Oxford Applicants 2016 Entry & Interview chat

Je suis française (Marseille) d'origine libanaise, bonne chance !

A question for the german blokes:

Guys I have a friend who took the TSA examination with me. We talk every once in a while he is applying for PPE at Magdalen's. Then, the subject of school grades come up and he tells me that he got an average of 2.4, I didnt want to say anything but I thought that you needed a 1.2 german average to apply for oxford. Am I missing something? Like is 2.4 a really high grade?

I was reallocated from Brasenose to Univ and got an interview from them for Chemistry on Monday, you should hear soon

I'm a German myself: At least for physics, the minimum Abitur grade is supposed to be 1.5- however, as you might know, the grades you get in year 11/12 aren't weighted the same. So your friend might have 15 in all of his Leistungskurs and 0 in something like P.E. and could still achieve 1.5. It's very unlikely though, not sure :b

So he doesnt have a good chance of being accepted? He told me that his average is 2.4. I dont know what his grades are though, there arent any specific requirements for ppe, just the 1.5 average and tsa test. So what do you say?

A question for the german blokes:

Guys I have a friend who took the TSA examination with me. We talk every once in a while he is applying for PPE at Magdalen's. Then, the subject of school grades come up and he tells me that he got an average of 2.4, I didnt want to say anything but I thought that you needed a 1.2 german average to apply for oxford. Am I missing something? Like is 2.4 a really high grade?

A question for the german blokes:

Guys I have a friend who took the TSA examination with me. We talk every once in a while he is applying for PPE at Magdalen's. Then, the subject of school grades come up and he tells me that he got an average of 2.4, I didnt want to say anything but I thought that you needed a 1.2 german average to apply for oxford. Am I missing something? Like is 2.4 a really high grade?

May I ask for which subjects at St Edmund's Hall? I am waiting for an English interview from them and am a little on edge ..

Oxford generally asks for 1.0 - 1.5 in the Abitur. Most people who I know have applied, including myself, had a prediction of about 1.2 or 1.3 and current grades between 1.2 and 1.8. The examinations at the end of the two years also counting towards your Abitur average count for 50%, I believe. Someone can pull up their average quite a bit by putting a lot of work into them - but raising by one entire grade? That's pretty unlikely, I believe.
I think Oxford put more weight into the predicted grades than your current ones, but which such a big gap I'd be slightly worried myself. The TSA is a medium the tutors at Oxford might understand a lot better than the German school system, though, so I believe he has a shot at being accepted in case he performed really well on it. Along with a good personal statement and reference, the tutors could believe him able to make that jump from 2.4 to 1.5 at least with his examinations. Hope that helped
Oh, forgot about that; I think 2.4 is around the national average of the Abitur, so it's considered alright - although not impressive.

It was for Earth Science, it wasn't me though

Ok thanks Hermione

I echo this - Univ what's going on???

Sorry. Too much?

Yeeeees! Just got an interview for History & Politics
But now I'm getting nervous just thinking about it..

Anybody heard about History from Balliol?

I've got an interview from LMH