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University of Oxford

Teachers’ Conferences 2012

Programme

10:00 am Introduction & Admissions Quiz!

10:30 am Oxford Explained / Practitioners Update

11:15 am Supporting Your Applicants

~ Refreshments ~

12:10 pm Personal Statements and Teachers’ References

~ Lunch ~

2:00 pm Interviews at Oxford

2:50 pm How does Oxford ensure the best

candidates get places?

3:25 pm Tutors & Students Q&A

~ Close~

Introduction to Oxford

Academic life

College life

Social life

Finance

Application procedure

“The oldest university in the English-speaking

world...a leader in learning, teaching and research”

Oxford...

Academic Life

College Life

Social Life

Finance

Applying

Tu·to·ri·al (noun)

Weekly meeting all

students have with a

tutor where you are

expected to talk in

depth about your

ideas and opinions

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College Life

Social Life

Finance

Applying

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Social Life

Finance

Applying

Arts students

10am Translation class

11am Lecture

12 noon Re-read essay for

tutorial

1pm Lunch in college

2pm Tutorial in college

3.30pm Reading in faculty

library

7pm Dinner in college

9pm Drinks in college

bar, then go out in

Oxford

Science students

9am Lecture

10am Lecture

11am Lecture

12 noon Lunch

1pm Labs

6pm Dinner at home

7pm Prepare work for

a maths tutorial

8pm Football practice

at college sports

ground

Oxford Explained September 2011

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College Life

Social Life

Finance

Applying

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College Life

Social Life

Finance

Applying

“Your choice of college does not affect your

chances of getting a place at Oxford”


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College Life

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Finance

Applying

The principles behind Oxford’s financial plans for 2012 entry are:

To maintain our profile of international excellence

A strong commitment that finance should be no barrier to the best and brightest applying to Oxford

Students will continue to receive an unsurpassed education whose real cost is subsidised by the collegiate University by thousands of pounds a year

Oxford provides outstanding value for money in Higher Education in terms of our tutorial teaching, colleges, world leading academics and outstanding facilities

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Reduced Tuition Charge

* Household income is defined as a household’s gross income less pension schemes and superannuation

payments eligible for tax relief; less an allowance of £1,130 for each financially dependent child; less

£1,130 for parents who are also students.

Household

income*

Tuition charge for

first year of study

Tuition Charge for

subsequent years

£0 - £16,000 £3,500 £6,000

£16,001 -

£20,000 £7,000 £7,000

£20,001 -

£25,000 £8,000 £8,000

£25,001 + £9,000 £9,000

Bursaries

Household income Bursary for

first year

Bursary for

subsequent years

£0 - £16,000 £4,300 £3,300

£16,001 - £20,000 £3,500 £3,000

£20,001 - £25,000 £3,000 £2,500

£25,001 - £30, 000 £2,500 £2,000

£30,001 - £35,000 £2,000 £1,500

£35,001 - £40,000 £1,500 £1,000

£40,001 - £42,600 £1,000 £500

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“It's no more expensive to study

at Oxford than at any other

university...

our world-class resources,

extensive bursaries and college

provision actually keep living

costs down”


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A level AAA / A*AA / A*A*A

International Bacc. 38 / 39 / 40 with 6/7 in higher level

subjects

Pre-U D3, D3, D3 / D2, D3, D3 / D2, D2, D3

Scottish

qualifications

AAAAB / AAAAA Highers supplemented

by AA / AAB Advanced Highers

Welsh Bacc. Level 3 Core Certificate + AA (A level)

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Prior academic achievement

Predicted grades

Personal Statement

Teacher’s reference

Pre-Interview tests

Written work

Written tests at interview

Interview


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Applying

January

Year 12: Apply for

UNIQ, Registration

for Oxford and

Cambridge Student

Conferences

February

March

Year 12: Department

Open Days

April

Year 12: Department

Open Days

May

Year 12: Department

Open Days

June

Year 12: Open Days

Year 12: UCAS

Registration opens

July

Year 12:

Personal Statements

August

Year 12: Suggested

reading for syllabus

September

Year 12: Open Day

October

Year 13: UCAS

deadline (15/10)

Year 13:Registration

deadline for

Admissions Tests

November

Year 13: Admissions

Tests and written

work

December

Year 13: Interviews


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Choose your course...

... then choose your college...

“Around 80% of Oxford applicants are now required to sit a pre-interview test”

www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/tests

We might want to see some written work too!


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% of applicants invited to interview days spent in Oxford interviews in 1+ colleges

academic tutors usually present minutes long on average pounds spent on food or accommodation


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70 2 / 3 1+

2 20 - 30 0

Contact Details

• Dedicated Admissions Enquiries Centre

• Open 9am – 5pm Monday - Friday

• 01865 288000

• [email protected]

www.admissions.ox.ac.uk

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