In the 2022-23 admissions round the estimated competition for places across Oxford was 4.75:1. Tutors are guided by a statistically validated score derived from the MAT and the applicants performance at GCSE relative to other students at their pre-16 school; they exercise discretion within thresholds determined for each degree subject by the subject coordinator. 32 0 obj <> endobj Test scores are not made available to candidates automatically but can be provided by the College on request. Contextual datawere used to assess whether an applicants BMAT score likely reflected an under- or over-performance within the context of the candidates socio-economic and school environment. For those with an offer of a place, the mean adjusted BMAT score was 68.3%. The cGCSE score was based on the ability to compare GCSE results between applicants from schools that are contextually similar. In December 2021 all interviews were carried out remotely. The standard entry requirements for Biology are set out on the University of Oxford website. Interview criteria: Interviews were intended to inform the admitting tutors about the following qualities of the candidate: candidates potential for independent thinking, ability to follow an argument, skill in communication, and adaptability for tutorial teaching. Male: 126 (61%). (186 in 2021). The Faculty additionally operated a coordinated reallocation procedure, in accordance with the Universitys Common Framework for Admissions, designed to ensure that the best candidates stood an equitable chance of being offered an academic place at Oxford, irrespective of their college preference. It is aimed primarily at assessing the candidates potential for future development. Following the first College interviews, the Admissions Co-ordinator allocated three candidates per college for second college interviews. The 2022 PAT ended up a bit easier than the 2021 one, reflected in an improved mean of 51.2% (compare with 43.1% in 2021). 630 applicants were shortlisted and invited to interview. Of the 21 first-college candidates interviewed by Merton, five were offered a place at Merton, and four were offered a place at another college. Interviews are marked on a 1-100 scale: A mark above 70 is a strong indicator for admission. There were970home,207EU and687overseas applicants. The vast majority of our applicants are very talented, with exemplary academic backgrounds. The majority of candidates who applied were called for interview. nearly 8 candidates per place, which was similar to the number of candidates per place for these subjects across Oxford as a whole. Applicants had at least two interviews at their first-assigned College, and may have also been interviewed by their second-assigned College and other Colleges. 76.2% of applicants attending school in the UK were from state schools (including sixth form and further education colleges), while 23.8% were from independent schools. Prior to the interviews, we held an online pre-interview meeting to allow the applicants to see who would be interviewing them, to explain the interview process, and to answer any questions. 0000008514 00000 n Each application was graded against agreed descriptors. 4Too few applicants taking GCSEs or A-levels to give meaningful numbers. 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. Good candidates were able to revise their arguments to take account of new information, to provide examples and counter-arguments, and to defend their conclusions. In light of the competition for places, the purpose of shortlisting is to provide time, during the December interview window, to guarantee that all shortlisted applicants receive at least two interviews. Summoning for interview: All candidates summoned for interview were notified by their colleges by Thursday 25 November. This was the Languages and Literature interview outlined above. This included 10 Open Offers, where a place is guaranteed if the offer conditions are achieved but the college place will be allocated before the course commences. Of the 371 female applicants, 77 were shortlisted and invited to interview, comprising 22.1% of the total shortlisted applicants. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Louise Richardson, comments I hope the Annual Report will be widely read and that it will help to dispel some of the myths about Oxford admissions. This university is deeply committed to admitting the most talented students regardless of their background. 0000002507 00000 n Contextual data is taken into account when making our assessment. 802 applicants registered as Female on UCAS and 168 applicants registered as Male. 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. Candidates may well be invited for a further interview at another college; as with pre-interview reallocation, this is to ensure that the best candidates gain places in the University regardless of the competition in particular colleges. All shortlisted applicants were invited for interview in mid-December. For the Economics interview, candidates were asked to use logical reasoning and quantitative skills to work through a problem related to topics in game theory and to broader economic principles. The Admissions Group has standard offers for those taking A-levels, the International Baccalaureate or Advanced Highers; college tutors will seek advice from admissions tutors or the Admissions Office in making other offers. The application college also assessed all applications to their college and made recommendations. If the data does not look right, click the "Report" button located near the top of the page. For candidates shortlisted for interview, the average score was 46.9. For some universities, however, it denotes the number of applicants who accepted the offer, regardless of whether they subsequently met its conditions. acceptance rates, statistics and application numbers, BA/MCompPhil Computer Science and Philosophy, BA/MMathCompSci Mathematics and Computer Science, BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), MEng Engineering, Economics and Management (EEM), MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment, MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance, PgCert Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. The admissions criteria are published on the departments website at: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/study-here/prospective-undergraduates/how-apply/admissions-criteria. The interviews were graded against agreed descriptors. Procedure for 2nd interviews: All second interviews were organised centrally by the Faculty of Classics; candidates flagged for second interview were assigned to one of the seven faculty interviewing panels, each of which had a historian and an archaeologist on it, who conducted a single interview with the candidate. Six offers were made to applicants under the recently launchedOpportunity Oxfordscheme. Oxford University has today published its first Annual Admissions Statistical Report which sets out a detailed picture of our undergraduate admissions over the past This passage then formed the basis for a discussion in the main part of the interview: we were assessing what candidates found interesting about the passage, how critically they were able to read it, and to what extent we could develop ideas about the text which might be of historical interest. Please note that colleges interviewed blind of college of choice (or allocation) and BMAT score. Evaluation of shortlisted candidates will also include their performance at interview. %%EOF The number of applicants per place was7.0. In addition, this year some Colleges signalled particular shortages in certain languages. These include 9 open offers, in which a college is not specified at the time of the offer. In neither case was any prior knowledge of the material expected; the interviews were not tests of knowledge, but of candidates powers of observation, analysis and enquiry. Applications are assessed against our criteria for selection, details of which arepublished on the Faculty website. Across the collegiate university, Physics aims to interview around 2.5 applicants per place. Three candidates who had applied to a different college were offered a place at Merton. Letters and/or emails are then sent to candidates informing them of the outcome of the shortlisting exercise. In this cycle, 2,621 applicants successfully registered for and sat the MAT (2,816). MAT scores are not released to applicants until the selection process has concluded and they have received their decision. Colleges assign candidates up to three interview scores. The coordinators manually reallocated a few candidates in those languages before running the automated reallocation system. Decisions are reviewed by the Faculty Admissions Coordinator in conjunction with the relevant college tutors. In the interview with tutors in Classical Languages and Literature, questions were asked about the texts which candidates had been reading (whether in the context of their taught syllabus or on their own). Once shortlisting is complete, the Faculty operates a procedure of reallocation between colleges, moving some candidates to colleges other than the one to which they originally applied. The spike at 0 includes applicants who withdrew, applicants who did not register for the PAT test, applicants who were unable to sit the main PAT test (including all affected by the Hong Kong typhoon), and applicants who have to do two years compulsory military service for whom acceptance has been carried over from a previous admissions round. In addition to their Classics interview, candidates for the joint school were also interviewed in their chosen Modern Language. In December 2022 most applicants were interviewed twice by their first college and once or more by their second college. To ensure that the strongest applicants obtain places, all colleges have access to information on all applicants through a central database, and colleges are actively encouraged to flag up strong applicants they will be unable to offer a place to themselves. The PAT has been run for many years, and it is a consistent predictor of future performance at Oxford. 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. WebEM applicants (more detail and individual results are available via Scoring and results | TSA Oxford | Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing):1 10th percentile 73.91 20th Weakness in one of these areas can be compensated by exceptional strength elsewhere, as well as by special circumstances (medical conditions, recent bereavements etc.). It is very hard for applicants to assess their own interview performance and we know from conversations with accepted students that it is extremely common for applicants to think that interviews which have actually gone well even very well have gone badly. 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. Standard offers are stated on the Chemistry course page of the University website for those taking A-levels, the International Baccalaureate or Advanced Highers. Candidates called for interview will have an application which includes: an excellent or promising academic record; a compelling personal statement; a strong reference; good written work; and an Oxford ELAT paper of a high standard. Candidates were asked to summarise the prose extract, and then discuss some of the critical issues within the text. This article explains it in more detail. We know that it is disappointing to candidates and their schools that we are not able to offer places to all of the very able young people we see. Each question is separately double blind-marked (markers focus on individual questions to ensure consistency of approach). During the interviews, candidates were given the opportunity to demonstrate their motivation and commitment, and their capacity for the sustained study of language and literature. Merton interviews were conducted byDr Brianne DolceandMr Dylan Price. A further 5 deferred offers were made for entry into Physics in 2024. hbbd```b`` qd- L`T"VfO9 `XIXa69DV$ 2WlB3 `]4$y #&b There were 127 open applications for Biology, which means that 17% of applicants did not choose a college when they applied. To even out the chances of admission between Colleges 62 shortlisted applicants had their first-assigned Colleges reallocated and 45 shortlisted applicants had their second-assigned Colleges reallocated. 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). After serving in the military for 10 years, one would assume Cody Glaser had seen and experienced a lot. All candidates above the upper threshold were recommended to be shortlisted, and candidates below the lower threshold were recommended not to be shortlisted, except in the case of exceptional circumstances. These systems worked well. Selection is competitive and it may well be that a candidate is able to demonstrate these qualities and nonetheless is edged out of contention by a candidate with stronger all-round claims. For Philosophy, all candidates were presented with a very short exercise designed to test their ability to assess, evaluate and criticise arguments, as well as to think through philosophical problems systematically and rigorously. All shortlisted Chemistry applicants were interviewed remotely over a two-week period in December. For shortlisting, GCSE scores and A-level predictions (or the equivalent), and TSA scores on Critical Thinking and Problem Solving were weighted most heavily, whilst AS-level scores and personal statements were considered, but weighted more lightly. 0000001900 00000 n Colleges were allowed to enter into consortia (i.e. 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). Interviews might also involve questions that emerge from a candidates personal statement or an extensive discussion of wider reading beyond what a candidate is studying at school. Of these, 7 were interviewed and 5 were offered places. A small number of applicants for joint honours degreeswere offered places for single honours courses. Each candidate received two interviews at Merton. For this short-listing, we used the results of the Physics Aptitude Test (PAT) as well as all othercontextual informationto reduce the number of applicants to around 2.5 per place. This year 77 applicants were reallocated to a different first choice college at the time of shortlisting. Details of the test and several past papers and specimen papers with solutionscan be found online. Interview performance is judged according to the following criteria: Evidence of independent thinking about literature, Readiness and commitment to read widely with discrimination. These were assessed byBenjamin Nicholas, Dr Brianne Dolce, and Mr Dylan Price. 15.8% of applications made were open applications (19.4%). In total 1015 (894 last year) applications were received in 2022 for Chemistry. 78.6% of eligible applicants offered A-levels. As well as the interviews themselves, we consider a candidates predicted grading, their academic achievements to date (and subjects covered), the personal statement and reference on the UCAS form, the pre-submitted written work, the results of the test scores, and (where appropriate) the feedback from other colleges where candidates are interviewed. Most colleges will have a minimum of two interviewers per interview. 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. Candidates were selected usingstandard selection criteria for History and the relevant joint schools. The most common A-Level subjects studied by interviewees were English Literature, History, and Mathematics. The average number of GCSEs taken by Biology applicants was 9.99, and the average of those shortlisted was 10.0. 20.7% of applicants offered alternative qualifications, the most popular of which was the IB (10.1%), with US qualifications (SAT subject tests/ AP tests), Canadian qualifications, the Singaporean SIPCAL, and Scottish Advanced Highers representing the next most popular options. DPhil (PhD) Information, Communication and the Soc DPhil (PhD) Sustainable Urban Development, DPhil (PhD) Medieval and Modern Languages, DPhil (PhD) Classical Languages and Literature, DPhil (PhD) Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, DPhil (PhD) Women's and Reproductive Health. Applicants who do not take the pre-interview test will not normally be shortlisted for interview. Candidates were selected using standard selection criteria and admissions procedures. The Oxford ELAT is a 90-minute test in which you wrote an essay responding to passages of literary material on a given theme. In all colleges, therefore, candidates at interview will have the same chance of being offered a place. In this cycle, 14 such offers were made for Maths or joint honours courses. 3.4% were doing 5 or more A-levels (though not necessarily all being completed in one academic year). 11.7% of applicants who were shortlisted and 8.6% of applicants with an offer studied for qualifications other than A-levels (including the IB). State school: 103 (50%) 0000002599 00000 n WebFind out the acceptance rates to Undergraduate, Masters and PhD programs in the United Kingdom. Female: 79 (39%) The meeting agreed the number of Open Offers and identified the Open Offer candidates. 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. As part of the university-wide Common Framework for Admissions, introduced a few years ago, the Law Faculty shortlists candidates (college-blind) in consultation with a Faculty Selection Committee (FSC) consisting of representatives from 15 Colleges. NB Despite the fact that most applicants offering A-levels tend to take Biology (or Human Biology), this subject isnotrequired at A2 level (or indeed at AS-level). 1139022, Biochemistry admissions round 2022/2023 some initial statistics, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), 360 views - Conference and meeting areas, 360 views - Dining and accommodation areas, Socially Isolated - Spiritually Connected, Library & Archives: Opening hours, facilities, services, Contact the undergraduate admissions team, the University's Regional Outreach Scheme, https://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/admissions-criteria-classical-archaeology-ancient-history, Details of the test and several past papers and specimen papers with solutions, https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/admissions-tests/elat, selection criteria for Economics & Management, will be available online from early January, standard selection criteria for History and the relevant joint schools, www.maths.ox.ac.uk/study-here/prospective-undergraduates/how-apply/admissions-criteria, www.maths.ox.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate-study/maths-admissions-test, https://www.mod- langs.ox.ac.uk/faqs#faq-12, Cambridge Assessments Results Online system, standard selection criteria and admissions procedures, the suggestions on how to prepare for the admissions process available on the Physics Department website. These decisions are then conveyed by tutors to their respective college offices for dissemination to shortlisted applicants. Across the three Computer Science degrees, applications have almost doubled since the 2016/17 admissions cycle, but the number of places has not kept pace with this. Every short-listed candidate has two interviews given by a first-choice college and one given by a randomly allocated second-choice college. 103 candidates have been made an offer by the College for 2023 entry, including ten open offers. All applicants are expected to sit the Mathematics Admissions Test prior to shortlisting. Of these, 95% were taking Further Mathematics as a full A-level. Merton received 630 applicationsin this admissions round. All decisions are taken carefully and followed strict procedural safeguards to ensure that the best candidates i.e. This year almost all interviews took place remotely by video call, often using a shared virtual whiteboard. In the 2022-23 admissions round Merton received 62 applications for Physics and Physics & Philosophy in total, i.e. Likewise, in the admissions process we are aiming to project applicants forward to their performance on-course, not just comparing the levels attained at age 17 or 18. Shortlisting was performed by the Chemistry Admissions Coordinators and the College tutors in accordance with thestated admissions criteria, based on all available and relevant data: in particular these data include all aspects of the applicant's UCAS form and any further relevant contextual data specific to the application. The admissions process as a whole is designed to identify which candidates possess them in the greatest measure: Motivation and commitment along with capacity for sustained study of language and literature. Further details are given below. Around half of the candidates between the two thresholds were shortlisted for interview, resulting in around 3 applicants per place. Before 2021, the first stage of our shortlisting process had used a combination of contextualised GCSE performance (for those candidates with GCSE grades) and BMAT score. On the basis of evidence from their UCAS form, contextualised GCSE scores, written work, and performance in the admissions test (the Oxford ELAT), applicants are placed in one of ten decile bands. In the 2022-23 admissions round the estimated competition for places across Oxford was 9:1 for Law including LSE. Once college blinding is removed, Colleges also have the opportunity to add candidates who were not selected by the FSC to their shortlists. Applicants may also have been interviewed by other colleges. Most applicants sat it in their school or in another registered test centre, with a small number sitting the test via remote invigilation. With regard to 'Other subjects', the most popular subjects were Psychology (9.5%), English Literature (4.1%), History (3.7%), followed by Geography (2.6%), Economics (2.5%), Spanish (2.5%) and French (2.2%). Contextual data is additional information about the background of an applicant, which helps decision-making for all UK-domiciled applicants educated in the UK secondary system, using available information from the government and is disseminated to colleges and departments. While the majority of accepted applicants have three good interviews (at least as viewed by the interviewers), 62 accepted applicants had one interview which scored less than a 7, while 14 accepted applicants had one interview which scored below 6. undergraduate applicants received an offer in 2021/22. Although the content of interviews varies between interviewing panels, all interviewers asked detailed questions about subjects, objects, data or written/graphic material that the interviewees are not expected to recognise or have studied before. There were 970 applications for English Language and Literature in 2022, at a ratio of 4 applicants per available place. Merton College The test is designed to test knowledge of basic structures of the foreign language. The interview is described on thecourse websiteas follows: The interview is not primarily a test of existing knowledge. The mean BMAT score was 53.3%, which rose to 65.7% for those shortlisted and 68.3% for applicants. 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. There were 114 places available for 2023 entry to the course, meaning there were 6.5 applications per available place. This was either the College to which they applied or a College assigned by the Admissions Office or by the Admissions Coordinator in such a way as to even out the competition for places across Colleges. After the reallocation has taken place colleges can choose to rescue deselected applicants. The average score for Oxford applicants answering questions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 was: 69.1 (69.9) amongst shortlisted applicants; 75.8 (74.3) amongst successful applicants. There were334open applications and48deferred entry applications. It is not an indicator of the strength or weakness of an applicant; applicants can be reallocated with very high PAT scores. 0000019916 00000 n 1,486 applicants were studying A-levels in the UK (1,494). 787 applicants were from the UK, 43 from the EU, and 140 from overseas. The admissions team at Merton considered the above-mentioned six criteria together with the interview performance when making their final decisions. We know that every year we turn down applicants who, in the end, turn out to be stronger physicists than some of the applicants we do offer places to. Decisions are deemed to be official at the end of the final meeting. 0000017965 00000 n The majority of candidates who applied were called for interview. It also conducted a preliminary review of the admissions process. WebOnce you have received your results, please check UCAS Track. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Overall, approximately 27.3% of applicants who made complete applications were shortlisted (25.7% in 2021). As a result of revised BMAT scores and fee status queries received after shortlisting had been completed, 3 candidates were added to the shortlist.
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