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19 Jul 2024: I applied before the introduction of the ELAT (English Literature Admissions Test) and had to take a College-specific written test instead. ... There is also the Practical Criticism paper, which tests close reading skills, which we work towards

20 Jul 2024: My main source of preparation was doing all of the practice tests available online.

20 Jul 2024: The interview was what I expected it to be, and I prepared by doing past Olympiad papers and MATs (Oxford Maths Admission Tests).

19 Jul 2024: This varies hugely from College to College, with some placing much more of a focus on practical tests than others (although all will also have a more general interview).

20 Jul 2024: Tests change from year to year but when I applied for the 4-year Classics course there was a test that was really just like another interview rather than a written ... test, which was such a relief.

19 Jul 2024: We are not simply trying to test knowledge or memory of theorems, etc., as these will be tested in due course by A-level, IB Higher or other examinations. ... STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper) Mathematics is designed to test candidates on questions

19 Jul 2024: At the time I took the BMAT, the test consisted of three sections. ... Section 1: Aptitude and Skills which involves problem solving. Section 2: Scientific Knowledge which tests knowledge in biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics.

19 Jul 2024: I also created decks of flashcards using the Anki app to test me on remembering case studies and definitions.

19 Jul 2024: I did an admissions test for Spanish and a Spanish interview, alongside a History interview. ... Therefore, it appears to me that you do not have to give a perfect interview, or a perfect admissions test, in order to receive an offer.

20 Jul 2024: Before Cambridge, he was at boarding school in the UK, where he took Pre-U History alongside A levels in English Literature and Economics. ... I am taking papers 11 and 22, which are British Socio-Economics and Early American History.

19 Jul 2024: I went through all the previous example tests I could find online and tried to sit them in exam conditions. ... I think my favourite supervision was probably one about ‘Polite Culture’ in eighteenth-century Britain, for the compulsory British Social

19 Jul 2024: To make a competitive application for Economics with a foundation course, you will need to choose a foundation course that covers A Levels maths and further maths content. ... Land Economy. There are no specific subjects that your foundation course must

19 Jul 2024: I kind of enjoyed the actual test because I just wrote about whatever interested me in the extracts which you don’t really get the chance to do at A Level –

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

20 Jul 2024: None of it is really a test and they’re certainly not expecting anything specific, so talk about what you’re interested in, have some fun and you’ll probably end

19 Jul 2024: Otherwise, a bit of practice at stuff like MAT past papers (MAT is the Maths Admissions Test used at Oxford) would be good.

19 Jul 2024: I actually specifically chose Christ’s because there was no written harmony exam, although I had a few very informal aural and harmony tests in the interview.

19 Jul 2024: another) to test your linguistic ability. ... Other Advanced Higher choices that you could combine with History and/or English and perhaps a language include Mathematics, Classical Studies, Computing Science, Economics, Geography, Mathematics of Mechanics

19 Jul 2024: These usually involve:. A brief aural test. A harmonisation exercise. An analytical discussion of a short piece of music.

19 Jul 2024: The first hour was a multiple-choice test based on some reading you had to do, and the second hour was essay writing.