Hi, search for a recent thread called "Open Offers" I believe and look for some posts Hildabeast and myself (Hoofbeat) made! I've been made an open offer at Oxford to study Physics and it was St Hilda's that gave me the open offer (not my 1st choice New) and although my actual college won't be decided upon until after exam results, I still could end up there. I wasn't sure at first, but am now not that bothered. In my opinion Oxford is an opportunity that can't be missed and if that means living in single-sex accomodation for a year, so be it! Many Uni's have single-sex halls of residence! They'll still be blokes on your course and in your lectures and most of Hilda's social events are with other colleges so therefore mixed! in the 2nd year you can always live out with blokes and mates if you really hate it!