Oxford Applicants for 2012 Entry

Hey, that's why I want to apply to Oxford! Sorry if this is kinda late! And yeah, it was so cool when I found out that Jordan was based off of Exeter (did you go to the Exeter website?). I'm from the USA, and England has always seemed kinda... alluring to me, Oxford doubly so ever since reading The Golden Compass - or, I guess you guys call it The Northern Lights?

I know, right? He made it seem magical. I'm applying for English... also inspired (in part) by Pullman, as I've always loved literature and language but thought it would be silly to study something so "useless". How 'bout you?

Just had to vent my despising of the fact that they changed the title for the US market. Where exactly is this golden compass in the book? It's a bleeding Alethiometer!

/rant.

Hey, I have an offer for French for 2011 if you have any questions about interviews/tests, feel free to ask

For some reason, Oxford languages applicants seem pretty scarce =S

It doesn't really matter which college you choose. Or, rather, the available information is not (and cannot be) enough for you to make an informed decision about which college would be best for you.

Just pick one you like the look of. If you think college accommodation for all years sounds good, pick one offering that; if small sounds good, pick somewhere small.... You get the idea. Once you've narrowed down your choice, visit the remaining ones and apply to the one that "feels right".

Well, I'm applying for fine art and although I'm not 100% sure, I think I'll be choosing Christ Church because: I like the look of it, the architecture is amazing + it has an art room, being, as far as I know, the only college with an art room + it has a fine art tutor (not all colleges have fine art tutors, even if they admit fine art students) + it admits 2 fine art undergraduates each year, and I would prefer, if at all possible, not to be the only fine art undergraduate of my year in the college + you can stay in the college throughout the duration of your course... and now the stupid reason: when I was little (10-11 years old) I was obsessed with harry potter and all I wanted to do was to go to Hogwarts and obviously I didn't and the great hall of Hogwarts is actually the great hall of Christ Church, so I guess, in a way, I'm trying to make my childhood wish come true

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I so agree! It's just patronising the American market, really - it's like how they called 'HP and the Philosopher's Stone' 'HP and the Sorcerer's Stone'. It's missing the whole point. :'(

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I so agree! It's just patronising the American market, really - it's like how they called 'HP and the Philosopher's Stone' 'HP and the Sorcerer's Stone'. It's missing the whole point. :'(

Just had to vent my despising of the fact that they changed the title for the US market. Where exactly is this golden compass in the book? It's a bleeding Alethiometer!

/rant.

Don't take that in any way personally though, applying for English makes you rather awesome, although anyone having the term "useless" in the same sentence as English may well have been brainwashed.

Because these people on the other side of this ocean don't know what 'philosophy' is... : l Stupid publishers!

Well, I'm applying for fine art and although I'm not 100% sure, I think I'll be choosing Christ Church because: I like the look of it, the architecture is amazing + it has an art room, being, as far as I know, the only college with an art room + it has a fine art tutor (not all colleges have fine art tutors, even if they admit fine art students) + it admits 2 fine art undergraduates each year, and I would prefer, if at all possible, not to be the only fine art undergraduate of my year in the college + you can stay in the college throughout the duration of your course... and now the stupid reason: when I was little (10-11 years old) I was obsessed with harry potter and all I wanted to do was to go to Hogwarts and obviously I didn't and the great hall of Hogwarts is actually the great hall of Christ Church, so I guess, in a way, I'm trying to make my childhood wish come true

Maths and Computer Science. The pooling thing is good because Magdalen is not exactly the least prestigious college is it? :P

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure that the great hall scenes were filmed in Keble because Christ Church refused to remove their portraits for filming. At least, that's what I was told.

Also, props to everyone considering applying to Exeter College - excellent choice!

Hey everyone)) I'll apply to read Maths & Comp-sci in Univ IF I get high SAT scores. Being a non-European student, I highly doubt I'll get an interview based only on my SATs and MAT. Then again, Oxford's my dream school, I'd regret if I didn't even try

P.S. Excuse my English mistakes, dear English course applicants)

If you do well enough on the MAT, I'm sure you will get an interview.

And I had an interview at Univ for Maths & CS - it seems like as good a choice as any, to me (although I did get completely lost trying to leave the college)

Hehe true...Magdalen is one of the oldest and it's certainly gorgeous. Have you been planning on making a visit?

Yeah, I'm going to an open day on May 7.

The maths one? I'm going to that, on the 7th

Ah cool, we'll have to say hi to each other! You applying for straight maths or what? Maths and CS for me.

I hope Oxford tutors think very much like you=))
You really had an interview in college of my choice for the course of my choice? You must tell me all about it once I know my SAT scores=)) You should hope for your sake I'll get lower than 700 'cause I'm gonna ask you a billion questions
And why did you get lost, was it very big? And, was it beautiful? Were the tutors nice?))