Letters and/or emails are then sent to candidates informing them of the outcome of the shortlisting exercise. Their paper, published today [Thurs] in the journal Antiquity, reports the discovery may be evidence of a probable undocumented military campaign across south east Jordan into Saudi Arabia. endstream endobj 33 0 obj <> endobj 34 0 obj <> endobj 35 0 obj <>stream The score and any comments are added to the shared web-based database. Students shortlisted at Merton were interviewed on Teams. Contextual data is additional information about the background of an applicant, which helps decision-making for all UK-domiciled applicants educated in the UK secondary system, using available information from the government and is disseminated to colleges and departments. 221 (92.9%) offered A-level Further Mathematics. The coordinators manually reallocated a few candidates in those languages before running the automated reallocation system. This year 77 applicants were reallocated to a different first choice college at the time of shortlisting. After first-stage shortlisting was completed, all non-shortlisted applicants were reviewed by tutors to identify any candidates whose applications gave them cause to believe that the algorithmic process had underestimated their academic potential; at this stage, special considerations information received from CAAT was available to tutors alongside candidates GCSE record and all other information on the UCAS form. Standard offers are stated on the Chemistry course page of the University website for those taking A-levels, the International Baccalaureate or Advanced Highers. The most common reason for non-selection is simply that it is an exceptionally competitive process. Communication:this can be shown in (for example) a candidates ability to express ideas clearly, to give considered responses to questions, and to address the point under discussion instead of veering off topic. This year we received 2141 applications for 240 places, there were approximately 8.92 applications per available place. WebFind out the acceptance rates to Undergraduate, Masters and PhD programs in the United Kingdom. 37.7% of offers were made by colleges other than the college of preference (or allocation). Interview performance is judged according to the following criteria: Evidence of independent thinking about literature, Readiness and commitment to read widely with discrimination. Contextual data is taken into account when making our assessment. When the PAT is written, it is intended to be at a broadly similar difficulty level from year to year, although the actual difficulty of a paper is never known until the PAT paper has been taken. Each interview is marked out of 10 based on the academic judgement of the interviewing tutors. (For further information please consult the relevant subject sections.). Once you have received your results, please check UCAS Track. If you have met the conditions of your offer, the first status update you should check for on UCAS Track is UF (unconditional firm). This means your place has been confirmed at Oxford. Congratulations! What you need to do next: Further details, including the admissions criteria and sample papers, can be found onthe Oxford Physics Admissions website. acceptance rates, statistics and application numbers, BA/MCompPhil Computer Science and Philosophy, BA/MMathCompSci Mathematics and Computer Science, BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), MEng Engineering, Economics and Management (EEM), MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance, PgCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Departmental policies for shortlisting and decisions, Deferred candidates arriving in 2023 - none, (Table figures exclude applicants who withdrew before interview), Number predicted/achieved A* at A-levels in sciences5. For those with an offer of a place, the mean adjusted BMAT score was 68.3%. For the Economics interview, candidates were asked to use logical reasoning and quantitative skills to work through a problem related to topics in game theory and to broader economic principles. WebAnnual Admissions Statistical Report, May 2022. Our questions for all candidates aimed to find out what they found interesting and exciting about the subject and how well they could develop their ideas. Of these, 1605 applicants were contesting the 191 places available for 2023 admission places, or approximately 8.4 applicants per place, with 28 applicants seeking deferred places. After shortlisting had taken place, some applicants were redistributed to a new college 1 so that all colleges had approximately 3 candidates per available place. sketches and equations). In the very few cases in which technical issues did occur, candidates were given additional time or the interview was rescheduled. Among this years 348 shortlisted applicants. Candidates were not expected to have studied either subject at A-level, but to have a good general knowledge, and to demonstrate interest in and enthusiasm for studying both business and the economy, to demonstrate logic and critical thinking, and to communicate clearly and effectively. After colleges have deselected their target number of applicants, some shortlisted applicants are reallocated. Of the 419 applicants offering A-Levels who were interviewed, 177 (42%) had History. We know that it is disappointing to candidates and their schools that we are not able to offer places to all of the very able young people we see. After the reallocation has taken place colleges can choose to rescue deselected applicants. Candidates may well be invited for a further interview at another college; as with pre-interview reallocation, this is to ensure that the best candidates gain places in the University regardless of the competition in particular colleges. The other Merton interview was with tutors in Ancient History and Philosophy, and was designed not to probe knowledge in disciplines of which most candidates have no previous experience, but to try to gauge candidates aptitude for these subjects. This information included school UCAS references, HAT scores, submitted written work, and predicted or achieved school examination results, and, where available, contextual data. One significant disruption to the sitting of the PAT this year was a typhoon that led to the cancellation of all admissions tests (including the PAT) in Hong Kong. These candidates are then assigned at random to other colleges. We would like to express our particular gratitude this year for the hard work of both applicants parents (for applicants interviewing from home) and teachers and IT staff of applicants schools (for those interviewing from school) for their work in facilitating the interviews and making appropriate spaces available. Colleges assign candidates up to three interview scores. 2.2.1. It is very hard for applicants to assess their own interview performance and we know from conversations with accepted students that it is extremely common for applicants to think that interviews which have actually gone well even very well have gone badly. Admissions decisions were confirmed by correspondence between colleges and the Medical Sciences Office. Of all 1633 applicants, 1033 (63.3%) were classified as UK applicants (69.1% in 2021), 120 (7.3%) were classified as EU but not UK (7.3% in 2021), and 480 (29.4%) were classified as non-EU (23.6% in 2021). The overall success rate for male applicants was 11.7% (11% in 2021); the overall success rate for female applicants was 8.1% (8.5% in 2021). Each application was graded against agreed descriptors. In addition to their Classics interview, candidates for the joint school were also interviewed in their chosen Modern Language. In the History Joint Schools, the same process was used to select candidates for interview, with additional input from non-history subject tutors, who assessed candidates non-history written work where this was submitted. 0000002599 00000 n Throughout the process all UCAS forms, contextual information, application and interview grades were easily accessible to all College tutors involved via a web-based database. The test may vary in format from one language to another. Each applicant was interviewed by two colleges: the college of preference, or allocation if an open application was made, and one other randomly assigned by computer so as to equalise as far as possible the strength of the applicant field at each college (as measured by the numerical ranking produced by the shortlisting algorithm). This compares with 9.3% of shortlisted applicants and 8.8% of those offered places. The assessment of candidates at the pre-interview stage takes account of all information in the application, including: (1) academic performance to date; (2) predicted grades; (3) reference; (4) the LNAT multiple choice test, and (5) the LNAT essay. This year, the automatic threshold was set at 68%. All interviews this year were undertaken online. In this admissions cycle, five candidates were reallocated to a different first college. There are also applicants whom we interview and we would have liked to have offered places to, but are unable to do so because of the finite capacity of the course. This was either the College to which they applied or a College assigned by the Admissions Office or by the Admissions Coordinator in such a way as to even out the competition for places across Colleges. Intellectual flexibility:this can be demonstrated by (for example) a candidates willingness to consider alternative views, and readiness to respond to problems and criticisms. Tutors are guided by a statistically validated score derived from the MAT and the applicants performance at GCSE relative to other students at their pre-16 school; they exercise discretion within thresholds determined for each degree subject by the subject coordinator. 718applicants were shortlisted and265were offered places. In 2021, this decision was taken (following advice from the University Admissions and Outreach team) in the best interests of widening participation given the absence of a metric which would allow us to compare GCSE performance between schools fairly. 8 international fee-status applicants received an offer for 2023. The acceptance rate, or offer rate, represents the fraction of applicants who received an offer. undergraduate applicants received an offer in 2021/22. //--> In the interview with tutors in Classical Languages and Literature, questions were asked about the texts which candidates had been reading (whether in the context of their taught syllabus or on their own). Applicants were interviewed by both their first and second colleges, and a small number were invited to further interviews at a third college. As a result of this process, 80 additional applicants were added to the shortlist. Across the three Computer Science degrees, applications have almost doubled since the 2016/17 admissions cycle, but the number of places has not kept pace with this. For Philosophy, all candidates were presented with a very short exercise designed to test their ability to assess, evaluate and criticise arguments, as well as to think through philosophical problems systematically and rigorously. For the Archaeology interview, candidates were presented with a site plan and an image of an archaeological object during the interview, and part of the interview focused upon that material. In all colleges, therefore, candidates at interview will have the same chance of being offered a place. There were 114 places available for 2023 entry to the course, meaning there were 6.5 applications per available place. This represents a total of 492 applicants invited for (remote) interview this year. When making shortlisting decisions admissions tutors give the following weighting to the various elements of each application. The average number of 9s, 8s and A*s at GCSE by Biology applicants was 8.4. Scores will be sent to applicants via email by the Department of Computer Science in January, shortly after colleges have communicated application outcomes. In applying these criteria, the main concern is to identify proven competence in the language(s) along with future promise and aptitude in literary and cultural studies. Merton interviews were conducted byDr Brianne DolceandMr Dylan Price. There were 1,000 non-EU international-fee-paying applicants (1,168). All candidates for Maths, Maths & Statistics, Maths & Philosophy who took the MAT, and who have not withdrawn, will have their MAT score emailed to them automatically by the Admissions Coordinator at the end of the admissions process. Of the 1559 applicants who successfully registered to sit the test, 1514 sat it on the day. After shortlisting, the Degree's Admissions Co-ordinator ran a reallocation exercise across all colleges to ensure that candidates were not disadvantaged by applying to a specific college. Each candidate for Classics had two interviews with Merton, each lasting about 30 minutes. 20.1% of eligible applicants submitted an open application, meaning they did not specify a college of preference on their application and were allocated one. Colleges normally wish to involve tutors from all three subjects, but since there are no specific subject requirements and the content of the interviews is not subject-specific, this is not necessarily the case. In recent years, a contextualised GCSE(cGCSE) score produced by the University has also been used as part of the shortlisting. These data refer to applicants in the 2022/23 cycle who applied in 2022 for the Oxford course starting in 2023 or in 2024 (deferred entry). Webacceptance rates, statistics and application numbers for academic years 2013-2023 Report Undergraduate ~30% offer rate Postgraduate taught 38% offer rate 2 in 5 postgraduate taught applicants received an offer in 2020/21. We had 105 places available for entry next year and made 105 college offers, 8open offers (where a University place is guaranteed if the conditions are achieved but the College place will be allocated in August) and 2 offers for deferred entry. Although the content of interviews varies between interviewing panels, all interviewers asked detailed questions about subjects, objects, data or written/graphic material that the interviewees are not expected to recognise or have studied before. College tutors seek advice from Admissions tutors or the Admissions Office in making other offers. TSA results were released in early January 2023. .c`;&Ev{de8]]rvwy3s2i2JOCLl[N+-(hz+ZR*BO8OU3:TU)"N^5O6l)b-/TVAT\)I,=R]%yp-j*"iC62;#U%>J?,RsWAbuK`zw!PeY-P*P%q#h&vlfP$A@"u\pm_)[i/N9a)@wiNO"/ K~;_^YWY!aM CZF. 32 0 obj <> endobj 2.2.5. For some universities, however, it denotes the number of applicants who accepted the offer, regardless of whether they subsequently met its conditions. After the interviews, the three interview marks are combined into a single score (out of 100). Of these, 9 were shortlisted and interviewed, and 1 received an offer of a place for 2024 (compared to 3 last year who were offered deferred places for 2023). As guidance, the Admissions Coordinator advises college tutors as to an upper threshold score and a lower threshold score. Candidates were selected usingstandard selection criteria. As a result of this process, each college can interview between 2.5 and 3 applicants per available place. The top 50% of applicants are automatically shortlisted for interview. WebAdmissions Report 2021 Law Faculty Overall picture 1899 applications were received for approximately 232 undergraduate degrees this year (excluding senior status trailer <<397583D06D7C489FAE70217B7DD1F806>]/Prev 704520/XRefStm 1900>> startxref 0 %%EOF 10964 0 obj <>stream A small number of applicants for joint honours degreeswere offered places for single honours courses. hWmO9+XT~*$F:("=%hw^BBzx330`Fp"<4hm3Q'%Mc1bJdJ0H H'i8`i0F.1$/w-[9r2Odn4^j,w gc[c:w- c1q8l_AX."d>w ; Js`(SO />i`{yK?8x\|M=Y'zIL:idxW nearly 8 candidates per place, which was similar to the number of candidates per place for these subjects across Oxford as a whole. It is important to remember both that Oxford makes its selection on academic criteria alone, and thatinterview performance is only one of the elements which tutors take into account when evaluating an application. Music does not use an aptitude test. Shortlisting decisions were based on the History Aptitude Test (HAT) results, taking into account other information provided and, where candidates had studied for GCSEs, GCSE scores contextualised against those awarded to other candidates at the same school in the same year. Similarly, the Computer Science department will send out MAT scores to Maths & Computer Science applicants. These are designed to cover the anticipated withdrawal rate of applicants who are made an offer and subsequently either decline the offer or fail to make the offer conditions. WebThis report presents undergraduate admissions statistics for the University of Oxford over five admissions years between 2016 and 2020, broken down into chapters covering the 11.7% of applicants who were shortlisted and 8.6% of applicants with an offer studied for qualifications other than A-levels (including the IB). French vs. Russian). 6 applicantswere offered places through Opportunity Oxford. 36 applicants who, due to exceptional circumstances, either failed to register for the test or could not sit the test, were invited to take a separate mathematics test after shortlisting. 2.2.3. The table below summarises the distribution of other subject choices amongst applicants this year taking A-levels. All colleges involved were represented by their ML Primary Users together with the Co-ordinators from each Joint Schools and from the Opportunity Oxford scheme. Our aim in the admissions process is to take the applicants we judge to have the most ability and potential to benefit from our course and teaching, and to make this decision based on the intrinsic strengths of applicants rather than on temporary effects of school closures. All applicants are expected to sit the Mathematics Admissions Test prior to shortlisting. 0000000016 00000 n For the Management interview, candidates were set a brief pre-interview reading from a broadsheet that assessed interest in Management and the ability to identify and discuss issues from a general management perspective. We wish all applicants enjoyment and understanding in their future pursuits of physics. Across the collegiate university, Physics aims to interview around 2.5 applicants per place. All candidates still under consideration after the initial round of interviews were given a further Faculty-organised interview. For shortlisting, GCSE scores and A-level predictions (or the equivalent), and TSA scores on Critical Thinking and Problem Solving were weighted most heavily, whilst AS-level scores and personal statements were considered, but weighted more lightly. 0000005059 00000 n Overall figures are as follows: Total number of applications: 684 Good candidates were able to revise their arguments to take account of new information, to provide examples and counter-arguments, and to defend their conclusions. Evaluation of shortlisted candidates will also include their performance at interview. As with December 2021, the principal determinant for shortlisting this year was the C-score, which pre-interview equals the PAT mark. All recommendations from College tutors to modify the shortlist were submitted, with reasoning, to the Chemistry Admissions Coordinators for scrutiny. 0000015023 00000 n We know that every year we turn down applicants who, in the end, turn out to be stronger physicists than some of the applicants we do offer places to. Further details are given below. Law aims to interview around 2 candidates for every place available. This year, shortlisted applicants who were invited to interview, on average, had eight GCSEs at grades 8/9/A*. %PDF-1.5 % WebEM applicants (more detail and individual results are available via Scoring and results | TSA Oxford | Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing):1 10th percentile 73.91 20th
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