Oxford College

Can you change a college at Oxford after being invited for an interview? Or is that something you can do after interviews? Or is it not possible at all? Thanks.

Reply 1

melancollege

It is generally only in exceptional circumstances.

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post by melancollege

It is generally only in exceptional circumstances.

Can you give me some examples, please?

Reply 3

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Original post by Anonymous #1

Can you give me some examples, please?

An exceptional circumstance would be if the interviews were in-person in Oxford and you're a wheelchair user, but your college is not wheelchair-accessible

Reply 4

Sorcerer's Storm

You can’t generally change the college that you’ve been assigned to be interviewed at, no.

Reply 5

Anonymous #1

What I mean is that I don’t want to go to the college I’ve chosen… So I was wondering if I can change it before the interviews even start?

Reply 6

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Original post by Anonymous #1

What I mean is that I don’t want to go to the college I’ve chosen… So I was wondering if I can change it before the interviews even start?

Not possible, I'm afraid. You might be pooled post-interview so it's not that any potential post-interview offer will definitely come from the college you've chosen :nah:

Reply 7

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by Anonymous

What I mean is that I don’t want to go to the college I’ve chosen… So I was wondering if I can change it before the interviews even start?

Generally no as above I gather, although I believe a) many courses interview applicants at two colleges (and you may be given an offer by either) and b) I think there is some facility where other colleges might consider a student who was a strong applicant but edged out by competition, albeit I believe this is much less formalised than the Cambridge pooling system. So there is a possibility you may be made an offer by another college (not of your choosing) anyway.

But you can't substitute the college choice on UCAS for another one after applying I believe. But equally realistically, is the college you applied to really such a deal breaker that you would potentially turn down an offer at Oxford because you were at the one college? To a point the colleges are, I gather, glorified halls of residence with some additional functions, and tend to be more similar than different on the whole.