How will I find out if I have been invited to interview? Only those shortlisted are invited to interview. If you do not get shortlisted for interview, unfortunately that means that your application has not been successful. If you are shortlisted for interview - congratulations! Being invited to attend our interviews is a fantastic achievement in its own right, considering the number of strongly competitive applications that we receive each year. Tutors shortlist the candidates they feel have the strongest potential and meet their selection criteria best. With so many more applications than places, it just isn’t possible to interview everyone. Oxford typically receives over 22,000 applications for around 3,300 places every year and shortlists approximately 10,000 candidates. Decisions are not based on your manners, appearance or background, but on your ability to think independently and to engage with new ideas beyond the scope of your school or college syllabus. Tutors are looking for your self-motivation and enthusiasm for your subject.

The interview is designed to assess your academic potential. Why does Oxford interview?Ī good deal of the teaching at Oxford takes place in small classes or tutorials, and your interviewers – who may be your future tutors – are assessing your ability to study, think and learn in this way. There are lots of myths about interviews at Oxford, but really they're just conversations about your chosen subject - like a short tutorial - with someone who knows a lot about it. Events that students apply for directly.

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