Oxford Rejection Reason?
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Reply 20
Satoruhg
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Ok thanks. Honestly, spending a year as a gap is fine for me since undergraduate is 4 years in my country (3 in the UK). I know its not a good idea to reapply but official website specify that I can still apply. So I was guessing my university in my country could make advantage of my application. Like if I'm currently in university of Tokyo, doesn't it give any advantage to my application?
Reply 21
Satoruhg
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Also, I don't even think they can know whether I'm currently at uni tho
Reply 22
Taking a gap year is absolutely fine. Starting uni elsewhere is not.
Oxford won’t make offers to someone who is currently an undergraduate elsewhere unless there are genuinely exceptional circumstances as to why they need to change degree part way through. That is made very clear on the website. By starting a course elsewhere you’d be making it very unlikely you’d get an Oxford place.
Trying to cover up that you are at uni isn’t likely to go well. You would be asking your teacher to lie by omission in your reference, which they would probably not be comfortable with, and you are very likely to be asked about your gap year plans at interview and would have to lie again. Oxford do some checking of things declared on the UCAS form and if it came out you would have the place rescinded after an offer for dishonesty. It’s really not worth the risk.
Oxford won’t make offers to someone who is currently an undergraduate elsewhere unless there are genuinely exceptional circumstances as to why they need to change degree part way through. That is made very clear on the website. By starting a course elsewhere you’d be making it very unlikely you’d get an Oxford place.
Trying to cover up that you are at uni isn’t likely to go well. You would be asking your teacher to lie by omission in your reference, which they would probably not be comfortable with, and you are very likely to be asked about your gap year plans at interview and would have to lie again. Oxford do some checking of things declared on the UCAS form and if it came out you would have the place rescinded after an offer for dishonesty. It’s really not worth the risk.
Reply 23
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Have you considered applying to Cambridge for Philosophy or Politics? Average entry grades for those subjects are lower at Cambridge than at Oxford. Cambridge is significantly stronger at Philosophy than Politics though. In fact, Cambridge's research quality for Philosophy is currently significantly higher than Oxford. (n.b. Wittgenstein and Russell studied at Cambridge). Source: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk Warning though: Philosophy at a top university is hard in my opinion. It can be like studying Mathematics.
If it must be PPE, a lot of top UK universities teach it, it's just that it was first offered at Oxford.
If it must be PPE, a lot of top UK universities teach it, it's just that it was first offered at Oxford.
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by PicniclHave you considered applying to Cambridge for Philosophy or Politics? Average entry grades for those subjects are lower at Cambridge than at Oxford. Cambridge is significantly stronger at Philosophy than Politics though. In fact, Cambridge's research quality for Philosophy is currently significantly higher than Oxford. (n.b. Wittgenstein and Russell studied at Cambridge). Source: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk Warning though: Philosophy at a top university is hard in my opinion. It can be like studying Mathematics.
If it must be PPE, a lot of top UK universities teach it, it's just that it was first offered at Oxford.
If it must be PPE, a lot of top UK universities teach it, it's just that it was first offered at Oxford.
not sure about this. i just was rejected from cambridge hsps which is like ppe equivalent. i doubt it’s any less competitive than oxford, and you actually need higher grades at a level
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