Oxford Music Students and Applicants

Original post by Hess

Did everyone else receive an email from the faculty?

Yes, got an interview invite yesterday.

Emailed admissions about interviews clashing with auditions but they can't reschedule interviews -_-

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Original post by auganism

Yes, got an interview invite yesterday.

Emailed admissions about interviews clashing with auditions but they can't reschedule interviews -_-

Which college?

Edit: just received my interview invitation from st Catherine's!

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Reply 85

Original post by auganism

Yes, got an interview invite yesterday.

Emailed admissions about interviews clashing with auditions but they can't reschedule interviews -_-

Congratulations! :smile:

Original post by coldhands

Which college?

Edit: just received my interview invitation from st Catherine's!

Congratulations to you too :smile:

I'm still waiting for a reply from Merton... They are SO slow!

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Original post by fiddlecat

Congratulations to you too :smile:

I'm still waiting for a reply from Merton... They are SO slow!

Thank you!

Merton looks lovely, fingers crossed they get back to you soon.

Can I assume you're a violinist?

Reply 87

Original post by coldhands

Which college?

Edit: just received my interview invitation from st Catherine's!

Magdalen. Congratulations on your invitation :smile:

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Original post by auganism

Magdalen. Congratulations on your invitation :smile:

Congratulations on yours too!

What do you play? Have you sent off your bits and pieces to the music faculty for your audition?

Any idea how you'll get around your clashes?

Reply 89

Original post by coldhands

Thank you!

Merton looks lovely, fingers crossed they get back to you soon.

Can I assume you're a violinist?

Merton FINALLY replied! Got an interview yay :biggrin:

Yup, I'm a wannabe violinist :smile:

you?

Reply 90

Hess

Got my invitation today!!! :smile:

Reply 91

Original post by Hess

Got my invitation today!!! :smile:

Brilliant news!

Original post by fiddlecat

Merton FINALLY replied! Got an interview yay :biggrin:

Yup, I'm a wannabe violinist :smile:

you?

I'm not really an instrumentalist, nor will I ever be, but clarinet is my first instrument.

Reply 92

Original post by coldhands

Congratulations on yours too!

What do you play? Have you sent off your bits and pieces to the music faculty for your audition?

Any idea how you'll get around your clashes?

Guitar. Nope, I only need to send the form, no accompaniment music... I shall do that today...

No, RCM has now given me an audition on the 7th, but RAM is still on the 5th. So Oxford have me down as leaving on the 5th in the morning, which is affecting any other interview being arranged :'(.

Have any of you bought tickets/arranged travel? For what time?

Reply 93

I have a little bit of a problem regarding the interview arrival times. I am the leader of an orchestra and our concert is at 8:30pm on the 2nd December. But Merton have said that I should arrive by 8pm on the 2nd. I can probably get to Oxford by 11pm if I do the concert. :/

I don't know what to do- I don't really want to miss the concert and let the team down. Are there usually pre-interview meetings for music, the night before the interview? Would it look really bad if I turn up to Oxford really late? :s-smilie:

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Original post by fiddlecat

I have a little bit of a problem regarding the interview arrival times. I am the leader of an orchestra and our concert is at 8:30pm on the 2nd December. But Merton have said that I should arrive by 8pm on the 2nd. I can probably get to Oxford by 11pm if I do the concert. :/

I don't know what to do- I don't really want to miss the concert and let the team down. Are there usually pre-interview meetings for music, the night before the interview? Would it look really bad if I turn up to Oxford really late? :s-smilie:

I'm by no means knowledgeable about this, but I don't think anything happens on the 2nd - I initially said I would arrive in the afternoon and was emailed to tell me to come as late as possible instead! I'm guessing they don't want you to be too late as you'll need to sign in etc...?

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The_Lonely_Goatherd

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Original post by fiddlecat

I have a little bit of a problem regarding the interview arrival times. I am the leader of an orchestra and our concert is at 8:30pm on the 2nd December. But Merton have said that I should arrive by 8pm on the 2nd. I can probably get to Oxford by 11pm if I do the concert. :/

I don't know what to do- I don't really want to miss the concert and let the team down. Are there usually pre-interview meetings for music, the night before the interview? Would it look really bad if I turn up to Oxford really late? :s-smilie:

I'd phone the Admissions team and try and negotiate it with them. It's highly unlikely that anything is going to happen at/after 8pm, especially on the first evening of arrival. I did have an interview around that time when I was being interviewed in 2006 but that was just because I had to escape back to London for music college auditions :yes:

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Original post by auganism

Have any of you bought tickets/arranged travel? For what time?

I haven't quite worked out how to get there and back yet. I only live 40 minutes away and my parents have offered to take me down, so it's just getting back. I possibly have the option of taking my car down and leaving it with some friends but I don't fancy walking from theirs to college with my clarinets relatively late at night.

Reply 97

What's everyone doing for last minute interview preparation?

Merton is letting me arrive the next morning - phew! :smile:

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Reply 98

Original post by fiddlecat

What's everyone doing for last minute interview preparation?

Merton is letting me arrive the next morning - phew! :smile:

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What's anyone done for any interview preparation??

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