Oxbridge applications 2027 entry

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Starting up a new thread for anyone whose YP might be applying this autumn for entry next year!

That's interesting. Thank you. He didn't take FM (regrets it now) not Maths is probably his strongest subject.

And... DS has an offer from Edinburgh too! And has an audition in a fortnight for the Royal Northern College of Music, for the joint degree with Manchester Uni. For which he has an offer already.

All go!

GRNCM audition for DD2 as well. And Guildhall this Friday, which all feels a bit serious. She seems very tired, and passed out in a bassoon lesson last week. I think it's all just a lot.

Yes. Not entirely sure how he's going to fit in practising for audition alongside Jesus Christ Superstar, and his evening pit band commitments for the rest of November. I'd imagine 'winging it' will once again come into play.

Best of luck to those auditioning, it sounds like they put so much into it. I’m sure their version of “winging it” will be brilliant! @herbaceous

Hope your DD has recovered @summernameandthelivingiseasy

I believe unis get the ESAT scores before students receive them next Monday. Anyone know what time results become available that day?

DD was wondering if rejections/interviews might therefore arrive this week i.e. before the ESAT results???

Yes good luck to all the music college auditions… I was an undergraduate at guildhall 😊 in the late 1990’s!!

@CreamBeforeJamOnScones Universities get them at pretty much the exact same time as the candidates I’m afraid.

Your DD will receive an email on the day telling her to log in UAT and check her scores. Interviews( rejections ) won’t arrive prior to ESAT results, at least highly unlikely. Universities got informed with ESAT scores pretty much at similar times.

Cambridge started to send out interview invitations today.

Not yet for STEM subjects needing ESAT and TMUA?

My understanding was they wouldn’t send out interviews after the ESAT results until end of November, so potentially not much notice for interviews.

DS has mocks next week too so if the ESAT result isn’t good I hope it doesn’t upset him too much to take his focus. I’m trying to remind him he has 3 really good offers already and Cambridge isn’t the be all and end all!

Good luck to those with music auditions

Cambridge interviews 75% applicants. I am sure that most applicants will have a chance. ESAT is just one part of holistic process, interviews later will make a difference. Bright children will thrive in all good universities.

Good luck to those with auditions! I’m sure you’ll all do your best.

@Redpeony I think it’s fair to say that anyone getting less than a 3 won’t get an interview. Anyone getting less than a 5 probably won’t get an offer. Yes, they interview a lot but those who have sat the ESAT will have a very good feel next week about their realistic chances of an offer.

Yes, there will be some outliers who excel in the other areas, but the majority will have great ESAT scores and all the rest.

My DD has mentally written it off. The algorithm wasn’t kind to her and Maths 2 had a disproportionate number of questions on the same subject - the one she finds the hardest - and she ended up making educated guesses. She’ll be made up if she gets more than a 3!!!

She has a contextual offer from Southampton for aerospace and revisited recently. Came back absolutely buzzing about the course, facilities and accommodation. Doesn’t feel one bit like it’s a “consolation prize”. Cambridge would be her first choice. Waiting to see her ESAT score before deciding whether or not to apply to Imperial.

DS got offer from Manc today, A*, A, A for Chem with internstional study. Their offers do seem to be v high (DD's was 2 grades higher than York). Do Manchester not do contextual offers? Or are they liable to reduce the offer on results day if you drop one grade (he shouldn't but you never know)?

I agree with you @PrincessOfPreschool that Manchester offers are high. I’m not expecting them to lower but don’t know about contextual.

DD got an offer from Manchester yesterday, hers is A, A, A for MEng mechanical engineering. They’ve also offered it for 3 of her 4 A levels, excluding 3D Design (so Maths, FM and Physics).

Blew my mind a bit but they say on their website that if you do more than 3 A levels, they will offer on the 3 they feel are most useful for the course. Despite DT being a course they list as useful!

@BreakfastClub80 that does seem harsh if they pick which of the 4 you need to get grades in! Well done on the offer though.

@RatherBeOnVacation Southampton looks great for aerospace and I think currently DS’s top non Cambridge option too (and I personally think an overall better fit for him anyway). His only issue would then be what to have as an insurance as with the contextual offer it is the lowest grade one he has! I don’t think he has high expectations for his ESAT results either.

Uniscout is reporting interview offers for Maths at Cambridge. I didn't think they'd be sending any out before TMUA results as they're using that to shortlist for interview?

Loads of interviews starting to be reported at various colleges and subjects. I’ll be having kittens if there are loads for history at Pembroke and my DD is not one of them 🤣🤣

https://uniscout.uk/offer-tracker/browse?uni=10007788

@Eccle80 Same with no lower offers here 😂😂😂. She has an AAA offer from Birmingham and they historically have allowed for two dropped grades but she’s not sold. Her take is she is predicted four A stars. Southampton is AAB (and Bristol should be too if she gets an offer). If she gets lower than AAB then something has gone really wrong and she said she’d rather have a gap year, retake and try again than compromise.

She’s a smart girl in so many ways!

Interesting that maths interviews are starting to come out. Totally reliant on my daughter telling me things and using Uniscout for any updates.

Do we think this means they have ESAT and TMUA results now, before students…?

@RatherBeOnVacation Your DD will find herself scoring higher next Monday, she might be hard on herself as a high achiever with 4A stars predicted. My DS did ESAT on the morning of 12/10, he guessed 4 or 5 questions too in Maths paper 2, but he felt fine with all 3 papers as they were more or less as he expected.
Good luck on 16/11. Not long to go. We have 3 universities asking for ESAT. :) :(

Gosh, lots of interviews and decisions coming in on Uniscout now.
… DS has not even checked his emails since last week.
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It seems Cambridge get their interview offers out alot earlier than Oxford? I looked on a spreadsheet on Studentroom from last year and most Oxford interview offers didn't appear until the end of November...