University of Oxford offer-holders' thread 2015

I feel the exact same way! I was motivated for about 2 minutes when my offer came though and have gone on to scrape Bs in my mocks. This time last year I was getting E's B's and C's in my mocks, and finished the year really well. I just find it really hard to motivate myself without the fear of failure and the time pressure of revising for real exams. I have the confidence of knowing that I can pull it off in the end as I have done it before, but I don't want that to turn into cockiness because I know just how hard A2s are and how much I want to meet this offer.

And all my offers are pretty much the same so I either get into oxford or go nowhere, which is motivating me a little


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Ohmygosh everything you've just said is literally me, apart from all your offers being the same... so glad it's not just me, I was starting to feel like I might not be Oxford material

I feel the exact same way! I was motivated for about 2 minutes when my offer came though and have gone on to scrape Bs in my mocks. This time last year I was getting E's B's and C's in my mocks, and finished the year really well. I just find it really hard to motivate myself without the fear of failure and the time pressure of revising for real exams. I have the confidence of knowing that I can pull it off in the end as I have done it before, but I don't want that to turn into cockiness because I know just how hard A2s are and how much I want to meet this offer.

And all my offers are pretty much the same so I either get into oxford or go nowhere, which is motivating me a little


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That is only for students who receive the PSC scholarship (which in my opinion is even harder than getting into oxford, can you believe it ) It is REALLY hard to get funding for courses such as Medicine and Law in Singapore, many scholarships specify that they do not want any law or medicine degrees

Good attempt - Oxford don't give out unconditionals to those without results. Plus from your other posts it seems you're doing Business Management which is not a course Oxford offers.

You may be right that he/she isn't being truthful, but I would just like to point out that Oxford does give unconditional offers to those without results. It's a very, very rare chance though, but it has happened before - my senior got an unconditional with predicted grades for History. I'm not sure how, or why though.

That may happen if you're doing two sets of qualifications. For example, a person in an IB school who takes the SAT, APs, and Subject Tests before applying may get an unconditional rather than an IB-conditional. That's actually pretty common.

Unconditional offers to applicants who do not have the required qualifications runs foul of the Common Framework on Admissions that the colleges abide by and would be ruled out by the Faculty Admissions Coordinators. Since the abolition of entrance exams, unconditional offers have disappeared.

Any re-allocatees or pooled people out there? are you pleased with your new college? Pine for your first choice, or just relieved you got an offer?

What's being referred to is people in Y13 with no qualifications - not even SAT/AP, Souktik - getting an unconditional offer having not finished school.

Despite what admissionshost said I'm pretty sure my neighbour had an unconditional to study Music even though he was yet to sit his A-Levels...? (That said, he still achieved the conditions he would have been set had his offer been conditional).

Music candidates are in the same position as any other subject (AAA or euivalent). Fine Art ditto (except that BTECs can be offered but nearly all applicants have A-levels plus a Foundation year). The only scenario I can imagine is an application for an organ scholarship, outside of the regular round, which in the past could, in some colleges, perhaps (?) have resulted in a UO before examinations - but entry is now subject to the same rules as the main December round and I've not heard of any exceptions.

Anyone who has been accepted for St Peter's College on here? I'm yet to find anyone

Meee I have for history of art


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A few queries have appeared on this thread from holders of Open Offers. As pointed out in the responses made to these, Open Offers are made because each year a small proportion of students do not make conditional offers or withdraw for other reasons.

It may help to break the task down a bit. I don't think its helpful to think about the bigger context and to do so risks catastrophising. Think instead about the next step you have to take and concentrate on that - for example, understanding the next class you have, the next piece of homework, the next mock exam. If it sinks in and goes well, give yourself a pat on the back and then start thinking about the next step. You'll need a revision plan closer to the exams, but apply the same method: take it in steps and treat yourself to small rewards as you pass the check points. If something goes wrong along the way, learn from this but look forwards to the next step not backwards. The alternative approach - constantly worrying about your offer - won't be productive. Also, I think it is worth saying that the worst case scenario (you miss the grades) is not a catastrophe - students do still go to University and move on with their lives. Good luck and look after yourself!

i got an offer from keble to do ppe (AAA), anyone else here get in to keble?

I did, for Engineering! A*AA. What made you pick Keble?


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That was Worcester I'm a MathPhil hopeful!
I haven't heard back yet as they're very busy but I'm not in any rush.. Which college did you apply to?

Is there any truth in the rumour that this year an abnormally large number of students did not meet their offer conditions?

I got reallocated from St John's to Exeter after the interview process. In all honesty, there are only a few differences between the colleges, so I'd be ecstatic with any one! However, I'm pleased that Exeter is much closer to the Ruskin (I didn't really anticipate the crowded trek to and from St John's!), and its ties to the US are of great interest to me!