Oxford Applicants for 2012 Entry

I meant to the government. You said, "If not, the government stands to foot a bill of £2-3 billion extra for three years". I was explaining that they actually pay more if there are higher fees (due to the fees not being upfront).

Now stop rolling your eyes at me! It's almost as annoying as this smiley: .

This is brilliant. Thank you!
And I think we're all not stalking the offer-holders' thread...

But in the long run the govt. will pay less. Obviously not everyone is going to take out the 9 grand loan with the extortionate interest rates on it. So they're going to get more money in their pocket (from those who do pay upfront).

And the govt doesn't pay more, the education budget is essentially staying the same. It's just students have to pay a higher proportion of the cost.

The 2-3 billion per year was if they delayed the fees rise until the 2013 cycle as they'd have to make up the £5500 a year for the 200,000 odd students getting places! So basically. tough luck for our year last to do SATs, first for higher fees.

doesnt even look like rolleyes! TSR is no match for msn on smileys.

Must. resists. urge.

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Oh no, they've realised we're stalking them!! And I can't reply and say we're not because that PROVES I've been reading their thread However, that does mean that they've been stalking our thread to know that we've been stalking theirs, so I guess we're even! If that makes any sense....

Nice! Congrats. The Goethe Institut is awesome... I think I have a friend who lives in Baden Württemburg too.



Nooooooooooo....

That rhymed.

Let's hide before they come in all their superiority and eat us...

Shhh, act invisible and pretend you can't hear!

Something that is faily depressing is how a bunch of us will be in next year's offer holder thread and another bunch of us (including me) won't Why does my second choice have to be just as competitive!?!?!

What's your second choice?

St Andrew's. Every time I tell someone I'm applying there, they're like "Ohhh you'll never get in, they're so biased towards Scottish students!" Also applying to Edinburgh, Durham and Bath. These are all provisional, though, I'm checking out UCL and KCL in the next two weeks and therefore might change my mind.

What are the other choices of everyone else here?

UCL, RHUL, Bristol and... i dunno.

What are the other choices of everyone else here?

St Andrew's. Every time I tell someone I'm applying there, they're like "Ohhh you'll never get in, they're so biased towards Scottish students!" Also applying to Edinburgh, Durham and Bath. These are all provisional, though, I'm checking out UCL and KCL in the next two weeks and therefore might change my mind.

What are the other choices of everyone else here?

What are the other choices of everyone else here?

What are the other choices of everyone else here?

Ahhh I have such great news My school has just been made an official partner school for the future with the Goethe Institut and the German government, which is amazing...and what's even more amazing is that three of us at our school have won scholarships to do this three week intensive course in a place called Schwäbisch Hall in Baden Württemberg in Germany! Everything's paid for- flights, accomodation, food, the course, evrything, and there's tons of culture-y stuff organised for us too, so the whole thing is worth about EUR 4000! I'm going, my best friend in the world is going, and there's a girl in Y9 going as well. It does mean I miss practically the whole summer, meaning my designated "do nothing but read books in preparation for applying to Oxford" time has vanished, and it does mean I have to work a horrendous, horrendous full-time week in Waitrose on coming back, and it does mean I miss results day, but still...! And I still find it hilarious how I seemed to be destined to end up in BaWü all the time

Just thought I'd share my elation it takes my mind off the fact that I haven't done my first draft of PS failure yet

But in the long run the govt. will pay less. Obviously not everyone is going to take out the 9 grand loan with the extortionate interest rates on it. So they're going to get more money in their pocket (from those who do pay upfront).

And the govt doesn't pay more, the education budget is essentially staying the same. It's just students have to pay a higher proportion of the cost.

The 2-3 billion per year was if they delayed the fees rise until the 2013 cycle as they'd have to make up the £5500 a year for the 200,000 odd students getting places! So basically. tough luck for our year last to do SATs, first for higher fees.

doesnt even look like rolleyes! TSR is no match for msn on smileys.

Must. resists. urge.

Oh no, they've realised we're stalking them!! And I can't reply and say we're not because that PROVES I've been reading their thread However, that does mean that they've been stalking our thread to know that we've been stalking theirs, so I guess we're even! If that makes any sense....

St Andrew's. Every time I tell someone I'm applying there, they're like "Ohhh you'll never get in, they're so biased towards Scottish students!" Also applying to Edinburgh, Durham and Bath. These are all provisional, though, I'm checking out UCL and KCL in the next two weeks and therefore might change my mind.

What are the other choices of everyone else here?

Username: brasenose2012
GCSE (or equivalent): 6 A*s and 4As
IB: Biology HL (6/7), Geography HL (7), Mandarin B HL (7), Economics (7), Maths SL (7), English SL (6)
Subject: Law
College: Brasenose/ Balliol/ Worcester

Probably Bristol, Imperial, St. Andrews, and The Fifth Choice. The Fifth Choice is a bit wobbly. It could be York - lovely city, very kind Scottish offer, reasonably good - but I'd prefer a non-campus. At one point I was thinking UCL (not as a fifth choice per se, but as the other one I'd apply to) but that would make 4 high-risk ones. I guess I'm really looking for a less competitive and high-achieving version of Oxford . It's very hard to find.

Manchester

Or is that too crap? I dunno but it's my fifth choice anyway. Their A Level offer is a nice AAB, dunno what it is for those scottish things