Oxford Applicants for 2012 Entry

A girl from my school got in last year, and 2 boys this year...before that though, it had been a while since anyone from our school had (it's due noting that they all got into Teddy Hall, even if applications were made for elsewhere).

So I'm applying for it at New, but I have a feeling that if I get an interview, chances are I'll be pooled to Teddy Hall

You guys made me all nervous with this, so I now sat down all morning and finished my first draft. I now feel proud of myself even though it turned out pretty terrible and it's too long, too. Plus, I think if I'd send it off like that, they'd laugh at me. Oh well. Good thing it's just a draft.

What grades did they get?

The girl got 2A*s at A level (Maths, Economics) and 5As at AS (according to my friend, but I never knew her).

I've talked to the boys though, they're doing A2s at the moment, they got 9 and 10 A*s at GCSE respectively, and both 5A's at AS, with straight A* prediction at A2.

Yep...pretty much makes me want to cry

I'm applying for E&M Would be great if we are both lucky to get invited but it is sooo damn competitive... But just to get an interview would already be a great success, so let's pray
If its allowed to ask on this thread, what other universities are you applying to? Why did you choose Oxford over Cambridge for maths?

Praying sounds like a plan

I'm sure it is allowed, it's much less off-topic than some things that have been discussed. I always sort of preferred Oxford (I mean when I was too young to be serious about universities) because of the Philip Pullman books, but then I justified it with things like the fact that Cambridge has Saturday morning lectures for maths; Oxford's a bigger place; and while the Oxford offers are easy enough that you should be able to get a place if you're clever enough to get an offer, Cambridge give 400 offers for 250 places for maths. I'd rather be rejected and pick another good university than fail to meet my offer and go to my insurance.

I'm thinking of also applying to Imperial, Bristol, St Andrews. For my last place I'm not really sure, because I'd like to have somewhere lower risk - ideally somewhere I'm also definitely going to get into, so that I'll at least go to university - but can't find anywhere I really want to go to. Where else are you thinking of? Will you be applying to German universities as well?

Haha, thankyou! There is definitely a strange neg-stalker about.

I also think this was the neg-stalker. I'd have pos-repped you to make up for it, but apparently I've repped you too recently.

I also need to start my PS asap! I'm being swallowed up by STUFF: A2 work (tons!), my job, driving lessons, a messy room, my Shakespeare play for which auditions start next week (that is so demanding, you have no idea- I have to do a blog for it and everything, it's my Extended Project), me having to do assemblies, teaching myself French....I might do it on the train journey to Oxford actually, interesting...

Partial differentiation is just your regular differentiation really. The only difference is it involves treating other variables as constants rather than implicitly differentiating like in C4. From what I've managed to gather, a good deal of the early econometrics/quantitative economics content is essentially A Level material used in a slightly different context. It's only if you decide to go down a more quantitative route after first year that you'll find the Math content to be of a much more difficult nature. That's the case for PPE at least, from what I've heard, but I suspect E&M will be the same in that sense.

Wow Saturday morning lectures, that sucks

But I'm only interested in two German (Mannheim Uni and Munich Uni) universities and St. Gallen in Switzerland. But well I think either uni, whether the German/swiss ones or the british will give me excellent education. But Oxford has been a dream for so long But I agree with you, not meeting the offer would be just waaaay more terrible than not getting accepted and interviewed in the first place..

Just a question to anyone who's not busy with revision [it's pretty much me blabbing & panicking]:

My course's usual offer is 3A's. However, say you slipped up a little at AS and got AAB (or possibly ABB), would you be put off applying? Because you could resit the module (say if it was maths there are 3 modules, so only one brought you down), but by the time you're applying you'd still have that grade wouldn't you? Or if you still applied, they'd surely be less likely to offer you a place?

I understand that there are loads of contributing things to your application (ie your PS, GCSE's etc) but AS's are important, because they do show how you're doing.
This probably applies to those that are doing 3 AS's, or further maths [3AS's, 4 ALevels] :/

Obviously it would be a slight disadvantage of having a B at AS but that goes for all universities really! not just Oxford. I'd say it depends on:

1. comparative to your school (they're more lenient if you go to a low performing or state school)
2. the course itself > admissions tests have more of a weighting
3. Predicted A2 grades

It would be helpful if you actually stated the course... If it is Maths, well there's no harm in trying! But most applicants do get 90+ UMS in all units, or even 100. Just remember it takes up one of your FIVE choices.

Oh no sorry I don't want to do maths! [I picked further maths at a panic, after 2 weeks of hating Law :P] I want to do History&Economics, although the AS Level I'm a little worried about is Economics.

I guess I'll have to see, I go to a state school but it's not under-performing. Hopefully the admissions tests will count for quite a lot seeing as I have to do 2 Thank you for your help though! No use worrying for now I suppose

I'm so fussy with uni's, I cannot choose an insurance! What are people generally going for as their 5th choice? I'm toying with Exeter because its really pretty, but its still in the top 15 or so for Economics...it's apparently not had to get an offer from, butt the offer will be high, which won't do as a parachute because I need one that'll accept me if I don't get good grades.

Oh I see, erm depends if it was a low B or high B really I guess.

... There's only one aptitude test, and it's HAT. There isn't a one for economics...
Although you do have to submit 2 essays.

just...WAIT TILL AUGUST TO *maybe* PANIC

I'm so fussy with uni's, I cannot choose an insurance! What are people generally going for as their 5th choice? I'm toying with Exeter because its really pretty, but its still in the top 15 or so for Economics...it's apparently not had to get an offer from, butt the offer will be high, which won't do as a parachute because I need one that'll accept me if I don't get good grades.