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Applying to Oxbridge

Applying to Oxbridge. Gareth Duxbury Student Recruitment Officer undergraduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk. Learning at Oxbridge Life at Oxbridge – College? Application Finance. Contents. Academic Life. Tutorials / Supervisions Lectures Classes Laboratory work and fieldwork

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Applying to Oxbridge

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  1. Applying to Oxbridge Gareth Duxbury Student Recruitment Officer undergraduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk

  2. Learning at Oxbridge Life at Oxbridge – College? Application Finance Contents

  3. Academic Life • Tutorials / Supervisions • Lectures • Classes • Laboratory work and fieldwork • Experienced Tutors • Independent learning • Provision of world-class resources

  4. College Life • 29 at Oxford - 25 at Cambridge • College is primarily where students live Student rooms Tutors’ studies Library Computer Facilities Dining Hall Common room Sports facilities Music facilities College Students’ Union • Base for the core tutorial teaching • Most colleges offer places for most subjects

  5. Choosing a College • Specify a College or make an ‘Open’ application • Colleges have more similarities than differences • Roughly 24% of successful applicants are made offers by a different College to the one that they originally applied (Ox). • Factors to consider: • Check the college offers your subject • Size • Style • Location • Accommodation • Specific facilities

  6. Entrance Requirements • Typical offer: • A-level – AAA (Ox) A*AA (Cam) (2010 TBC) • IB 38-40 (7s & 6s at HL) • Entry criteria are purely academic • Emphasis is on potential • Between 1/5 and 1/6 success rate

  7. Tutors Consider • Predicted A level grades • UMS Scores (Cam only) • GCSE results • UCAS personal statement • UCAS reference • Written tests (where required) • Written work (where required) • Interviews

  8. An Oxbridge Personal Statement Content: • Two-thirds – academic • One-third – all other aspects of student • Style: • Concise • Honest • Clear • Simple

  9. Admissions Tests Pre interview tests • BMAT – Medicine & Biomedical Sciences(Ox) Medicine and Veterinary Science (Cam) • LNAT – Law (Ox) • Examples of Oxford specific tests ELAT – English HAT – History PPE and Economics and Management Physics Mathematics & Computer Science Experimental Psychology / PPP • Some subjects require written work to be submitted • Written tests at interview for other subjects (Ox & Cam)

  10. Interviews • Last between 20-40 minutes normally • 2-3 tutors can be present • More than one interview • May have interviews at other Colleges (Ox) • Nearly entirely academic in focus • Students should be prepared to: • Engage with new and challenging ideas • Display intellectual flexibility and curiosity • Be pushed to the edge of their ‘comfort zone’

  11. What Are Tutors Looking For? • Academic ability • Academic potential • Independent thought • Interest in your subject • Commitment to study • Selection criteria on the web • www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/courses/criteria

  12. How to Apply • Complete a UCAS form 15 October • Admissions Tests By 4 November • Written work Mid - November • (Written tests at interview for other subjects) • Interviews Early - Mid December • Decisions and Offers Late Dec - Early Jan

  13. Oxford Opportunity Bursary That’s up to £13,675 for a 4 year course

  14. Financial benefits of studying at Oxbridge • University-owned accommodation • College scholarships, prizes and awards • Subsidised College meals • Cheap College entertainment • Availability of course materials • Cheap transport

  15. Repaying the Student Loan • Don’t have to pay university fees upfront • Tuition Fee and Maintenance Student Loans combined • Repay 9% of your salary over £15,000 • Salary per annum Repay per week • £15,000 £ 0.00 • £20,000 £ 8.65 • £25,000 £17.30 • Loans cancelled after 25 years • Part-time work during term time

  16. Want to know more? • Check our websites www.admissions.ox.ac.uk www.cam.ac.uk • Oxbridge Regional Conferences March 2010 • Open Days June & September 2010

  17. Any Questions?

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