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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- 00:00 Relax! The system works!
01:09 What’s the situation? How overrepresented are certain schools?
02:29 The reality is much more boring than any conspiracy theory!
02:57 It’s mostly a demand-side issue
03:45 What about comprehensive schools or grammar schools?
04:12 Is there bias against private schools?
05:02 How does school type factor into our admissions decisions?
08:16 Are people choosing the wrong college?
09:52 Yes, we want to diversify the students at Oxford University
10:50 Are people choosing the wrong subjects? - Zábava
I read an article in the FT sometime ago that showed there were more 1st class degrees from state school undergrads than private students at Russell group universities. The reason is for someone to get high A levels from some state schools may require more determination and self study. Ie they may have more drive and higher IQ than someone from a private school who is spoon fed the answers. Then at university many lack the independent study ability. Although unlike maths, other stem, medicine, dentistry etc that see and wide variety of candidates from state school with high grades, classics degrees are often seen as upper class and many in private schools. Simply because its not an obvious career choice and A levels such as greek and latin are not usually taught at state schools. Languages like A level Mandarin would be more useful in the modern world.
Once again a well thought out and beautifully presented video
Thank you!
Thank you for your service sir!
Thank you!
Hey, thanks so much for this! It's really helpful to get some clarification on the matter.
I know of quite a few people from private schools who move to state schools for 6th form to try and increase their chances of getting in. Is it true that you've started looking at Y11 school instead of Y13 to see if anyone's tried to do this?
We do have some data on pre-16 and post-16 education on UCAS. But, as I say in the video, this all gets taken alongside all other data, and ultimately we're just gauging academic ability and potential.
Thank you boss
Thank you!
Good evening sir I am an international student so i have not had the chance to do an EPQ but have done some of my independent research(writen a research paper) (not published). Can i include that in my personal statement
Yes, for sure. Tell us what you found with your research.
Thank you sir
That was fascinating Matthew. I had no idea Ngaire
Thank you!
Hi Matt Williams! Do you know whether the format of the next year's Oxford entrance exams, i.e TSA is staying identical to previous years?
Not identical, no. There have been some changes for some subjects. TSA is not changing however. Please see here: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/admissions-tests
@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Oh okay interesting - just to clarify this means the TSA format is staying completely identical to previous years right? I.e past years' papers and the one for 2025 entry will be indistinguishable in terms of question structure, test structure, wording etc.? I also have a few more questions cause I was unaware the TSA will be going online from this year:
1. Will there be spatial reasoning questions in the TSA (past few papers have not had it - will this trend continue)?
2. Will we just have to select the option we believe is correct online, or will the entire test be online. Specifically, will we have access to scrap paper for working outs & will we have access to a printed version of the exam in case we prefer reading the questions on paper instead of the laptop / want to annotate?
3. Will TSA S2 (the essay) also be online + will we be expected to type our response instead of handwriting it?
Thank you so much for all the help you provide to prospective students!
@@LarsJohanssen Yes, the format is unchanged. Please see here: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/admissions-tests/tsa
1. Yes, it looks like spatial reasoning has been dropped, but I cannot confirm if this is a rubric change.
2. I believe you can use scrap paper, although this is worth checking when you register for the test.
3. I believe so, but I am not sure. Please check when you register.
All best
@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Thank you for the very thorough response. Could you clarify what you mean on 1. "Yes, it looks like spatial reasoning has been dropped, but I cannot confirm if this is a rubric change." I interpreted as the TSA for 2025 entry will not contain spatial reasoning, but this may not be the case for the TSA exams that follow - is this the correct interpretation ?
@@LarsJohanssen I mean that I do not know for sure if spatial reasoning has been dropped, but it looks like it has.
Sir i wanted to ask a question
Does oxford offer courses for ux design?
Sir atleast answer?
Is Cambridge the same?
I imagine so. I don't have their stats. But I would be amazed if they are any different.
Thank you! As a privately educated student who has been scared by a bunch of recent news articles, it’s great to see that I have as good a shot as others
Absolutely. Thanks for your comment.