James,
[q1]> From the Oxford University website:[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]> 'A few candidates are made Pool (or open) offers: firm places at[/q1]
[q1]> Oxford, but with the college not yet specified. Don't be concerned by[/q1]
[q1]> this. It is part of the mechanism by which Oxford tries to make sure[/q1]
[q1]> that the maximum number of promising students are given a chance to[/q1]
[q1]> study here. You will be allocated a college after the A-Level results[/q1]
[q1]> come out in August.'[/q1]
Well, you learn something new every day. Does anyone know if there's
been a change in the system, or has it always been like that?
Mark.
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How many Oxford dons does it take etc.