Oxford Applicants 2016 Entry & Interview chat

Must be this, UCL Law for IB is 39 points, not 38 (Your HL score is fine as it's 19).

https://www.laws.ucl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying/entry-requirements/

I did the TSA for PPE, but I have no idea when they would give out interview offers. I know if I got an interview it would be on the 6th December, so presumably I will get it by the end of November as the email says they will give a weeks notice. How did you find the TSA?

i do history and politics (and classics) at A2 and I can definitely say that both are as hard as each other. some unis don't particularly like students doing politics because 1) they see it as a 'soft subject' (which it is NOT might I add) and 2) similarly for law, they don't like re-teaching you things due to the fact you may get confused. I would probably advise you, like some others have, to pick WHAT YOU WANT. each subject is difficult in their own right, and personally I would rather do a subject I enjoy and do well in rather than I don't like but other people would like me to do. Pick what you want, get good grades, do extra curriculars which link to your chosen degree and be passionate about your subjects!

I have the same issue with art being a 'soft option' and it's so much harder than my two 'difficult options' -_-

Oxford and Cambridge merely get SOME of the brightest and not necessarily the best. Many don't apply, and many dont get in because of shear bad luck - they were nervous and had a bad day at interview or made a few silly mistakes in an exam ( be it AS levels or the entrance exams). Lets be frank - the interview process is seriously flawed. You are not being interviewed by robots - humans can and do make more emotive decisions than they might like. Which subject tutor wants to let in a great but absolute ass of a student who will make three years of tutorials irritating? Better to let in the other students who are also great but are not going to make your 2 tutorials a week a pain.

A C Grayling established the New College of The Humanities in part because he saw how many brilliant students were being turned away by Oxbridge.

Around when did history interview invitations begin to roll out last year?

wanted to quote you back since we have similar names on tar

haha I thought that too I picked mine at random and then realised that I couldn't change it...

PLEASE, can someone tell me what the rejection email states (the exact content - can someone paste it please lol). Also, what does it say in the subject? rejection? we're sorry? lol

I did the TSA for PPE, but I have no idea when they would give out interview offers. I know if I got an interview it would be on the 6th December, so presumably I will get it by the end of November as the email says they will give a weeks notice. How did you find the TSA?

Hmmm the TSA was okay for me so not as bad as how others seem to had found it but the essay wasn't great so I don't know where I stand. I just really want an interview to show my motivation and passion for the subject. How about you?

Hi Ivoryfall,

We are very unlikely to send out invitations to Brasenose over a weekend because our office is usually closed. However, we are much busier at this time of year, so it is possible that the office may need to open briefly at the weekend, and therefore there is a slim chance that invitations may be sent outside of the working week. I would expect that decisions arrive during the working week 99% of the time though from every Oxford College.

Best not to worry about when it might arrive!

Just got shortlisted for interview.

Biological Sciences- St. Peter's College and Balliol college.

Congratulations!!!!

Was St. Peter's your first pick???

Yes, I was allocated to St.Peter's College.

Just got shortlisted for interview.

Biological Sciences- St. Peter's College and Balliol college.