Oxford Applicants for 2012 Entry

Probably going to try for English Language and Literature at Magdalen. I've got a fairly wide base of reading, but I think whether I apply is dependant on my UMS Scores. Anybody know what levels exactly Oxford will be hoping for-- I've heard its a little lower for Arts than Science subjects, because of how subjective the marking of arts subjects is.

Aah I'm hoping for English Literature at Magdalen as well. Looking at your location as well I'm also from around the Lancaster area.... hmmm

Looking at my username you can probably guess who I am? :P

Done that

I'm afraid not no... Do I know you?!

In that case start building up your keyboard skills with the Riemenschneider (however it's spelt) Bach chorales and figured bass. Also practise taking different pieces and finding as many things to analyse about them in 3-5 mins

Oh right :L Which school are you at?

Going back to Oxford on a date on Thursday, SO excited! I think I'm being taken to a museum, no idea, but I'm so excited just to be back there again

My teacher is STILL persuading me not to choose Magdalen. I don't think it even matters that much with the new system!

what's wrong with Magdalen?

what's wrong with Magdalen?

Check out the Bod too! It's huge has every book you could ever want!

Ah why not? and what new system?

Ooh okay, if we have time I'll suggest it to him We met in a bookshop to be fair, so it'll be right up his street, methinks.

Exactly what Niki_girl said. Well, in the last few years Oxford have been better about re-allocating places to good candidates who apply to over-subscribed colleges, but in the past they weren't, so you picked your college tactically. There are people on here who picked Hertford because it had a bridge = me picking anywhere I want, thanks

I'm definitely considering Oxford, no idea what college though haha, though I wanna do medicine.
I was thinking, surely with an open application your chances are greater? Or are you assigned to a random college as soon as you apply and your application is then treated as any other? Cos I was looking at some colleges and they were saying "we take 5-6 medics each year" and I thought, that's not a lot :s Thanks!

With opens you're assigned to colleges that are not already full/over-subscribed. Don't know whether it makes your chance statistically higher, try their website for details.

Hey! don't complain, the intake for History and Economics is TWELVE, that's across all colleges, that's one per college for 12 colleges. 5-6 is pretty generous by Oxford standards.

The LSE course "Social Policy and Sociology" had in 2010, according to their prospectus, 88 applications for a single place (1.136% likelihood of successful application) compared to the 73 for 14 places for the same year of Oxford History and Economics (19.2% success rate) - while this may be due to the early application date (lack of organisation) and the fearsome reputation of Oxford (putting people off applying because they feel that they're not likely to get in), it's still rather ridiculous

With opens you're assigned to colleges that are not already full/over-subscribed. Don't know whether it makes your chance statistically higher, try their website for details.

Hey! don't complain, the intake for History and Economics is TWELVE, that's across all colleges, that's one per college for 12 colleges. 5-6 is pretty generous by Oxford standards.