The Oxford TSA thread - 2015 applicants - 5th Nov 2014

What did everyone get about the conclusion on the passage relating to the police officer strike? Also what did you get for the assumption on the passage about the terminator films?

I think it is the one with the most days from the beginning of the year. You just need to subtract the between 2 numbers and add 1, and then find one can be divided by 7.

I think it is the one with the most days from the beginning of the year. You just need to subtract the between 2 numbers and add 1, and then find one can be divided by 7.

What did anyone get for the one with all the grandkids with the birthdays (something about leap years)?

What did people get for the combination lock question? It was something along the lines of the number of combinations of three different digits between 000 and 999. Also, what did you put for the one about humans and animals understanding maths and opening doors/learning from experience?

What did people get for the combination lock question? It was something along the lines of the number of combinations of three different digits between 000 and 999. Also, what did you put for the one about humans and animals understanding maths and opening doors/learning from experience?

Probably got this wrong but I put 720. 10 X 9 X 8 = 720.

Is anyone kicking themselves for panicking during the exam when they know they could have done better

I got C, 720, and the answer which was like "It assumes that being able to learn from experience is not a mathematical skill"

Yes! I did well in the practices but screwed this up so much.

yes I think I did a pretty roundabout method but I did get that it needed to be one that was divisible by seven so I put the 350th

Done the exam this morning, thought it was relatively OK. Essay question was alright. Ran out of time and had to scribble in randomly for the last 7 I'd say, and obviously couldn't answer all of them correct because I thought some were ridiculous. Really worried about my mark though. Does anyone know how the raw marks and acceptance rates work - as well as interview rates. I've seen some post some ideas but does anyone have a credible source or an educated guess on how they are.

I feel like I will only get like 55 marks but could be doing the usual and over worrying. But is there absolutely no chance of getting in if you don't do as well as others? Like do they sit down and not even consider people who got below a certain mark??

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It has to be divisible by 7 after you take 1 away from it, so I'm pretty sure 350th is wrong because 349/7 is not an integer.

I can't remember what I put, but it was one where if you took 1 away from it then it would divide by 7

Does anyone remember the t-rex one? Seeing some of the answers here, I highly doubt I have an interview...

I think I vaguely remember this...was this the one about the scientist saying they should change the name because the method of naming horses from ages ago was weird or am I thinking of something completely different?!