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10 May 2024: Furthermore, I was actually sick and in hospital when the admissions assessment for philosophy (essay writing and logic test) was due.

10 May 2024: The first part was a multiple choice logic-based test but they were more like mind puzzles, not complicated symbol stuff so don’t worry! ... test, but you can include any ideas you might have picked up from school or extra reading to help you answer.

10 May 2024: I prepared for the Natural Sciences test by revising GCSE-level Maths and Physics and completing the specimen paper available online. ... After the admissions test I wasn’t really expecting to get called to interview, but I enjoyed the interview much

11 May 2024: The best way to test which College will be that for you is to visit if you are at all able: the different atmospheres of each College are hard to describe. ... I applied before they brought in admissions tests, so (as a UK student) beyond the UCAS form

10 May 2024: If you need more, you could do the Oxford entrance tests. Also, don't worry too much about personal statements, and make sure what you do write is mostly academic.

10 May 2024: Ryan, Second Year (middle). I applied to Christ's because of the good central location, and partly because Darwin went here - but my College choice was a very last minute decision

11 May 2024: There was also a Python course which ran for a couple weeks in the middle of the Michaelmas and Lent terms.

10 May 2024: Although I do spend a lot of time with friends in College, it's mostly in the evenings, or in the middle of the day during lunch breaks.

10 May 2024: I sat an admissions test early in Year 13. At the time, it was the NSAA, and I was given a general Maths paper and a general Biology/Chemistry paper to

11 May 2024: I expected the interview to test more of what I knew from school, but the questions I was asked were deliberately on specifics that I had never studied before. ... the Singapore A level General Paper and Economics) was something that I had to navigate.