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Can you get into Oxbridge without interview?
Oxford typically receives over 22,000 applications for around 3,300 places every year and shortlists approximately 10,000 candidates. With so many more applications than places, it just isn’t possible to interview everyone. Only those shortlisted are invited to interview.
What percentage of Oxbridge applicants get an interview?
In Cambridge, according to their website, ‘Everyone with a realistic chance of being offered a place is invited to attend an interview’, which, they say, amounts to around 75 percent of applicants.
Can I reapply to Oxford?
You are welcome to reapply for entry in the following academic year. Your reapplication will be treated entirely on its own merits without consideration of your previous unsuccessful application.
Can you apply for both Oxbridge?
Before you start: You can only apply to one course at Oxford, and you can’t apply to Oxford and Cambridge in the same year. See information on all our courses. Check the admission requirements for your course. Specific grades and subjects required are also shown on each course page.
How do I reapply to Oxbridge?
If you do want to reapply to Oxbridge, it is worth trying to gather as much information about your application last year as possible. Oxbridge will send your school feedback from your application, so ask your teachers if they will go through it with you to see what you can be working on.
Can you take two rejections when applying to Oxbridge?
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What should I consider when applying to Oxford or Cambridge?
Probably the most important thing to consider is the effect another application to Oxford or Cambridge will have on you. As you know from last year, it can be very hard work and will demand quite a lot of personal investment.
Is it possible to get feedback from Oxford or Cambridge interviewers?
It can be difficult to get detailed feedback from Oxford and Cambridge, largely because they have so many applicants each year, but if you felt you got on particularly well with one of your interviewers, you could try to get in touch with them directly to ask their advice.
Should I reapply to Oxford or Cambridge with a gap year?
If you do want to reapply to Oxford or Cambridge, it is really important to consider what you are going to do on your gap year and what Oxford and Cambridge’s attitude to gap years for your chosen subject is. Colleges tend not to like mathematicians taking a year out as they are worried that applicants might lose their focus.