Oxford Applicants for 2012 Entry

Everyone used to get drunk on a Friday night and weep. I remember students staggering over the college lawns, crying, or chasing people who were crying. The gays wouldn't come out of the closet. You knew a guy in Merton was gay only because he went to chapel more often than a straight guy, and would occasionally goose-step across the quad cuddling a bottle of tequila, shouting, "I'm not gay!" It was quite normal to see a sobbing physicist walking to the university counselling service at 2am, or a rower shaking with withdrawal from ecstasy. On Saturdays the tourists would come in and stare at us in our Brideshead zoo. We would tuck our heads under our chins, and walk on by. The dons seemed equally wretched. They were either horrible, or miserable. Their expressions screamed: "We are thwarted!"

Everyone used to get drunk on a Friday night and weep. I remember students staggering over the college lawns, crying, or chasing people who were crying. The gays wouldn't come out of the closet. You knew a guy in Merton was gay only because he went to chapel more often than a straight guy, and would occasionally goose-step across the quad cuddling a bottle of tequila, shouting, "I'm not gay!" It was quite normal to see a sobbing physicist walking to the university counselling service at 2am, or a rower shaking with withdrawal from ecstasy. On Saturdays the tourists would come in and stare at us in our Brideshead zoo. We would tuck our heads under our chins, and walk on by. The dons seemed equally wretched. They were either horrible, or miserable. Their expressions screamed: "We are thwarted!"

Everyone used to get drunk on a Friday night and weep. I remember students staggering over the college lawns, crying, or chasing people who were crying. The gays wouldn't come out of the closet. You knew a guy in Merton was gay only because he went to chapel more often than a straight guy, and would occasionally goose-step across the quad cuddling a bottle of tequila, shouting, "I'm not gay!" It was quite normal to see a sobbing physicist walking to the university counselling service at 2am, or a rower shaking with withdrawal from ecstasy. On Saturdays the tourists would come in and stare at us in our Brideshead zoo. We would tuck our heads under our chins, and walk on by. The dons seemed equally wretched. They were either horrible, or miserable. Their expressions screamed: "We are thwarted!"

Hey, Fen here.
Currently a finalist in French and German at St Hilda's College.
Applying for a second BA in Law (well, 'Jurisprudence') at Wadham.

Hey, Fen here.
Currently a finalist in French and German at St Hilda's College.
Applying for a second BA in Law (well, 'Jurisprudence') at Wadham.

I actually decided on applying to Merton after reading that article, not sure what that says about me

sounds quite fun, actually

In the confirmation email, it mentions that there will be further details from the college by the end of October. What exactly does that mean? I won't have sat my TSA by then, so I assume it's not notification of rejection/interview...

Hey guys,

just interested in your feedback on my application position:

I'm an international student applying to Merton College for PPE. In 2010, I graduated High School with a 42 IB score (776 HL) and went to study Bsc International Relations at the LSE. After my first year at the LSE, I scored a first and simultaneously discovered I really didn't want to stay at the LSE (for a number of reasons, poor community being one of them) and have hence applied Oxford (I didn't apply the first time around.) I score just below average on the TSA.

Anybody have any insight into my chances?

Hey guys,

just interested in your feedback on my application position:

I'm an international student applying to Merton College for PPE. In 2010, I graduated High School with a 42 IB score (776 HL) and went to study Bsc International Relations at the LSE. After my first year at the LSE, I scored a first and simultaneously discovered I really didn't want to stay at the LSE (for a number of reasons, poor community being one of them) and have hence applied Oxford (I didn't apply the first time around.) I score just below average on the TSA.

Anybody have any insight into my chances?

Hey guys,

just interested in your feedback on my application position:

I'm an international student applying to Merton College for PPE. In 2010, I graduated High School with a 42 IB score (776 HL) and went to study Bsc International Relations at the LSE. After my first year at the LSE, I scored a first and simultaneously discovered I really didn't want to stay at the LSE (for a number of reasons, poor community being one of them) and have hence applied Oxford (I didn't apply the first time around.) I score just below average on the TSA.

Anybody have any insight into my chances?

Any one got acknowledgement from Keble yet???

yay! finally found another merton applicant It's soooo pretty, haven't met any girls applying yet though

Grrr. My parents seem convinced that I should be doing far more MAT preparation than I am, and keep nagging me. It's really annoying, I'm working my way through the past papers but they just don't accept that there's not much more I can do! They aren't normally this pushy.