The 2017 Oxford Decisions Discussion Thread

Does anyone know if there will be an offer holders facebook group?

Subject: English
College: balliol
Offer: condicional 3As
How did you find out: email
How do you feel: I'm not sure if I'm going to put it as my first option yet, so I'm pleased but a bit stressed/ unsure at the moment

Subject: History
College: Lincoln
Outcome: Offer (conditional- AAA)
How did you find out? (Email/Letter/Owl): Letter
How do you feel?: Absolutely thrilled. I was not expecting it whatsoever; and it is even better because I'm the first person in my family to go to university! I'm still in shock, to be honest.

(I got 9A*s and 2As at GCSE, plus an A in iGCSE Further Mathematics)

Subject: Medicine
College: Merton
Outcome: rejection
How did you find out? (Email/Letter/Owl): email
How do you feel?: Like absolute crap tbh. I didn't even realize how much I'd built my identity around getting in to Oxford. It was the thing that made me push myself beyond my limits and the thing I daydreamed about when things got hard. I've never felt more at home anywhere and I've never wanted anything more. I worked so hard and in my opinion my application was competitive and I had a real chance of getting in but... Now it's all just suddenly blown apart.

Jesus Christ, you too? I feel this in my soul. A part of me knows that it's grades (how many applicants don't have GCSEs and only AABB at AS??) so luckily it's something I can work towards (getting A*A*A*A, as my predicted was A*A*AA and was still rejected). But still, it hurts a lot.

My mom says '**** em, **** em' and whilst I agree with her boldness/bravado, it's much harder when you know how hard you've worked and how far you've come.

I suppose the only condolences for us is that at least being rejected now we know that we weren't the most appropriate/best fit for the courses we applied to. And maybe we will be happier somewhere else, and more successful. Much better than being given an offer and not meeting it or dropping out (as a number do each year).

[I keep looking at the MSt requirements.......I should stop doing that]

Well considering 26 out of 34 Universities which have Medicine have employment prospects of greater than 95 and there's a shortage of doctors here and just about everywhere else I'm sure you'll be fine!

Tbf it's not uncommon for medics to be rejected from every university they apply to considering how competitive it is. Probably not much consolation, but I (assume) that you are in a good position!

I don't think these two have been rejected from every Uni they've applied to :P I was just saying that even without going to Oxford, they can go to a great uni which they enjoy and still have really good employment opportunities for them

No yea absolutely! I was just saying that there are a fair amount of medics who are forced to take a gap year because of not getting offers seeing as it's so competitive.

Jesus Christ, you too? I feel this in my soul. A part of me knows that it's grades (how many applicants don't have GCSEs and only AABB at AS??) so luckily it's something I can work towards (getting A*A*A*A, as my predicted was A*A*AA and was still rejected). But still, it hurts a lot.

My mom says '**** em, **** em' and whilst I agree with her boldness/bravado, it's much harder when you know how hard you've worked and how far you've come.

I suppose the only condolences for us is that at least being rejected now we know that we weren't the most appropriate/best fit for the courses we applied to. And maybe we will be happier somewhere else, and more successful. Much better than being given an offer and not meeting it or dropping out (as a number do each year).

[I keep looking at the MSt requirements.......I should stop doing that]

Well considering 26 out of 34 Universities which have Medicine have employment prospects of greater than 95 and there's a shortage of doctors here and just about everywhere else I'm sure you'll be fine!

Subject: Classics
College: Merton
Outcome: Rejection
How did you find out?: Email yesterday
How do you feel? Like the world was no longer on sure footing. Oxford was the ultimate goal, and I'm not sure what to do with a rejection. And, when I tried to read soon after, the page felt like a wall, which has never happened to me and was honestly frightening. Things are a little better now, but the mood is still gloom.

I feel this so much. I tried to continue reading a book I was so excited about and I just couldn't. I really hope this feeling goes away soon

Subject: English
College: balliol
Offer: condicional 3As
How did you find out: email
How do you feel: I'm not sure if I'm going to put it as my first option yet, so I'm pleased but a bit stressed/ unsure at the moment

an atheist walks into jesus college.... and comes out with an offer!!

subject: english language & literature
college: jesus
outcome: conditional offer
how did you find out?: through email after a whole day of nervous waiting-- only for the email to arrive at 11pm!
how do you feel?: i feel like??? did they send this to the right person??? I keep thinking I'm going to wake up and it's all just a dream?? now the hard part is here... to do well on my IB exams!