Oxford History Students and Applicants

I have no clue why i'm not nervous...I think nerves will probably start kicking in at the weekend. I think it's because I've been focusing so much on the essay recently...and also because I haven't done THAT much HAT practice...I've done one practice paper, and planned some questions...so there haven't been many 'aahh, i'm not doing what the mark scheme said' moments...if that makes sense.
have you done loooooads of practice? I know someone from another school who is doing it, and they've done every single practice paper there is in proper exam/timed conditions. Ahh. that worried me a bit.

and YEY New College it would be cool if we both ended up there!

Hi guys! Does anyone know what marks are 'good' for the HAT? What is the cut off point for not being interviewed?

I am so scared.

Aaaah thanks! Thats not bad at all. Although I'm guessing it is most probably higher now as that was the initial report and back then people didn't know what to expect. Can't be much more than 60% though.

Yes I'm sure thats right. Though by looking through all the most recent papers, they seem of very equally difficulty. So I'm guessing it doesn't vary that much, but I think above 65% should be enough. They only have to cut off 25% of people.

What sort of marks are you guys getting?

At least 7 days before the interview. So by lateish November. Could be earlier though.

Hey guys, good luck for the HAT, was just wondering what topics your submitting your essays about?

I'm doing mine on Mikhail Gorbachev and how his reforms contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

PS. Does anyone know how Nazi the tutors are about you re correcting your essay? I know they say dont, but mine was written the night before it was due and has a few annoying grammar/ spelling errors, or will they not really care about it if its still a good essay (it got an A+ from my Uni in New Zealand, and its for a second year course, as I got allowed to do some second year papers in my first year bc of my HS grades, and decided to apply based on those grades.)

Arrgh, need to stop stressing about it!

And how would I have been asked to fill out the test declaration form? It says that if you're from a UCAS registered school you don't have to, but I'm not sure if that applies in my case. If I wasn't explicitly told to do so (email or anything), do they just send it to every school on their UCAS address list, even halfway around the world?

Hey guys, good luck for the HAT, was just wondering what topics your submitting your essays about?

Main reasons for the assassination of Caesar... A bit random but we'll see how it goes if I get an interview...

On another note, I'm getting incredibly worried about the HAT...

Ditto... bit worried we're going to get something very philosophical and I'm going to go about it the wrong way, haha! Not done as much revision as I should have, really.

Kinda realised now that it's pointless/impossible to revise much for the HAT. I've read some past papers and mark schemes; but because everything is so specific to the sources and questions... It's not doing much apart from telling me to be clear, read things carefully and take my time.

Still scared as hell though.

Sent my essay off - it got 90% so should be okay.

God, I hope I get an interview after this....