Successful applications to Oxbridge

Last year we had loads of threads on all aspects of Oxbridge applications. Loads of people applying, following the agonies of interviews, waiting for decisions, exhilaratation for those who got offers, then exam stress, waiting for results and finally, had they made their offers?
How many of those posters are now actually at Oxbridge - I can think of about 5 or 6.
Could d give us figures on those applying, getting offers and making offers?
Amidst all this, let's not forget that everybody in upper 6th/year13 is going through exactly the same traumas as oxbridge aspirants and they certainly do not have any less validity!!

I think someone made some sort of table once with grades and uni places of lots of the members. I wonder where it is now...

To be honest I think people make too much of a big deal out of it. Applying is so stressful that people assume getting in is something bigger than it actually is. Yes, getting in IS nice but there are loads of other excellent universities in the world and although you would get a good education and opportunities here, there are plenty of other institutions which can also provide this and other benefits. I think part of the problem is with schools who put candidtaes under excessive amounts of pressure by making a huge fuss over their Oxbridge statistics. People need to seriously get over their hang-ups about it and look at the whole unversities admission process a little more objectively.

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To be honest I think people make too much of a big deal out of it. Applying is so stressful that people assume getting in is something bigger than it actually is. Yes, getting in IS nice but there are loads of other excellent universities in the world and although you would get a good education and opportunities here, there are plenty of other institutions which can also provide this and other benefits. I think part of the problem is with schools who put candidtaes under excessive amounts of pressure by making a huge fuss over their Oxbridge statistics. People need to seriously get over their hang-ups about it and look at the whole unversities admission process a little more objectively.

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Look at it "a little more objectively"! This is coming from somebody sitting the comfort of an Oxford college...

Look at it "a little more objectively"! This is coming from somebody sitting the comfort of an Oxford college...

It's just uni for God's sake. Ok, so I might apply to Cam. But it won't be the end of the world if I don't get in.

People need to start living their lives in the present and not spend the whole time planning for the future.

Yes and I know I am extremely lucky to be here, but I have been through the system and see how stupid it is. Oxbridge really is not the big deal people make it out to be; both are nice places, but some schools/parents build them up to be more than they actually are. Just look at the number of "How to get into Oxbridge" threads as opposed to "How to get onto a good university course" threads.

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I think someone made some sort of table once with grades and uni places of lots of the members. I wonder where it is now...

Hve no fear Adhsur - i am developing one as we speak!

You can see a very early version (put up especially for you) here.

Hve no fear Adhsur - i am developing one as we speak!

You can see a very early version (put up especially for you) here.

who's kelvin? he's doing physics at oxford!

No idea - the sample results were taken fromlast years a-level results thread.

Heh. I didn't do Further Maths A Level, I only did it for AS .