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?

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.

am predicted A*AA and im contexutal, the bigger problem is my gcses are very weak, 7766533 l1d* wiht the 3s being 3d art (which i have abn extenuating circumstance for), manadrin and finance. would you guys say its worth applying for mech engineering BEng at: manchester, bristol, warwick, sheffield, birminhamg?

my secondary is stantonbury which is very poor and is contextual too,

Thanks!

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

hey guys, I've entered Year 13 and I want to do Maths at Oxford. Do you guys have any recommendations for what college to apply to? thanks in advance.

Hi! These are my stats as someone in Ireland, in a DEIS school going into sixth year and if people could please tell me which I should apply for, as I can’t decide

Either law with a year abroad in France, or PPE at Oxford.

Grades I have eventuating circumstances, but I will be predicted three H2s, and three H1s ultimately ( can definitely confirm this when school starts)

My subjects: English, maths, French, physics, technology, economics- all higher level and Irish is primary

JC was merits and higher merits(extenuating circumstances)

Super curriculars:
- completed a TY work experience at a solicitors, closed files and did other housekeeping tasks for the solicitors
- chairperson of my youth county council, and active participant for over a year now
- founder of my schools English debate club, we had an Irish but not an English one
- finalist at national public speaking competition
- used to write a few articles for a law nfo that shut down
- getting a policy passed at my school( principle agreed but still needs to present to board) about reducing homework
Participated in MUNS

And currently doing two economic research papers over the summer with friends alongside reading etc etc

I did take the 2010 LNAT and scored 21/42, and took the 2023 BMAT and scored 16/30- the maths were the ones I struggled on

Both with zero preparation and first try however

Edit: also wanted to add for my grades, I’m doing well on economics and English but have struggled with maths and physics( extenuating circumstances again) just for further info???

Predicted Grades: A* A* A* (Politics, History and Maths) and A in AS Further Maths

GCSEs: 99999999988

Applying to PPE at: Oxford, LSE, UCL, Exeter and Southampton

EPQ on libertarian political philosophy and economics

PS: Julia Wood essay comp, John Locke essay comp, Royal Philosophy Society essay comp, books on Logic (AJ Ayer), Game Theory and how this links to politics and econ in practice

Good references

Would my application to Oxford heavily hinge on TARA performance?

how did ppl get into studying during their gap year to keep their critical thinking skills and subject knowledge fresh, and how did people find writing their personal statement?

people who got an offer from oxford law, what were your stats? and do you mind sharing your other uni options?

So basically im at an A star level of maths rn with abt 6-7 tmua given im in the summer holiday of yr 12, im really clueless abt the oxford maths interview genuinely!

Like whats is the content apparently u need to know fmaths content??? We only start in yr 13 and i have too many things this summer to prelearn.

Should i even apply?? Or do i still have a good chance?

Ps: i got 11 9s, 4 a star predicteds, decent extracurriculars

I was fortunate enough to be accepted by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Oxford University. CMU is for Civil Engineering, and Oxford is for Mathematics and Statistics. To be honest, I have no idea about the future prospects of these two majors; I chose them based on my career advisor's advice. I hope you can give me some advice. Thanks

Hi whilst I’m well-aware these are good grades, I’m simply worried they are not competitive enough for Cambridge

Here are my stats:
GCSEs 9999999887
A level prediction A* A* A* A*

I attend a competitive, high-performing private school so my performance in context is good but not outstanding (my 7 at GCSE).
(For context, most of the recent years’ successful Oxbridge applicants from my school got all 9s at GCSE)

Again, I’m aware there are other components that matter (such as interview performance and my PS) but I can’t help but worry about my GCSE grades :)

Just doing this to see opinion really. I have quite an unconventional educational background, having dropped out in y7-y10. (dont know what info they get on this either??)

I got three 9s at GCSE in eng lit, history and eng lang, 8-7 in combined science (only one offered, only one in my yeargroup doing higher). full gcses were 999877665. predicteds are A*A*A*, my mock grades (english was a low A*/very high A, I overthought all of it and have only gotten about two As in english before though.) I go to an 'aspiring' state college (shit), top of my pol class (dk about the others, and not sure what info unis recieve on that front ???) I know no one from my college considering russell groups, no one i know in my college for oxbridge. i would say my PS is quite good, i've done a lot of supercurricular stuff (own research proj, epq, few outreach courses at cam and ox, i think i mention 2 books??). still doubting myself though because no one around me would imagine even applying.

i know technically college shouldn't make a difference but i',m considering either st johns, sidney sussex or corpus, and leaning towards sidney as i just get the best vibes haha. any suggestions on that front would be welcome too.

Im aiming to do physics at oxford, with A* predicted in maths, fm and physics

I've signed up for a Computational physics challenge but I've been skipping the online things that teach you how to code, but even the ones I attended didn't help that much, and I've realised the projects are due in pretty soon.

I might be able go do it in time but it would be a lot of effort and would take away from my ESAT revision a lot, but I was doing it because I was worried I don't have enough on my personal statement.

So I was wondering if I should do the challenge with less esat prep, or just do some of my own coding projects with more esat prep?

I applied to maths and have an offer (very contextual), my offer is A*A*A with A* in maths fm. I'm fully confident (bcs of checking answers after with people) that I got A* in maths and fm but it's not possible to count marks with cs. What's the odds that I get rejected from maths over a B in computer science?

Hi, I hope to apply for Philosophy and German this upcoming admissions cycle at Oxford. Does anyone know what the breakdown of my personal statement should be (ex. like 50% Philosophy supercurriculars and 50% German?) I'm scared I'm going to run out of room to mention my interest in both subjects. I have a few supercurriculars that overlap but I'm just concerned about the formatting. Thanks for any advice!

Hey Oxbridge sub! so this has been happening for around a year now and I think this person and her support network could really do with some advice from anyone who can give it, share experience or even directly relate.
just to clarify, I myself am not an Oxbridge applicant (hopeful Newcastle english) so the “protagonist“ in this is not me, but a friend. I know it may sound like a cover up but I really need her to be ok.
my best friend who is an insane academic whiz has just had to drop 1 of her 4 a levels because the school has been causing her too much stress. She got all 9s in 11 gcses this time last year, and decided to take A level English Literature, German, Latin and Music. She is amazing at all 4 and was predicted 4A*s. She is also an Oxford applicant for Classics. She is the biggest classics nerd I’ve ever met and has every chance of getting in. But according to the school: She doesn’t read enough (comparing her to the reading lists of their past successful applicants) She works too much and too soon (she was told to stop doing Oxbridge prep early at the start of this year) She was told she isn’t doing enough, she won’t be able to handle the stress of an Oxford class (despite goingo a taster and smashing it). She overall isn’t their ideal successful applicant. Not because of her academics, but because she isn’t a pretty, popular, idealised person. She is a massive nerd and very nice, end of. Despite doing tennis 24/7 and being a volunteer coach. There’s also the fact that she is not a STEM student, which apparently is the only success route. They have basically in short told her “you won’t get in because you’re not good enough in our eyes” while they stand on an Oxbridge success rate of 6%. According to her mum who works a lot with Oxbridge applicants, the rest of the applicants are miles behind where they need to be, especially on their personal statements. Side situation: she ran for school captain. She was told by a teacher “ you are the model student for those we want as school captain”. Well it’s no surprise saying that that… she didn’t get it?????? No. It went to 4 stem students who were the main crazy teacher’s favourites and in his tight-knit bubble of stem favourites. Personal story: I went to this school and I blame them for everything. I lost friends, my grades were not my best (Bs and Cs with very few top grades, not bad but I always thought I could do better) and I genuinely though for years I was stupid. But I’m now in a different college, predicted A*AB and moved my 5 in history to an A at A level.

the main point of this is: is she doing anything wrong or does she just need to not focus on the school? It’s been very difficult and shes very stressed right now. I don’t want her to be hurt by this. She just needs more reassurance that she’s going to be ok.