CAT: 4th November 2015

So glad I'm not the only one who struggled with the CLAT, I found it so much harder than the mock one online and really struggled with time :/

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Original post by yaschino

So glad I'm not the only one who struggled with the CLAT, I found it so much harder than the mock one online and really struggled with time :/

Did you apply for Worcester? Think I saw you on the other thread :smile:

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Original post by madsparrow

Did you apply for Worcester? Think I saw you on the other thread :smile:

Yeah I did! Did you apply there too? :smile:

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Original post by yaschino

Yeah I did! Did you apply there too? :smile:

Yeah! Fell in love with it at the open day- the grounds are so beautiful and there's a lake! :wink:

which language did you put to study?

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Original post by madsparrow

Yeah! Fell in love with it at the open day- the grounds are so beautiful and there's a lake! :wink:

which language did you put to study?

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I think the lake definitely sold it for me haha, I love how hidden away it is even though it's so central ❤ I'm applying to start learning Ancient Greek, you? :smile:

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Original post by yaschino

I think the lake definitely sold it for me haha, I love how hidden away it is even though it's so central ❤ I'm applying to start learning Ancient Greek, you? :smile:

Hahah

I've applied for Greek too! Definitely want to learn both at some point, but Greek just looks beautiful 😊 Are you doing A-Levels?

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Original post by madsparrow

Hahah

I've applied for Greek too! Definitely want to learn both at some point, but Greek just looks beautiful 😊 Are you doing A-Levels?

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Yay! We could be studying together next year :smile:

No I'm doing the IB :smile:

what subjects are you taking??

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Original post by yaschino

Yay! We could be studying together next year :smile:

No I'm doing the IB :smile:

what subjects are you taking??

Aww, from what I've heard IB sounds terrifying 😱
I'm studying philosophy, history and psychology. Where else have you applied?

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Is anyone guessing when we'll hear from the colleges for Classics? :biggrin:

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bucklanda03

I've heard it's the first week of December

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Original post by bucklanda03

I've heard it's the first week of December

I got an interview invitation today from Corpus Christi! You should hear back soon as well :biggrin:

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OdysseusV

hey, did anyone here take the Greek test?

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How did your interviews go? :smile:

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Ye-SheenKim

Original post by mazzaion

How did your interviews go? :smile:

Hey,

It actually didn't go too terribly. I mean, I quite enjoyed mine overall despite some really embarrassing moments. I only ended up having the two at Brasenose whilst one of my friends had six! In my interviews, we talked about literature, language, history and philosophy. They were so short though; we didn't have time to talk about a great deal. Also, they didn't ask any questions from my personal statement except about the history essay competition I entered but that was clearly relevant to history part of the interview. Anyway, I loved my time at Oxford! I met some really lovely people and the student helpers were fantastic. They really made an effort to get to know all the interviewees and keep them as less stressed as possible. They organised events like ice-skating and a trip to G&D's ice cream.
Although I quite enjoyed the interviews, I genuinely have no idea how they went. I'll have to wait until the 6th to find out!
How was yours?

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Original post by Ye-SheenKim

Hey,

It actually didn't go too terribly. I mean, I quite enjoyed mine overall despite some really embarrassing moments. I only ended up having the two at Brasenose whilst one of my friends had six! In my interviews, we talked about literature, language, history and philosophy. They were so short though; we didn't have time to talk about a great deal. Also, they didn't ask any questions from my personal statement except about the history essay competition I entered but that was clearly relevant to history part of the interview. Anyway, I loved my time at Oxford! I met some really lovely people and the student helpers were fantastic. They really made an effort to get to know all the interviewees and keep them as less stressed as possible. They organised events like ice-skating and a trip to G&D's ice cream.
Although I quite enjoyed the interviews, I genuinely have no idea how they went. I'll have to wait until the 6th to find out!
How was yours?

I didn't feel like any of them went brilliantly, but I certainly did enjoy them! I had three overall, at Corpus Christi where I stayed. The first one was philosophy and history, which I absolutely loved! I think I did quite well in the philosophy but not sure about the history half of it. The literature one was sososooo interesting, like really, but my brain was steaming and I have no idea whether I did well or not! The language one went great, probably because it was easier than the two others (I'm quite good at grammar, seeing as the french one is awfully complicated)...
My college was so friendly, I stayed in the JCR pretty much the whole time playing Articulate and card games, went to the Ashmolean, visited other colleges... We had a college trip to G&Ds too (so yummy) and movie nights, board games nights... it was pretty great, I miss it and the people there so much!
So yep, gotta wait until the 6th which is so stressful.. not in my hands anymore, but my brain is combining a mixture of certainty I won't get in and frantic hope that I will :smile:

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