The coordinators manually reallocated a few candidates in those languages before running the automated reallocation system. This meant that candidates from a number of oversubscribed colleges were reallocated to other colleges for interview. After shortlisting takes place, if an individual college has an unusually high number of shortlisted applicants per place, that college must reallocate a proportion of those applicants to a college with fewer shortlisted applicants per place (assuming that there exists such a college which is willing to receive the shortlisted applicants). They are ranked according to a reallocation score which is based on TSA section 1 results and contextualised GCSE data where available. WebAnnual Admissions Statistical Report, May 2022. In cases where a college is particularly over-subscribed (more than four shortlisted applicants per place), a college must reallocate a fraction of their candidates. Prior to shortlisting, a team of Biology tutors reviewed the applications as a gathered field and made interview recommendations to all other Biology tutors involved in admissions. Reflecting the disruptions to normal educational patterns since March 2020, a further 164 applicants (compared to 202 in 2021 and 83 in 2020) were also shortlisted, who were below the automatic thresholds but whose application forms showed other evidence of excellence or mitigating circumstances. The longer part of the interview involved more detailed discussion of the historical periods and problems that candidates were currently studying, or had recently studied. Final decisions were made after we had carefully taken into account all the information available to us, not just interview performance. (186 in 2021). Of these, 357 received an overall grade of 4.5 or better out of 7 (with 4 being worth careful consideration and 5 being worth a place if one is available) and 334 received an overall grade above 5, so being made an offer of a place is a very considerable achievement. by Mary C. Dillon for University Communications and Marketing Published 4/18/23 Cody Glaser, wife Morgan, and three boys, Elias, Noah, and Oliver. Once college blinding is removed, Colleges also have the opportunity to add candidates who were not selected by the FSC to their shortlists. There was variation in the remaining A level subject(s) taken by A level applicants some shortlisted applicants held Biology plus two or more of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. hb```b``] l,MIQG8MQyB=)!&m?c%Sq=(dhCG\+umzr As a result, many very able applicants were not offered a place. Candidates applying for Classics Course II also had a short central interview (15 minutes) at the Classics Faculty with members of the Facultys language teaching team, where questions were asked based partly on their Language Aptitude Tests. To find out more,read our selection criteria. There were a significant number of declared special circumstances, medical certificates or letters drawing attention to adversities in applicants personal lives that may have affected performance or ability to participate in the test. A decision not to shortlist a candidate conforms to current ML guidelines, according to which candidates will normally be invited to interview unless they display at least one of the following shortcomings: results in official examinations, especially GCSE, are not at a sufficiently high level; results predicted for A-level or other impending official examination suggest that the candidate is unlikely to succeed in meeting a conditional offer; the school report contains clear negative aspects relevant to the general admissions criteria; the written work submitted is clearly deficient in respect of the general admissions criteria; test results are a) in the bottom quintile for each of two languages, orb) a test result in the bottom quintile means an application in a single language orjoint school or a language with a beginners language (except for any language where a LAT score is available) is not viable. This year we received 2141 applications for 240 places, there were approximately 8.92 applications per available place. In 2022, Oxford Physics received a total of 1633 applicants for places in Physics or Physics and Philosophy, a decrease of 152 (8.5%) on the 2021 figures. 32 0 obj <> endobj 2.1.2. In the case of beginners, clear evidence of aptitude and potential for language study. The average score for Oxford applicants answering questions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 was: 65.2 (69.5) amongst shortlisted applicants; 71.5 (73.5) amongst successful applicants. These were taken into account in making shortlisting and offer decisions. The meeting agreed the number of Open Offers and identified the Open Offer candidates. As with last year it was therefore decided to set a relatively high automatic shortlisting threshold, to allow for a higher fraction of shortlisted applicants with PAT scores below the automatic threshold but where application forms showed other evidence of excellence or mitigating circumstances. For those with an offer of a place, the mean adjusted BMAT score was 68.3%. Each application was graded against agreed descriptors. Following the first College interviews, the Admissions Co-ordinator allocated three candidates per college for second college interviews. Admissions interviews for the University took place remotely via Microsoft Teams. All such applicants were over-quota in terms of interview numbers to ensure they did not displace anyone who had sat the original PAT test. 1043 applicants (65.8%) offered A-levels. In December 2022 most applicants were interviewed twice by their first college and once or more by their second college. Throughout the process all UCAS forms, test scores, contextual information, comments, and interview grades are easily accessible to all college tutors involved with admissions via a web-based database. Where an applicant is eligible and would benefit from it, tutors may nominate them for theOpportunity Oxfordscheme. 164 (68.9%) offered A-level Computer Science or Computing. 0000002268 00000 n In all colleges, therefore, candidates at interview will have the same chance of being offered a place. 248 applicants were made offers to read English Language and Literature, starting in October 2023, conditional upon successfully meeting the required AAA grades. Overall, approximately 27.3% of applicants who made complete applications were shortlisted (25.7% in 2021). Applicants who do not take the pre-interview test will not normally be shortlisted for interview. 0000015406 00000 n Interview panels are usually comprised of two admitting tutors. Standard conditions apply to those taking A-levels, the International Baccalaureate or Scottish Highers; for other applicants, tutors will seek advice from the subject coordinator or the colleges admissions tutor in determining a comparable set of conditions. Interviews are academic in nature. Proven competence in the language(s) as established by schoolwork written in the language(s), by the language test and (in some cases) by oral competence at interview. This included 10 deferred applications for 2024 entry to the course. Final selection was based upon a combination of all the elements available: candidates academic record and predicted grades, UCAS statement and reference, written work, and interview performance. 21.5% of applicants submitted an open application. Many interviews will focus on an unseen passage that a candidate receives shortly before the start of the interview. 718applicants were shortlisted and265were offered places. Shortlisting is performed in accordance withthe stated admissions criteriaon the basis of all currently available and relevant data: in particular these data include an applicants score from the MAT, all aspects of the applicants UCAS form and any further relevant contextual data specific to the application. Successful offer holders averaged a result of 49.5. We hope to be able to return to the R-score, last used in December 2020 as it incorporates a cGCSE component, for the December 2023 admissions round. The Physics Departments Report on the Physics Admissions Exercise 2022, available below or as published on the Departments website, provides details of the shortlisting procedure, including statistics from the Physics Aptitude Test (PAT). This ranking is for guidance only; all applicants are assessed individually based on their C-scores, PAT scores, interview results, and all information on the UCAS form, including contextual information, and then compared centrally against all applicants applying to Oxford Physics. The shortlisting criteriaare described on the course website as follows: We only interview those who have a realistic chance of getting in, when judged by past and predicted exam results, school reports, personal statements and the pre-interview test. Further details are given below. Each interview is marked out of 10 based on the academic judgement of the interviewing tutors. You can read more about how we shortlist applicants on the English Facultys website: https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/what-we-look-for-undergraduate. All shortlisted applicants were invited for interview in mid-December. The acceptances generally indicate the number of offer holders who accepted the offer and fulfilled its conditions. Applications are assessed against our criteria for selection, details of which arepublished on the Faculty website. Candidates were asked to summarise the prose extract, and then discuss some of the critical issues within the text. When making shortlisting decisions admissions tutors give the following weighting to the various elements of each application. In light of the competition for places, the purpose of shortlisting is to identify those applicants who are most likely to succeed in the rest of the selection process, giving interviewers time to consider each shortlisted applicant carefully. Reallocation: Grahame Evans 2.2.1. As a result of this process, 80 additional applicants were added to the shortlist. One significant disruption to the sitting of the PAT this year was a typhoon that led to the cancellation of all admissions tests (including the PAT) in Hong Kong. Approximately 1% of interviews are scored as 10. 0000005059 00000 n This information included school UCAS references, HAT scores, submitted written work, and predicted or achieved school examination results, and, where available, contextual data. Of all 1633 applicants, 1033 (63.3%) were classified as UK applicants (69.1% in 2021), 120 (7.3%) were classified as EU but not UK (7.3% in 2021), and 480 (29.4%) were classified as non-EU (23.6% in 2021). For candidates shortlisted for interview, the average score was 46.9. Webacceptance rates, statistics and application numbers for academic years 2013-2023 Report Undergraduate ~30% offer rate Postgraduate taught 38% offer rate 2 in 5 postgraduate taught applicants received an offer in 2020/21.