Oxford Applicants 2016 Entry & Interview chat

Yeah, I'm surprised too, maybe Univ is not as famous as the others...

How did your entry test go?

There's at least 7 applicants for Univ on here, if my memory serves me correctly. A few more on other threads as well

Cool!
Which college did you apply and what subject? If you don't mind my asking.

awful!! and I needed to do well in the bmat to make up for my gcses so its not looking good how about you? did you have to do the tsa?

Hey, I'm applying for biomedical sciences, so I had to write the BMAT too! Also did the third question. I found section 1 awful, section 2 and 3 okay. Just have to wait and see

Is anyone else feeling really deflated after their admissions test?
I sat the BMAT and at first I was ok because I knew I hadn't done well, although now i'm really disappointed because I love Oxford and I know I stand no chance for Medicine. Oxford is the only BMAT university I applied to because I knew it was a risk to apply to more than one, and it was always going to be Oxford.

I think the thing with BMAT in particular this year was that there was so much reading to do, which took up an awful lot of time. As a result, I ran out of time to properly consider some of my answers. There were also a few questions that I think could have been debated over. I've read lots of people discussing the question about whether black or white clothing would be better in the winter. I spent a while deliberating over this, as black would absorb any heat that was available although white may reflect body heat back in. I went for black in the end, although lots of people went for white and I can see both sides of the argument. I'm really disappointed because I think some of the questions in BMAT don't give you the chance to explain your choice, using this one as an example. I've also presented it to quite a few different people who sat the BMAT who know lots about physics, and they even said it could be argued both ways.

I'm a person who really enjoys learning and so I know the Medicine course would have been really interesting to me as it's so academic and science-based, although it's literally hit me this weekend that I definitely have no chance now!

Does anyone else feel this way, whether you sat the BMAT or another admissions test?

I feel exactly the same as you. I'm applying for medicine too, which college have you applied to? If all of us found section 1 hard then everyone will have a lower mark or they'll adjust the score conversion. Remember that shortlisting for interview is relative, so if we all haven't done as well as we'd have liked, it may not be too much of a problem.

I found section 1 so difficult; I spent too long on a few question, like the dice one and the 'which attraction didn't he visit' map question, and then tried to rush through the last few questions in about 3 minutes and was hit by that block of reading about the RSPCA!

Nothing we can do now, it's a horrible wait though, and so unfulfiling since we all worked so hard

I'm actually a current student at Univ - 2nd year Classicist

Justin Bieber 'What Do You Mean?' ---> me in admissions test

Any Harris Manchester applicants here? hmu =)

Justin Bieber 'What Do You Mean?' ---> me in admissions test

Also me in interview (if I get one).

Heck, this is just me in general life.

whose applied to Worcester this year?

Ahh okay Durham, York, Bristol and Edinburgh have you heard back from anywhere?? I'm a bit worried everyone has offers and I've only had an invitation interview at York so far

Is anyone else feeling really deflated after their admissions test?
I sat the BMAT and at first I was ok because I knew I hadn't done well, although now i'm really disappointed because I love Oxford and I know I stand no chance for Medicine. Oxford is the only BMAT university I applied to because I knew it was a risk to apply to more than one, and it was always going to be Oxford.

I think the thing with BMAT in particular this year was that there was so much reading to do, which took up an awful lot of time. As a result, I ran out of time to properly consider some of my answers. There were also a few questions that I think could have been debated over. I've read lots of people discussing the question about whether black or white clothing would be better in the winter. I spent a while deliberating over this, as black would absorb any heat that was available although white may reflect body heat back in. I went for black in the end, although lots of people went for white and I can see both sides of the argument. I'm really disappointed because I think some of the questions in BMAT don't give you the chance to explain your choice, using this one as an example. I've also presented it to quite a few different people who sat the BMAT who know lots about physics, and they even said it could be argued both ways.

I'm a person who really enjoys learning and so I know the Medicine course would have been really interesting to me as it's so academic and science-based, although it's literally hit me this weekend that I definitely have no chance now!

Does anyone else feel this way, whether you sat the BMAT or another admissions test?

I have! For Biochem, how about you?