Oxford Interview (St Hilda's)

So today I recieved an interview for Chemistry at St Hilda's. I was told that I need to fill in form within 24 hours to confirm I was attending. However, in my excitement, I can't remember if I sent it off or not (I'm like 99% sure I did but I did in such a hurry that I'm sly paranoid). Do you think I should resend the form or should I just leave and wait for them to get back to me.

Is this a google form?
If so, it may be sensible to do it again. The worst that will happen is they’ll see you have sent two answers and will probably ignore the earlier one.

nah it was on their website but I think I'll do it again. Thanks 🙂

omg no way i talked to you about the imperial interview i’ve just got an oxford chemistry interview too!! i got one from magdalen but i can’t fill it out yet cause of the tech stuff, where did yours say within 24hrs cause mine doesn’t say anything

Wow I remember, that's crazy!! Small world huh. Congrats btw. I think this might just be for St Hilda's so I would just go off what your email tells you

omg no way i talked to you about the imperial interview i’ve just got an oxford chemistry interview too!! i got one from magdalen but i can’t fill it out yet cause of the tech stuff, where did yours say within 24hrs cause mine doesn’t say anything

When I was interviewed by Magdalen for chemistry back in December 2022, the email they sent inviting me to emails told me when my interviews were and said it was imperative to email the Magdalen Admissions Office back if I couldn’t work with the times set.
They also send separate emails with calendar invites on them (which have yes, maybe and no options below - click the yes option to accept). These emails also have the links you’ll need at the scheduled times to access the teams meetings over which the interviews are carried out. They will later send a subsequent email with the Miro links.

thank you! do you have any tips for the interview?

Make sure you are well prepared for both chemistry and maths questions. In theory, anything on the A level syllabi for each could come up. I’d say the old spec past papers (C3 and C4 in particular - just ignore the vectors and volumes of revolution questions on C4 as these are no longer on the ordinary A level maths syllabus) for maths are a good place to get practice and questions from the more recent RSC chemistry olympiad past papers are well worth doing. I’d also say mentoring less confident students or having conversations about chemistry with others to get more practice with articulating your thoughts clearly is a must.
As for the interview itself, wear something comfortable - it doesn’t have to be smart, though. Make sure you have good posture at all times and if you feel you haven’t heard something, do not hesitate to ask your interviewers to clarify what they have just said. Also, never delete wrong answers - your interviewers hate it when you do that as they are an important step in your thought process. And on the topic of wrong answers, don’t be discouraged by them. If you can justify them or better yet explain why they are wrong and find a suitable explanation to reach the right answers, the interviewers will generally look more favourably on you than if you just got to the correct answers without much effort or any errors.
Also, there’s another thread for Oxford chemistry interviews here: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7546155&p=100098181#post100098181

When I was interviewed by Magdalen for chemistry back in December 2022, the email they sent inviting me to emails told me when my interviews were and said it was imperative to email the Magdalen Admissions Office back if I couldn’t work with the times set.
They also send separate emails with calendar invites on them (which have yes, maybe and no options below - click the yes option to accept). These emails also have the links you’ll need at the scheduled times to access the teams meetings over which the interviews are carried out. They will later send a subsequent email with the Miro links.

Do you remember where the yes/accept invitation button is as the email references it and I haven’t been able to find it?

Do you remember where the yes/accept invitation button is as the email references it and I haven’t been able to find it?

Ignore the dates shown on the email - I ended up rescheduling my interviews with Magdalen. The original email of this kind was sent on the same day that I was informed I was invited to interview.
I’d be surprised if they changed up the approach to interview invites, but could it be that you are using a different email system to me (e.g Outlook rather than GMail)?
If it is, set up a GMail account (if you haven’t already) and first try forwarding any emails from the college to the GMail. Failing that, ask the admissions team if it’s possible any correspondence from them could be re-sent to the GMail account.

Thank you for the help! I was wondering if additionally you had any (non-specific) information about what exactly the pre reading for chemistry would entail? Is it a question sheet or article style piece (if you’re able to talk about it). I’m just unsure what exactly it means…

Thank you for the help! I was wondering if additionally you had any (non-specific) information about what exactly the pre reading for chemistry would entail? Is it a question sheet or article style piece (if you’re able to talk about it). I’m just unsure what exactly it means…

did ur invite work?

Only certain colleges do pre-reading. Queen’s does it and as I found out today, so does Hertford - but neither college interviewed me.
Expect them to throw material you haven’t learnt at A level at you. They’ll probably briefly explain it on the article / whatever and then get you to use your understanding of it in the interview somehow.
I’d say make sure you have a means of highlighting and annotating whatever it is. That way you might be able to identify possible questions they could ask you about it.

Thank you! I’ve been told ill have some and I’ve got an interview at corpus