Oxbridge - applying to both - any success?

**ghettofabulous** · 07-11-2009, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by Chwirkytheappleboy

Heh, has everyone applied to Magdalen? They only have 4 places, and there are 3 applicants posting in this thread! They must have a ridiculous number of applicants per place. How confident are you feeling ghettofabulous?

Haha, really not confident at all (not being bashful, being honest). Am really dreadful at interview, but yeah, thought am not going to get in anyway so might as well go for the prettiest one. What's your second college? Mine's Pembroke. (With any luck, us 3 will be the only Magdalen applicants! Or not...).

**Chwirkytheappleboy** · 07-11-2009, 04:47 AM

I didn't put a second, just Magdalen. I know that if they do interview us, they'll interview at two colleges, but as far as I'm concerned they're welcome to randomly allocate my second choice. Does anyone know when we hear about interview decisions? The wait is killing me

**McGiller** · 07-11-2009, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Chwirkytheappleboy

I didn't put a second, just Magdalen. I know that if they do interview us, they'll interview at two colleges, but as far as I'm concerned they're welcome to randomly allocate my second choice. Does anyone know when we hear about interview decisions? The wait is killing me

From posts on NMM in previous years, the interview offers are made in mid- to late- November at the latest. So in a week or so for the most attractive candidates! I applied for Pembroke as my first choice, I didn't too many other students for the college, but it doesn't really matter. They will even the applicants with those in the open application pool...

**McGiller** · 07-11-2009, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by samuk1000

I just found out that there is no BMAT or other aptitude test requirement to apply to Cambridge. Also it is possible to apply to both Oxford and Cambridge universities. Has anyone done that and got a place or offer from either one or even both (if that is possible).

I wish I could apply to both. The Cambridge GEP Medicine is only for Home/EU students. I would love to go to either Oxford or Cambridge. Only Oxford it is for me then.

**samuk1000** · 08-11-2009, 02:01 AM

Thanks for asking, appleboy, the reason is that I wanted more time to really explore whether it is definitely the right decision and to have a lot of fun doing so!