Is it Worth it to Wait and Apply to Oxford Next Year

I'm a final-year student and just got rejected from Cambridge. I'm currently re-evaluating my options for next year.

My supervisor has recommended that I apply next year to Oxford on a course they used to co-ordinate before moving to my university. My grades are on the weaker side, with a bit of a spotty transcript, although I meet the entry requirements. I am projected to graduate with either a 68 or a 69.

The reason I'm asking this is because I was hoping someone could tell me if my supervisor would have a significant impact on the success of my application. They are incredibly well-known in the field, and while emailing a potential supervisor at Durham, upon hearing who my supervisor was and looking over my CV also recommended I apply to Oxford as it would be much more suited to my research and career path, strangely enough. This is something I obviously can't email the admissions office about so I thought I would ask here instead as to what others might think or have any anecdotes that might help me consider my options.

Hoping for some insight since I have an offer from UCL and still interested to apply to Durham. So, I'm on the fence about waiting until applications open next year.

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Anonymous #2

No don't do it. No guarantee you'll get an offer next year from Oxford, and no guarantee you'll get another offer as good as UCL either.

Take the UCL offer.

University of Oxford

Oxford

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post by Anonymous #2

No don't do it. No guarantee you'll get an offer next year from Oxford, and no guarantee you'll get another offer as good as UCL either.

Take the UCL offer.

To clarify a bit on this as well. I'm not 100% set on taking the UCL offer since the modules I applied to the course for are not being taught next year. Only found out after I got an offer. It's kind of a last resort at this point, and if the prospects seem at least decent next year, I would rather reapply next year. Even reapplying to UCL course would be better. However, if I receive an offer for Durham this year, I won't hesitate to take it.