Oxford didn’t shortlist me

Idk what other unis you have applied for, but maybe research them a little and have a look at student life etc because, although I know that rejection is tough, there are so many other brilliant universities that you can get excited about. And keep in mind that Oxford is extremely competitive and being rejected doesn't necessarily reflect your intellect or potential. You'll likely have as good a time at a different uni than at Oxford, I promise it gets better, so don't give up hope <3

I know it sounds so dramatic but I feel empty like okay so I have depression and i have this emptiness, a sense of hopelessness 24/7, however it has been my to study at Oxford since year 5 when I discovered the university. I have always been academically tuned and I try my hardest, in the holiday I locked myself in my room and only did maths and managed to bring my grades up from a D to an A, I applied with A*A*A and A in epq , I read 6 books in 15 days during the holiday for my personal statement (I didn’t include them al) and I tried so so hard, I then applied to oxford and it gave me something to look forward to, even though it was like impending, I tried for the first time to harbour a positive mindset, the castles are so beautiful and it’s like the embodiment of academic success , I knew my gcses (999777765) may be a bit low but I really really put effort, I prayed, I’d have a flutter in my chest just thinking about it, it was so perfect, like the little reminant of my childhood as it was my dream and they rejected me, didn’t even call me to the interview, I really did try to believe they’d call me, now I have nothing to look forward to, to motivate me to try because it’s already hard enough with depression and ik it’s silly but the idea of studying at Oxford in a year allowed me to assign some purpose to carrying on and trying. I have 0 friends in school and I just sit in the library break and lunch either catching up on work or revising and I thought just maybe they’d call me so it would make these past 2 years worth it, but now it’s the end of a dream, purposelessness and the feeling of rejection. And they always say rejection is redirection, however, post Oxford, I saw rejection after rejection, I failed my driving test, slaughter and may didn’t accept my application to their law scheme, I don’t understand why I am never enough even though I pour blood sweat and tears into these things, I go above and beyond academically and then I am stuck in the position below those who don’t try as hard , and are happy with friends, while I’m alone always just out of reach of my aspirations. I am fully aware I could just study at Oxford for masters and I understand this is overly dramatic but it’s a bad feeling and I have revision to do today but I feel so demotivated , I have had my Oxford sticker from open evening stuck on my desk as a motivator but idk it just sucks like I don’t get it but it is what it is

Hey I am in same exact boat with you as well. Just got rejected to and I always just stay in the library doing work revising but now I feel so demotivated it is like it is all for nothing

Getting rejected is the worst feeling ever - especially when you’ve put in so much effort. It’s easy to imagine what it’s like to get accepted but no one tells u how *****y it is when u aren’t. I think it’s best to spend some time away from work for while. We still have a decent amount of time before our a-levels so we can afford to take a couple weeks off to ourselves to do things we like that aren’t related to academic work. Write a list of everything you like about yourself. Do some Christmasy stuff and generally put ur mind off it as much as possible. Check out rejection YouTube vids asw!!! U got this

I know it sounds so dramatic but I feel empty like okay so I have depression and i have this emptiness, a sense of hopelessness 24/7, however it has been my to study at Oxford since year 5 when I discovered the university. I have always been academically tuned and I try my hardest, in the holiday I locked myself in my room and only did maths and managed to bring my grades up from a D to an A, I applied with A*A*A and A in epq , I read 6 books in 15 days during the holiday for my personal statement (I didn’t include them al) and I tried so so hard, I then applied to oxford and it gave me something to look forward to, even though it was like impending, I tried for the first time to harbour a positive mindset, the castles are so beautiful and it’s like the embodiment of academic success , I knew my gcses (999777765) may be a bit low but I really really put effort, I prayed, I’d have a flutter in my chest just thinking about it, it was so perfect, like the little reminant of my childhood as it was my dream and they rejected me, didn’t even call me to the interview, I really did try to believe they’d call me, now I have nothing to look forward to, to motivate me to try because it’s already hard enough with depression and ik it’s silly but the idea of studying at Oxford in a year allowed me to assign some purpose to carrying on and trying. I have 0 friends in school and I just sit in the library break and lunch either catching up on work or revising and I thought just maybe they’d call me so it would make these past 2 years worth it, but now it’s the end of a dream, purposelessness and the feeling of rejection. And they always say rejection is redirection, however, post Oxford, I saw rejection after rejection, I failed my driving test, slaughter and may didn’t accept my application to their law scheme, I don’t understand why I am never enough even though I pour blood sweat and tears into these things, I go above and beyond academically and then I am stuck in the position below those who don’t try as hard , and are happy with friends, while I’m alone always just out of reach of my aspirations. I am fully aware I could just study at Oxford for masters and I understand this is overly dramatic but it’s a bad feeling and I have revision to do today but I feel so demotivated , I have had my Oxford sticker from open evening stuck on my desk as a motivator but idk it just sucks like I don’t get it but it is what it is

What you are going through is incredibly tough, and I thought I would share my story to help you see light in this all. During year 12, it was an absolute dream for me to get into medicine, this came from my parents pushing me and the only acceptance I got from them was whilst I was applying for this. Like you, I dedicated my whole life to studying and getting the grades, work experience, reading a plethora of advice on how to get in and an active member in all medical group chats - I even went as far to start the first MedSoc in my school. The time then comes for me to sit the UCAT exam, and I dramtically failed it - leading to me getting rejected pre-interview from 4/5 out of my unis. I had one shot at Keele for Medicine, and I revised and worked so incredibly hard for this interview - but the nerves got the better of me and I eneded up also getting rejected from Keele. Stuck with what to do, I decided to settle for BioMed at uni of Birmingham - my next best option, wanting to switch to grad entry Med. I then worked incredibly hard (though extremely demotivated) to get into this university, but I was faced with another rejection on results day when I missed the grade requirements.This led to me attending Aston Uni for BioMed, which I really disliked at the start - I was miserable, depressed and unmotivated. Leaving my house made me realised I didn't even want to do Medicine anymore, so now I was lost with what to do on top of everything. 2 years later, I have now started a successful business, applied to Oxford and Cambridge for my PGCE masters and secured both interviews - I realised my passion and calling was teaching. If I never failed, I wouldn't have realised that teaching is what I truly wanted to do. If I never failed, I could have not even thought about applying to Oxbridge. If I never failed, I wouldn't have worked nearly as hard for everything I do today. Embrace failure and embrace rejection - I used to be just like you, but a couple of years later it has all worked out for the better x

Wow you are such an inspiration. Thank you so much this is so eye opening.I am so happy you have succeeded as well !!

Thank you so much 🤗 Keeping you all in my prayers!

I know it sounds so dramatic but I feel empty like okay so I have depression and i have this emptiness, a sense of hopelessness 24/7, however it has been my to study at Oxford since year 5 when I discovered the university. I have always been academically tuned and I try my hardest, in the holiday I locked myself in my room and only did maths and managed to bring my grades up from a D to an A, I applied with A*A*A and A in epq , I read 6 books in 15 days during the holiday for my personal statement (I didn’t include them al) and I tried so so hard, I then applied to oxford and it gave me something to look forward to, even though it was like impending, I tried for the first time to harbour a positive mindset, the castles are so beautiful and it’s like the embodiment of academic success , I knew my gcses (999777765) may be a bit low but I really really put effort, I prayed, I’d have a flutter in my chest just thinking about it, it was so perfect, like the little reminant of my childhood as it was my dream and they rejected me, didn’t even call me to the interview, I really did try to believe they’d call me, now I have nothing to look forward to, to motivate me to try because it’s already hard enough with depression and ik it’s silly but the idea of studying at Oxford in a year allowed me to assign some purpose to carrying on and trying. I have 0 friends in school and I just sit in the library break and lunch either catching up on work or revising and I thought just maybe they’d call me so it would make these past 2 years worth it, but now it’s the end of a dream, purposelessness and the feeling of rejection. And they always say rejection is redirection, however, post Oxford, I saw rejection after rejection, I failed my driving test, slaughter and may didn’t accept my application to their law scheme, I don’t understand why I am never enough even though I pour blood sweat and tears into these things, I go above and beyond academically and then I am stuck in the position below those who don’t try as hard , and are happy with friends, while I’m alone always just out of reach of my aspirations. I am fully aware I could just study at Oxford for masters and I understand this is overly dramatic but it’s a bad feeling and I have revision to do today but I feel so demotivated , I have had my Oxford sticker from open evening stuck on my desk as a motivator but idk it just sucks like I don’t get it but it is what it is

I wonder if you applied for BA Law at Oxford?
Also, was the college a top one academically with lots of applicants? 😧
Please tell me which A-Level subjects you studied and which you were predicted A*A*A? 😧
I would suggest you re-apply to perhaps Worcester, St. Hilda's or St. Anne's next year perhaps? 😉
Did you also apply to any of the following:
LSE? UCL? KCL? SOAS? QMUL? Warwick? Durham? Bristol? Nottingham? York? Manchester?

I wonder if you applied for BA Law at Oxford?
Also, was the college a top one academically with lots of applicants? 😧
Please tell me which A-Level subjects you studied and which you were predicted A*A*A? 😧
I would suggest you re-apply to perhaps Worcester, St. Hilda's or St. Anne's next year perhaps? 😉
Did you also apply to any of the following:
LSE? UCL? KCL? SOAS? QMUL? Warwick? Durham? Bristol? Nottingham? York? Manchester?

Yes I applied to Law which is really oversubscribed. I did do an open application and was assigned to St Annes my predicted grades are A*=politics A=religious studies A=sociology (and A*EPQ). I am an ethnic minority and did have look at their stats on their website were it definitely wasn’t in my favour with only 34 admitted to law and 13 in St Annes despited the vast amount of people my colour applying. Then I also applied York,Exeter where i already have an offer and then LSE and Warwick now waiting.

I know it sounds so dramatic but I feel empty like okay so I have depression and i have this emptiness, a sense of hopelessness 24/7, however it has been my to study at Oxford since year 5 when I discovered the university. I have always been academically tuned and I try my hardest, in the holiday I locked myself in my room and only did maths and managed to bring my grades up from a D to an A, I applied with A*A*A and A in epq , I read 6 books in 15 days during the holiday for my personal statement (I didn’t include them al) and I tried so so hard, I then applied to oxford and it gave me something to look forward to, even though it was like impending, I tried for the first time to harbour a positive mindset, the castles are so beautiful and it’s like the embodiment of academic success , I knew my gcses (999777765) may be a bit low but I really really put effort, I prayed, I’d have a flutter in my chest just thinking about it, it was so perfect, like the little reminant of my childhood as it was my dream and they rejected me, didn’t even call me to the interview, I really did try to believe they’d call me, now I have nothing to look forward to, to motivate me to try because it’s already hard enough with depression and ik it’s silly but the idea of studying at Oxford in a year allowed me to assign some purpose to carrying on and trying. I have 0 friends in school and I just sit in the library break and lunch either catching up on work or revising and I thought just maybe they’d call me so it would make these past 2 years worth it, but now it’s the end of a dream, purposelessness and the feeling of rejection. And they always say rejection is redirection, however, post Oxford, I saw rejection after rejection, I failed my driving test, slaughter and may didn’t accept my application to their law scheme, I don’t understand why I am never enough even though I pour blood sweat and tears into these things, I go above and beyond academically and then I am stuck in the position below those who don’t try as hard , and are happy with friends, while I’m alone always just out of reach of my aspirations. I am fully aware I could just study at Oxford for masters and I understand this is overly dramatic but it’s a bad feeling and I have revision to do today but I feel so demotivated , I have had my Oxford sticker from open evening stuck on my desk as a motivator but idk it just sucks like I don’t get it but it is what it is

Being an ethnic minority has nothing to do with whether they shortlist you or not

I know but i am saying Oxford is already tough enough University to get into so I am saying the statistics they have posted on their website shows it is even harder for ethnic minorities