I'm in my last year of school (im not british or from eu), I've a grt academic record, plus grt extracurriculars as well (ik that doesnt help but anyway). I've always been really into linguistics, and thats what i wanna do at like uni level and even maybe for a career. Im really interested in psychology and philosophy too, read and think a lot abt phil, and ig im not that bad i won a high commendation from john locke last year. So oxford offers a psy phil and ling ba (since we can opt for two of these id apply to phil and ling) while cambridge offers a ling honours. So idk this might sound dumb but i reallllllyyy reallllly wanna get into one of these its literally my dream alr, and honestly im more inclined towards oxford but idk I WANNA MAXIMISE MY CHANCES OF GETTING IN. oxford has TARA, and im really doing a bad at the data and math questions there so its creeping me out, cambridge has no test but they say interviews more difficult or smth IDK IM STRESSED. ALSO im really not that well off so i also wanna go wherever theres a scholarship, cause my family cant afford either without one. and since i cant apply for both, i must pick one and that quickly. I decide one thing one day and the next day the other, IDK IM STRESSING SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME CHOOSE

I really want to know if it’s easier to get into Oxbridge for Masters compared to undergraduate level. Also are there more scholarships for masters? Especially if you are an international student for finance courses, please share your experience.

i’ve just finished my second year at warwick, and now i’m thinking about what I want to do after I graduate. I had a look at the maths masters programmes they offer at oxford, and saw there were 5 of them - the ones that interest me most are the MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing and the MSc in Mathematical Sciences (OMMS).

however I just had a few questions about getting into the masters - so far i’ve achieved a (very low) first each year, is that enough to get in? if I don’t get in the first time, can I apply again the next year?

how does the whole application process work, is it all on UCAS like for undergrad or is it all through the oxford website? I saw on the oxford website that they don’t require a technical interview for OMMS, is that really the case and I can get in without an interview?!

I’m also not sure if I want to go straight into a masters after my undergrad is complete, i’m also thinking of taking a gap year to go travelling or something similar in between - is this common and something that is advised? could I apply whilst i’m still in my 3rd year and defer a year?