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Applying to OxbridgeApplying to Oxbridge
Gareth DuxburyGareth Duxbury
Student Recruitment OfficerStudent Recruitment Officer
[email protected]@admin.ox.ac.uk
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ContentsContents Learning at Oxbridge
Life at Oxbridge – College?
Application
Finance
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Academic LifeAcademic Life• Tutorials / Supervisions
• Lectures
• Classes
• Laboratory work and fieldwork
• Experienced Tutors
• Independent learning
• Provision of world-class resources
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College LifeCollege 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
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•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
Choosing a CollegeChoosing a College
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Entrance RequirementsEntrance 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
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Tutors ConsiderTutors 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
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An Oxbridge Personal StatementAn Oxbridge Personal Statement
Content:
•Two-thirds – academic•One-third – all other aspects of student
Style:
•Concise•Honest•Clear•Simple
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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)
Admissions TestsAdmissions Tests
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InterviewsInterviews•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’
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What Are Tutors Looking For?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
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How to ApplyHow 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
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Residual Household Income Bursary Start-up (First year only)
£0 – £17,999 £3,225£3,225 £875
£18,00 – £25,000 £3,225£3,225 £0
£25,001 - £49,999 £3,225 - £200£3,225 - £200
£0
Oxford Opportunity BursaryOxford Opportunity Bursary
That’s up to £13,675 for a 4 year course
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• University-owned accommodation
• College scholarships, prizes and awards
• Subsidised College meals
• Cheap College entertainment
• Availability of course materials
• Cheap transport
Financial benefits of studying at OxbridgeFinancial benefits of studying at Oxbridge
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• 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
Repaying the Student LoanRepaying the Student Loan
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Want to know more?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
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Any Questions?Any Questions?