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Appealing a rejection - any point in it?

You can only appeal the decision if you feel you were actually discriminated against, as it says on their website, in which case you can complain, look at:

http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/complaints.shtml

It does say there though that They do not constitute an appeals procedure relating to the outcome of decisions.

On another note, i know someone who got in for St Johns history and he is one of the brightest guys I know, and head boy of his school. I'm afraid you may have just been squeezed out by stronger candidates who had nothing wrong with their application!

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MatthewH

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kizer

On another note, i know someone who got in for St Johns history and he is one of the brightest guys I know, and head boy of his school.

Just for reference for everyone, they couldn't care about the second half of this sentence. Not a jot. Head Boy means nothing to Oxford because a) every school has one and b) it isn't proof that you have a brain. Regardless of what your teachers tell you about needing to be a prefect and stuff to get in to Oxbridge, they honestly couldn't give a fig. Ditto for captain of rugby, grade eight clarinet or head of histoy soc.

What does matter is reading stacks and having something to say about what you've read.

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bikerx23

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Thats not always true - for example sporting and musical interests, atleast with science subjects, represent that you will have the ability to unwind and relax after stressful times - people with one dimensional personalities tend to do poorly because they are so full-tilt at the subject that they send themselves mad with the volume of work they attempt to consume.

Agreed though - head boy means feck all

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eleri

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To be brutally honest, the head boy and girl of my year were fairly mediocre academically. Seven people got offers for Oxford, and those two weren't even applying. Not that there's necessarily always a direct correlation between being bright and applying to Oxbridge, but it goes to show that being a (head-)prefect really doesn't always count for much. It wasn't much more than a popularity contest in my sixth form.

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Angelil

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eleri

To be brutally honest, the head boy and girl of my year were fairly mediocre academically. Seven people got offers for Oxford, and those two weren't even applying. Not that there's necessarily always a direct correlation between being bright and applying to Oxbridge, but it goes to show that being a (head-)prefect really doesn't always count for much. It wasn't much more than a popularity contest in my sixth form.

Agreed

It's quite sad really.

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MatthewH

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Just for ref, I'm not knocking headboys and girls. Many Oxf people have been headboys and girls. But getting in is coincidental to any position they've had at school.

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kizer

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I agree with what you are all saying, him being head boy was not the reason he got in, but I'm trying to say he may have had that little bit extra.

Head boy at his school is actually quite a big thing - it isn't elected by pupils, it's by the staff of who they think is most responsible and interesting, and he does actually have some sway.

Appealing a rejection - any point in it?

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