Oxford Applicants for 2012 Entry

Really? That's the only thing making me LIKE Edinburgh! I want to study Russian, dammit!! I can do that at St A's, Durham and Edinburgh

I'm starting to freak out about the LNAT.

does anyone know what is considered a 'good' score on the HAT?

I'm not sure why people seem to think of Trinity as a really famous college - perhaps it's because of its more illustrious counterpart at the other place.... Trinity, Oxford is actually a small college (by number of people - very spacious though!) and not particularly renowned for academia (if you're looking at the norrington table it averages a middling position). What it is good for is food and lawns


Also, no matter where you apply, the likelihood of getting an offer from the university as a whole is pretty level - choosing a scarily popular one will only reduce the chance of getting an offer from your first choice - if you're good enough for the university, they will do their best to find a space - so don't be put off applying to your dream college because of statistics.

At the interview they were very helpful - they let me choose which book I'd mentioned in my ps to analyse and asked some piercing questions such as, "Does it work as theater, or is it just badly disguised philosophy?" (regarding Sartre's plays)

They did prompt me - I wasn't expected to attack the texts with no starting point, they would ask me to talk about the narrator/the theme of the text and then the discussion would grow from there - it's actually a very enjoyable experience once your nerves die down

Also, regarding your question on the other thread - yes, I'd say current affairs are quite important because you could always link ideas from texts to relevant current affairs and also when speaking in French they are more likely to go for an A level type discussion rather than a piercing deconstruction of Baudelaire

...put it this way, nobody gets 95-100% in the HAT it's not like the PAT, MAT or any other scientific exam and is very subjective, the highest marks I've seen someone get is around 80, and the exam is out of 100. Anything above 60/70 is therefore considered a "good" score, but technically as long as you get over about 50 then you should get an interview

Tell me about it. When's your test?

Once I'd chosen which college to apply to a few months ago, I can't explain it, but I feel almost a loyalty to it, although I'm still in the application process of course I haven't seen many other Hertford applicants around... .

Just wanted to say, for anyone doing the MAT (and I expect the PAT) that nobody gets 90-100% in the MAT either. The whole point of these aptitude tests is to differentiate between candidates, there would be no point if everyone got 90% or even 70%.

Maybe someone can give an advance for E&M? I have some desires about the college

* Not very prestigious and not the oldest in Oxford
* Kinda sporty, including all needed facilities
* I want it rather big than small
* Tasty food
* Comfortable accommodation
* "Lots of nationalities college"
* Gorgeous architecture and beautiful places
* Friendly )

I have done a research and shorten list to 10. Although didn't manage to make it any further.

Wadham
St John's
Brasenose
Pembroke
Balliol
Keble
St Anne's
St Hugh's
LMH
St Edmund Hall

Thanks a lot for any help! Will be waiting.
Note: I have read the info on oxbridgecolleges.com and on TSR wiki.

I'm a potential Hertford applicant! Probably haven't seen me around because I joined this thread aaages ago and managed to neglect it

I bumped into a really lovely student at Hertford on the open day, and just got such a positive feeling from the place that I chose it. The only thing stopping me from fully committing to the decision is that you can only live in college for your first year - I was kind of hoping that it would be for two years, or at the end of my degree... Don't get me wrong, if I got an offer from Oxford I'd live in a wheelie bin if necessary, but the arrangement at Magdalen (my original choice) seems much nicer.

I haven't seen the accommodation for 2nd and 3rd years - do you have any idea what it's like? If anyone else has any insight on this pleaaase let me know!

Hi!
According to the website, they can provide accommodation for the entirety of an Undergraduate's course...
So you're applying for Magdalen then?

I feel guilty because after visiting Edinburgh I'm actually slightly going off Oxford... hmmmmm

Any other Ox English applicants here? Going to go and speak to Head o English tomorrow about booking the ELAT, preparation [ie her marking my past paper :P] for it etc, have most people done their personal statements yet? I'm still drafting mine