Mansfield College (Oxford) Students and Applicants

Original post by doivid

I'm already here. Second year law. :smile:

What's it like? :tongue:

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doivid

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Original post by imre93

What's it like? :tongue:

It's the best. :biggrin:

Good luck over the next few months.

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Ree69

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Applying for Maths...aaah...

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calamitysarah

I applied for Human sciences :biggrin:

but I am currently in Holland using camp jutbergs wifi.. Kind of nervous about hearing whether I get an interview or not..

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Original post by imre93

'Allo there!

I'm a History & Politics applicant, sitting the HAT on Wednesday ( :eek:

) and hopefully not failing miserably :tongue:

This thread seems so deserted ... I know one other Mansfield applicant who I'll try and recruit.

Hope it went OK today? I'm a current History student at Mansfield. Best of luck and hope to see you next year :-)

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ohTS

I'm applying for PPE! Anyone else take the TSA today?

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Original post by shoshin

Hope it went OK today? I'm a current History student at Mansfield. Best of luck and hope to see you next year :-)

We're banned from discussing it until further notice!

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=34741206&highlight=HAT

^ See the last post on this page for an explanation :tongue:

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morgan1jones

anyone got any maths offers frm mansfield yet? im still waiting..... wonder if they send on weekend

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Original post by morgan1jones

anyone got any maths offers frm mansfield yet? im still waiting..... wonder if they send on weekend

Interviews are already coming out (I have one for History & Politics), but because Maths interviews are later than the Arts ones, that might be why you haven't heard yet. In any case, you should expect a decision email early next week :smile:

If they don't let you know a week before, you can contact them.

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Ree69

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Original post by morgan1jones

anyone got any maths offers frm mansfield yet? im still waiting..... wonder if they send on weekend

I'm waiting for Maths at Mansfield too! They're taking so so long to reply...although I'm pretty sure I'll get rejected

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morgan1jones

probs give out maths invitations monday en

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almond5

Original post by calamitysarah

I applied for Human sciences :biggrin:

but I am currently in Holland using camp jutbergs wifi.. Kind of nervous about hearing whether I get an interview or not..

Hey! I'm a first year human scientist at Mansfield, feel free to send me a message if you have any questions or anything :smile:

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Hi, not to be outdone by almond5, I'm in my first year reading History here at Mansfield; if TSR interviewees have any questions that I might be able to help with, let me know. Good luck :smile:

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Original post by shoshin

Hi, not to be outdone by almond5, I'm in my first year reading History here at Mansfield; if TSR interviewees have any questions that I might be able to help with, let me know. Good luck :smile:

History & Pol applicant here! :smile:

I think you already asked me about my HAT performance, it must have went really well for me to get an interview! :eek:

What are the possible questions they might ask you in interview (for history)? And how is a history interview structured, in general?

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Original post by imre93

History & Pol applicant here! :smile:

I think you already asked me about my HAT performance, it must have went really well for me to get an interview! :eek:

What are the possible questions they might ask you in interview (for history)? And how is a history interview structured, in general?

Congratulations on getting to interview :smile:

Because you are only scheduled for one History interview, whereas I had two for straight History, it's difficult to guess whether yours will be like one of the two I had, or will be a sort of mixture of them both. In my case, one of my interviews was based around my submitted essay, together with one or two points arising from my Personal Statement. The other one required reading of a source passage, which wasn't about a period I had ever come across (so a bit like a verbal version of the second HAT question), plus a more general question about the pros/cons of using IT technology in history research (arising from the fact that my UCAS form mentioned that I worked in IT). The format could be different this year of course.

My interviews were 20/25 minutes, with two tutors. While they are challenging, Mansfield History interviews aren't scary, intimidating or obscure. Best to stay as calm as possible. Enjoy the experience; the food is great at Mansfield, the building is beautiful and the student helpers will be friendly and approachable.

Good luck :smile:

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vakanuvis

I have this to say about Mansfield:

they are not one of the most welcoming of Colleges out there. As an international applicant, I asked here for accommodation for the open day & was offered one. That's all fine and appreciated but no one bothered to tell me they locked the front door after midnight & didn't even ask me at what time apprx. I may arrive there. So in the ensuing mess, by the time I was there after 2 flights and 2 train rides nobody was there in the Porters. Were it not for someone I found by sheer luck I almost slept on the street. So that's Mansfield for ya. Good luck to whoever got in.

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Original post by vakanuvis

they are not one of the most welcoming of Colleges out there. As an international applicant, I asked here for accommodation for the open day & was offered one. That's all fine and appreciated but no one bothered to tell me they locked the front door after midnight & didn't even ask me at what time apprx. I may arrive there. So in the ensuing mess, by the time I was there after 2 flights and 2 train rides nobody was there in the Porters. Were it not for someone I found by sheer luck I almost slept on the street. So that's Mansfield for ya. Good luck to whoever got in.

This is just a wild guess, but have you recently been unsuccessful in your application to study at Oxford?

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