COMPOS vs Oxford Uni admissions
I see roughly 4500 candidates applied for 400 COMPOS seats. Is there going to be a similar ratio for the universities undergraduate physics degree programmes? How many seats are there and what does the potential application rate look like?
Reply 1
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/course-listing/physics
Comparing to COMPOS is definitely not a good idea; COMPOS entrance looks very different; anyone can apply (no predicted grade requirements, 5 choices) and a significant number go on to do CS/Eng/Maths and also not even applying to Oxford. It is also practically limited to state school students.
tl;dr plz dont compare ox phys to compos
Comparing to COMPOS is definitely not a good idea; COMPOS entrance looks very different; anyone can apply (no predicted grade requirements, 5 choices) and a significant number go on to do CS/Eng/Maths and also not even applying to Oxford. It is also practically limited to state school students.
tl;dr plz dont compare ox phys to compos
Reply 2
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That makes sense now, thank you. I’m not sure why I was initially viewing it exclusively from the perspective of potential Oxford physics applicants.
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