<p>I just got the email invite; is anyone else applying?</p>
<p>And a question for the more experienced: is it unusual for the interviewer to work in a field different from the interviewee's?</p>
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<p>I had my interview here in Oxford with a researcher in my field from my college. However, if you are attending an interview overseas I expect that they do not send many interviewers over there so you may be interviewed by someone from a different field. I know it probably won't be someone from your choosen college since there are nearly 40 colleges to choose from. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>-Cupcake</p>
<p>Doesn't there usually have to be a subject specific interview for Oxbridge? As in, yes, they may have a character-judging one which can be conducted by any random interviewer, but generally isn't there another one that tests your ability to think quickly and solve problems from your chosen field? Which subject did/are you all applying to read?</p>
<p>I applied for Math & Stats, and my interviewer is a physiologist.</p>
<p>As I was typing this, I checked Oxford's site and they have some new information:</p>
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The interview will follow the format used in many subjects in Oxford: you will be given 30 minutes to read a short passage in English (or another language if you are applying for a degree involving languages) which is of relevance to your course choice, but presumes no detailed technical knowledge; this will act as the starting point for an interview of about half an hour. A report on the interview will be forwarded to your college of preference.
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<p>cupcake,</p>
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<p>this seems to be exactly the case.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>(Oh, and, yes, I am a N. American applicant.)</p>
<p>I'm in India haven't got any info yet. I called the Oxford Admissions Office. They said that the college (in my case Baliol) will contact me directly.</p>
<p>Sonar - BTW, has your UCAS application been processed? I submitted it on the 27th of Sept. Still hasn't been processed...</p>
<p>I am applying from NY for Engineering Science. I am also being interviewed by a physiologist.</p>
<p>Did anyone get their tracking number yet from UCAS?</p>
<p>I submitted my UCAS on 23:21 15 Oct 2005; just a tad last minute, right?</p>
<p>In any case, I have not received a tracking number yet either.</p>
<p>I think oxford sends only a number of interviewers overseas, so it's very likely that your interviewer does not teach the particular field you applied for. However, the interviewer would normally be in a related field and has sufficient knowledge of the subject. They wouldn't make a maths tutor interview someone applying for ppe. Don't worry :)</p>
<p>By the way, is it common for americans to apply to oxbridge? At least fifty people in my school applied to cambridge. UCAS is taking a tad long to process our applications. None of us has received a tracking number...</p>
<p>that's funny. i also submitted mine at the last possible minute.</p>
<p>raavy, 50 people applied to Cambridge from your school? what school do you attend and where?</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know which colleges they have been assigned to? If so, how did you find out?</p>
<p>I haven't recieved my UCAS tracking number either. My UCAS homepage says "Your application is being processed...".</p>
<p>Yes everyone's application is still being processed. That 'processed within 24 hours' thing seems to be a farce. </p>
<p>I'm in singapore, and our education system basically follows that in UK, so it's quite natural for people to apply to universities there. I'm in one of the best high schools here (at least by academic standards) and we have at least twenty people accepted by oxbridge each year, so I guess people feel they have a decent shot at oxbridge and that's why so many apply.</p>
<p>Assigned to college? Did you make an open application. If you did then they will only assign you a college after you have been accepted. A lot of people choose to apply to a certain college and, if accepted, enroll in that particular college unless the college have no vacancies in which case they are assigned to another.</p>
<p>I see rayyy. Thank you for clarifying that point.</p>
<p>Does anyone here know approximately what percentage of U.S. applicants are offered interviews? Thanks</p>
<p>What is everyone applying for? Let's get a list going:</p>
<p>Moi: Engineering Science</p>
<p>It's been on the news in the UK that UCAS has been having major problems. The article above says no students should be disadvantaged.</p>
<p>My english is bad... the interview will be horrible...
Applied to St Caths Cambridge Economics</p>
<p>Does Cambridge count? Bah whatever, I'll join in anyway :D . Applying to read engineering at Emmanuel College. Incidentally, Oxbridge applicants, what made you choose one over the other?</p>
<p>Oxford requested english written works...
I don't have any, because my works are all Dutch</p>
<p>So cambridge became my pick</p>
<p>Hey, just curious, do you guys have to take the thinking skills assessment (TSA) for cambridge? I think every single person who applied to cambridge from singapore has to. We had two hundred over people taking the test in my school today (everyone from singapore took the test in my school).</p>
<p>Requirements vary from college to college, but I know for sure that Emmanuel requires the TSA for engineering. It's administered during the interview visit in December.</p>
<p>How'd your test go?</p>
<p>Rather horribly. TSA was harder than the online version and half-an-hour was scarcely enough to write a full essay. Not to mention that the auditorium was freezing and my fingers were almost numb so my handwriting was rather illegible. But I am slightly consoled by the fact that everyone found it tough.</p>
<p>Hope your test will be better!</p>