Well, I think the interview side of things varies quite a lot from subject to subject. I did Maths, and mostly when they're interviewing for maths, they want to see if you can learn stuff so they'll start you off doing questions on stuff you know about from your A level work and then take you on to stuff you've not studied yet and see how you manage to follow the explanations. I think that's a fairly common theme so don't be spooked if you get asked about stuff you haven't covered, just try to follow what they're talking about.
All the maths interviewees had to do a test as well, but that was just making sure you had the basics down. I think that the essay subjects make you send in a couple of essays so they can see if you are any good at writing them.
I do think that Hildas is a really nice college. It's pretty relaxed compared to a lot of places and is good fun as well as being by the river and having it's own punts :) I had a great time at Oxford - it's not as scary as it seems from outside when you get here - and I wish you luck. What are you applying for?
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Date: October 10th, 2003 09:06 am (UTC)From:All the maths interviewees had to do a test as well, but that was just making sure you had the basics down. I think that the essay subjects make you send in a couple of essays so they can see if you are any good at writing them.
I do think that Hildas is a really nice college. It's pretty relaxed compared to a lot of places and is good fun as well as being by the river and having it's own punts :) I had a great time at Oxford - it's not as scary as it seems from outside when you get here - and I wish you luck. What are you applying for?