About applying
If you want to study at Oxford, you'll need to apply a year before the start date of your course by completing an online UCAS application. To make sure we consider all applicants thoroughly and fairly, there are several stages to our admissions process. Each one is outlined below.
It is important you understand your role in each of these stages and are aware of the deadlines. There is a strict UCAS submission deadline of 6pm (UK time) on Tuesday 15 October 2024.
Our admissions timeline provides an overview of the process. Interviews for 2025-entry will be held online.
Before you begin your application, make sure you have read our Guide for applicants.
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Apply, apply, apply! You have nothing to lose in applying and potentially a lot to gain. Believe in yourself.
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HOW YOU APPLY
1. CHOOSE YOUR COURSE
This is the first and most important decision to make, so explore your options widely. Studying something you really love will make your time at university so much more enjoyable. Remember to check the admission requirements for your course - specific grades and subjects required are shown on each course page.
2. CHOOSE A COLLEGE OR MAKE AN OPEN APPLICATION
Decide whether you'd like to express a preference for a particular college or make an open application. If you make an open application, you will be assigned to a college which has had relatively fewer applications for your course in the year you apply.
3. ADMISSIONS TESTS
It is likely that the admissions process for your chosen course will include an admissions test. Tests are used alongside a range of other information to help us fairly assess candidates’ academic potential and suitability for many of our courses. This year Oxford has appointed global assessment leader, Pearson VUE, to manage the delivery of these tests. Check now if you will need to take an admissions test.
4. UCAS APPLICATION
Start work on your UCAS application from anytime from June and submit by 15 October, 2024 to apply for entry in 2025. There is lots of advice on how to fill out this form to make a competitive application in our Guide for applicants on the undergraduate admissions website.
5. WRITTEN WORK
Check your course page to find out if you need to submit any essays by 10 November.
6. INTERVIEWS
Applicants shortlisted for entry in 2025 will be interviewed online in December 2024.
7. DECISIONS
Applicants who have been interviewed will hear whether or not they have been offered a place on 14 January, 2025.
8. RESULTS
Once you have received your exam results and met the conditions of your offer, your place will be confirmed!
Listing Oxford as one of my five choices was simply a 'have-a-go-moment'.
Adam
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