2017 Oxford Prospective Students [part 2]

(2 days later....)
We need to liven it up!! How are you guys doing?

Got my feedback yesterday. Did surprisingly poorly on one part of the CAT.

Oh
What are your plans now?

Still waiting for the other decisions before I make any real plans ... apart from that, brush up on my Latin vocabulary, especially of the sort used in poetry (that's probably what killed me).

What other unis did you apply to?

I've got offers from Durham and Trinity St. David, and waiting for UCL and St. Andrews.

Well then you have a good backup!
I'm waiting too, but I don't think I'll go to the UK unless it's for Oxford..

Indeed. Well, Oxford is great, but don't dismiss the rest without consideration.

I've got offers from Durham and Trinity St. David, and waiting for UCL and St. Andrews.

Yeah I know that makes it difficult I'll see how the swedish admissions turn out, but we don't get results until July/August..

Did you deliberately set out to have the biggest possible contrast between your options, fablereader? You must win some sort of prize for applying to both UCL and Trinity St David!

Not necessarily, no. To be honest, I was really going for Oxford, and I added in TSD early on almost as a small confidence-booster, and didn't really think too much about other options until Oxford rejected me.

Well, speaking as a Welshman, you won't find me disrespecting TSD. Plus, I see they have just posted a report of a Humanities "field trip" to the Ashmolean....!

Ah. I hope it all turns out well for you!



Not necessarily, no. To be honest, I was really going for Oxford, and I added in TSD early on almost as a small confidence-booster, and didn't really think too much about other options until Oxford rejected me.

I just got accepted to UCL. Wow, now deciding will be difficult...

Congrats for the offer! Did you get one of those annoying, ambiguously titled emails about the department beforehand as well?

I just got accepted to UCL. Wow, now deciding will be difficult...

Congrats man, maybe I'll see you there

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Thanks!!! Yeah, maybe! I have so many different options now it makes me dizzy

apparently music acceptance rate was 48% this year
thanks for making me feel better, statistics xDD

(however this is also reassuring - i got an interview w ABBB at AS so if I can bump it up at A2 - which would also make me less nervous - there's a decent chance)