LMH Oxford: Ask us anything

Hello

As Peterhouse says, we take this very seriously - the best place for this information to go would be in the reference itself rather than as an adittional document. If we require any additional info, we will be in touch.

Have you spoken to your referee about what is going into the reference?

Hello! So good to hear you are applying to LMH

Unfortunately, this is a really difficult question to answer definitively. It's such a holistic process, and we look at each aspect of your application carefully - nothing is necessarily the be all end all, or more important than another stage. What I would say is that we do not have a requirement for GCSEs (yes having excellent grades can make your application more competitive, but we also understand that not everybody might have realised their potential at this stage, and use contextual data to inform our decisions), but we do for Alevels - so, in this respect, your predicted A-Level grades are more important.

Do check this link out for some comprehensive guidance on MAT prep:
http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/mat/preparing-for-mat/

Also, if you email [email protected], I can put you in touch with a student who has sat the MAT.

My friend just submitted his application for E&M at Worcester college, and misspelled the word 'pursue' as 'purse' in his personal statement. Will this affect his chances of an interview/offer and can he change this? Thanks

Thank you very much for your response! This has really calmed me down about my application. I'll definitely take you up on the offer of getting in contact with a student who's sat that MAT

No worries! Give me a shout if/when you send an email so I know to keep an eye out for it

Hello! I'm afraid I really can't say - it is ultimately down to the admissions tutors who would be looking at his personal statement, and assessing his whole application and the strength of it. Yes, a spelling mistake isn't ideal - but it may not be the be all end all either. What's done is done - so he shouldn't stress too much

Have you met Malala? @LMH OXFORD

Hi. I did A2 maths and further maths in year 12 and got 2A*.How will this fact affect my application if at all? @LMH OXFORD

Hello, so what if I applied to Oxford without giving a college choice? I just sent an open application - will that affect my chances of getting in?

Hi thanks for the response. I guess I wanted to know if this will make my application stand out at all as it is Oxford so maybe it's quite a common thing for people to have already secured two A level grades, and maybe to have even surpassed this with all of their A levels a year early etc. I think what I want to know is the caliber of students typically offered a place. I hope this makes sense to you! Thanks again! @LMH OXFORD

Chances are exactly the same regardless - we've a really rigorous process in place to make sure it's fair game.

The college also won’t know that you didn’t choose them in the first place, and won't ask at interview, so don't worry about it

Hello, I'm an international student applying from the U.S.. Similar to A-Levels the testing system used in the U.S. is known as the AP system. I inputed my predicted grades into my UCAS application however I won't be able to receive my scores until July 2018. Unfortunately U.S uni's requires students to send their confirmations for attendance around May 2018. If I receive a conditional offer from Oxford, but am not able to meet my one or 2 of my predicted grades I wont be able to go to uni in either the U.S. or Oxford. Is there any method around this problem? Thanks!