St Hugh&#x27;s College (Oxford) Students and Applicants

Reverie.

Yup, anything in particular you want to know about them? They'll give you something to read shortly before each of them (either a poem or a short passage of something else) and some of your interview will be spent discussing these. You'll get two interviews, and there will be two tutors in both (so four interviewers altogether). They might use what you said in your personal statement as starting points for discussion, or they might ask more abstract questions about literary/language-based issues. Most of these will be thinking-on-the-spot things; generally, there aren't 'right' answers and there isn't much you can do to prepare beyond knowing the texts you wrote about in the PS well.

This may sound quite strange and random, but on one post, it advised against mentioning feudalism at all in the writing sample because of a particular professor that held an issue with the subject (at St. Hugh's). This was for History, mind you, but I'm disturbingly paranoid about all the whole thing.

Also, who conducts the interviews? Also, will they have your ELAT results before they decide to call you for an interview?

Thanks!

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1) Umm, well, not relevant if that was History. There's nothing I would tell you not to mention (partly because I can't think of anything offhand; partly because even if there was, they would never let it cloud their judgement over your English ability). They all have really diverse interests anyway...one of them is bound to agree with you at any point!
2) The three English fellows at Hugh's, plus a tutor drafted in from another college.
3) Yes.

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Reverie.

1) Umm, well, not relevant if that was History. There's nothing I would tell you not to mention (partly because I can't think of anything offhand; partly because even if there was, they would never let it cloud their judgement over your English ability). They all have really diverse interests anyway...one of them is bound to agree with you at any point!
2) The three English fellows at Hugh's, plus a tutor drafted in from another college.
3) Yes.

I know it was a weird question, but better safe than sorry. Oxford apps make you a bit mad. :woo:

Any advice on the ELAT? Thank you for being so obliging and putting up with my inquisitiveness!

S2

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My ELAT advice to someone else on here was: have some sort of argument, back it up with decent critical analysis (complete with insightful comparisons between your chosen texts) arranged in a vaguely sensible way, stop ten minutes before time runs out and write a conclusion that draws the threads of said argument together (covering up the fact that you will probably have rambled off-track at some point) then quickly check spelling, punctuation and grammar, I suppose. I'd be inclined to stick to two passages because of the time limit, and it's probably easier to compare two things than three. Oh, and write clearly - better to be lucid than trying to pack in lots of long words etc.

I am of the opinion that you can't do very much to prepare for it though (or, rather, you shouldn't have to).

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Yes, close-reading isn't necessarily something you can practice for. Especially when the test is a week away. I've had assignments like these for school, so I'm at least somewhat prepared. Thanks for the advice. I'm quite anxious to get invited for an interview, so the ELAT could be a determining factor in that, right?

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Yep, but it's not the only factor, so it's not something to worry about. I'm sure you'll get an interview. :smile:

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Reverie.

Yep, but it's not the only factor, so it's not something to worry about. I'm sure you'll get an interview. :smile:

Do you remember when you were invited for an interview? Was it through UCAS?

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BJack

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Salome2

Do you remember when you were invited for an interview? Was it through UCAS?

You will find out whether or not you've got an interview only a week or two before the interview dates. You'll get a letter from the college, not UCAS, giving details about the process that hopefully you are aware of already and also more specific details that will actually be useful.

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BJack

You will find out whether or not you've got an interview only a week or two before the interview dates. You'll get a letter from the college, not UCAS, giving details about the process that hopefully you are aware of already and also more specific details that will actually be useful.

I'll be sure to prepare properly... Do you know if Oxford informs you if you have not been invited for an interview?

I think so, yup.

Just wondering anyone here studying law at St Hugh's as ive been allocated there.

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I didn't have the pleasure of being able to fly to Oxford for an interview and so I missed out on the opportunity to explore St. Hugh's. Anyone want to share what it was like?

S2

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AisAis

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Does anyone know when decisions will be out this year?

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AisAis

Does anyone know when decisions will be out this year?

It seems we applied for the same course at the same college! :biggrin:

S2

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SammyG1991

AisAis

Does anyone know when decisions will be out this year?

I'm still waiting... What did you apply for? Apparently quite a few other colleges have sent out their letters :s-smilie:

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AisAis

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SammyG1991

I'm still waiting... What did you apply for? Apparently quite a few other colleges have sent out their letters :s-smilie:

I had a phonecall on Friday and my letter arrived today - it was dated the 21st.

And English, by the way.

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Dionysia

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=). I just spent a while updating the wiki.

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martin101

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Dionysia

=). I just spent a while updating the wiki.

Not sure why but I cant edit the page. Just to let you know the website needs changing to http://jcr.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk

Nice job, its looking a lot fresher (excuse the pun) since I took a stab at it a couple of years back!

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