Unconditional offers

I've been seeing in various threads some people making the classic mistake of thinking unconditional offers are special awards given to people that do extremely well at interview. Just for informational purposes I'd like to clarify that unconditional offers are given to people who would have been given an offer conditional on certain requirements - but have already met those requirements. In the vast majority of cases, this means people who have already done their A-levels. So pre-qualification candidates shouldn't expect to receive unconditional offers - and post-qualification candidates should expect to receive them.

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kitsune

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ThePants999

I've been seeing in various threads some people making the classic mistake of thinking unconditional offers are special awards given to people that do extremely well at interview. Just for informational purposes I'd like to clarify that unconditional offers are given to people who would have been given an offer conditional on certain requirements - but have already met those requirements. In the vast majority of cases, this means people who have already done their A-levels. So pre-qualification candidates shouldn't expect to receive unconditional offers - and post-qualification candidates should expect to receive them.

If Oxbridge REALLY want someone... they make an offer of EE but never an unconditional offer

Reply 2

InterCity125

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kitsune

If Oxbridge REALLY want someone... they make an offer of EE but never an unconditional offer

Do you know anyone who has had this recently - it used to happen, but I don't know anyone who got one.

Reply 3

sixthirtythree

InterCity125

Do you know anyone who has had this recently - it used to happen, but I don't know anyone who got one.

The mighty and godly Paul Jefferys! :biggrin:

Reply 4

stephx

someone from a college that i was going to go to got an EE offer for Maths at Pembroke Cam for this year. But i don't know them personally so doesnt really count. anyway... *is jealous* :frown:

Reply 5

Tyler Durden

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InterCity125

Do you know anyone who has had this recently - it used to happen, but I don't know anyone who got one.

Yes I know somebody who was given an EE offer from Christ's for NatSci. In practice it was unconditional as he already had these grades after his AS exams. And this was only two years ago. The guy was a genius though.

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InterCity125

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englishstudent

Yes I know somebody who was given an EE offer from Christ's for NatSci. In practice it was unconditional as he already had these grades after his AS exams. And this was only two years ago. The guy was a genius though.

wow.

Reply 7

aleko

I know someone as well for Nat Sci: Jessica Mitchell, got an offer of 2 E's

Reply 8

EconLou

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Chirst's say that 1/3 of their offers will be EE
http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/admissions/faq.shtml#easy

Reply 9

Alexander

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InterCity125

Do you know anyone who has had this recently - it used to happen, but I don't know anyone who got one.

That's probably because it's only Cambridge which still makes a significant number of EE offers -- I haven't heard of anyone getting one from Oxford recently.

Reply 10

sam99

deianra

The mighty and godly Paul Jefferys! :biggrin:

Not quite...Paul had already completed more than the required 3 A-Levels for applicants, and so was given an unconditional offer. Not even EE!

Reply 11

Drogue

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stephx

someone from a college that i was going to go to got an EE offer for Maths at Pembroke Cam for this year. But i don't know them personally so doesnt really count. anyway... *is jealous* :frown:

That's a turn up, Mrs. Stobbs has said before she doesn't believe in EE offers, and so never gives them out. I know some colleges give them out for Maths, but Pembroke claim they never do. They may have changed that recently though.

Reply 12

observer

i know 2 people who were given EE offers (they had not finished their A levels yet) meaning cambridge really wanted them.

Reply 13

Elles

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ThePants999, yep, totally agree with what you're saying. i debated pointing it out in a thread but thought it would just look pernickity! :wink:

so the consensus basically is that cambridge give EEs now.

Oxford, as far as anyone knows no longer does. (though quite a few consultants i shadowed got them back in the day!)

Reply 14

granddad_bob

i've never heard of anyone at oxford get offered an EE offer. i think AAB is as low as they're willing to go nowadays.

Reply 15

Taha

Hey, my name is Taha. I just joined TSR and this is my first post. I am an international applicant from Pakistan for physics at Worcester College, Oxford. Just wanted to say that the legendary Stephen Hawking got an EE offer from University College, Oxford back in around 1960.

Go to: http://books.nap.edu/books/0309084105/html/43.html#pagetop

It'll be an interesting read as to how it all happened. Go back a few pages if you want to read the entire tale of his Oxford application.

Reply 16

Tyler Durden

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Taha

Hey, my name is Taha. I just joined TSR and this is my first post. I am an international applicant from Pakistan for physics at Worcester College, Oxford. Just wanted to say that the legendary Stephen Hawking got an EE offer from University College, Oxford back in around 1960.

Go to: http://books.nap.edu/books/0309084105/html/43.html#pagetop

It'll be an interesting read as to how it all happened. Go back a few pages if you want to read the entire tale of his Oxford Application.

Well if anyone's gonna get one it should be Stevie H hey! :biggrin:

I think that giving EE offers is a very sensible thing to do. It gives the candidate freedom to explore their chosen subject and not have to worry about some of the more puerile aspects of the A Level course.

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visesh

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englishstudent

Well if anyone's gonna get one it should be Stevie H hey! :biggrin:

I think that giving EE offers is a very sensible thing to do. It gives the candidate freedom to explore their chosen subject and not have to worry about some of the more puerile aspects of the A Level course.

Or just get drunk and high all year :wink:

Reply 18

Tyler Durden

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visesh

Or just get drunk and high all year :wink:

Indeed! Wow I'd have had such a great final year if I'd been sitting on an EE offer *dreams*.

But then again I have heard they get annoyed if one of their EE applicants gets anything less than a string of As. :p:

Reply 19

InterCity125

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granddad_bob

i've never heard of anyone at oxford get offered an EE offer. i think AAB is as low as they're willing to go nowadays.

At one time, after you passed your Enterance Exam, they would givee them - the A-levels were not important. I do know people who got these (this was some time ago, of course)

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