for the awards being awarded tosomeone without 100%, since, because of UMS, there are doubtless quite a few poeple with full marks. Iim guessing that if they use the method I suggest, then there are unlikely to be similar awards for subjects like mathematics, which would actually, perhaps, be the best subject of all to showcase true intelligence.

No, like Akell said, it's a study of humans, looking at the biological, genetics, evolution, social, sociological and anthropological aspects of human life and human civilisation.


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The first bit is probably true at more colleges than you think (although I can't be sure how many).
In terms of the second, if you like Richard Dawkins then he is actually a fellow at New College.
(I will, however, let amol attempt to sell New College to you, seeing as should be doing work...)

Ahaha possibly
I didn't even know 'top in the world' was a thing, then again I know little about iGCSEs!

Look, I'm not a STEM person, and as I'm only in AS year I'm not an expert by any means, but you seem to be good in the points the oxford website and my parents (Cambridge admissions tutors) say they look for: you are performing consistently well academically, you are doing extra (which shows you can cope with more work and are enthusiastic), and you are reading around the subject, which shows genuine interest.

Obviously there are other areas you will need to do well in, like your interview and any admissions tests, but in terms of grades and extracurriculars you look good to this completely unqualified busybody . Think about looking up the reading list for undergraduates and having a look at those.