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Frequently Asked QuestionsChoosing a Course | Your Application | Interview and Selection | Studying at Oxford Your ApplicationThe university's application procedure is outlined at http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/apply/. You can find a point-by-point account of how this works for classical courses at How to apply for classical courses. 10. What is the distinction between colleges and university? Do I
have to make separate applications? Q10. What is the distinction between colleges and university? Do I have to make separate applications? No - you apply to the colleges through UCAS and the university form. Please see the section on How to apply for classical courses. You do not even need to apply to a college; you may make an ‘open application’ (see the answer to Q11). Q11. Which colleges offer classical degrees? Do I have to choose a college, and if so how do I decide? Almost all of the undergraduate colleges offer the classical courses. Full details are available at http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/colleges/availab.shtml. There is no need at all to choose a college, if you do not want to. You can submit an 'open application', and a computer will allocate you to a college. From that point on, you will be treated in exactly the same way as applicants who named a college on their form. For advice on choosing colleges and for college summaries see http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/apply/choosing.shtml and http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/colleges/. Q12 Does my choice of a college affect my chances of getting an Oxford place? No. The Classics Faculty has robust measures in place to ensure as far as possible that the best candidates secure places# regardless of which college they apply to. The data from candidates’ UCAS forms, their written work assessment, and their test results are all scrutinized by tutors from all colleges and many candidates are interviewed by one or more college other than their college of first choice. Practically all students who have been admitted to a college other than their first-choice college are very happy at that college, and once admitted most could not conceive of wanting to be at any other. Remember again that there is the option of making an open application. Q13. Why is there a ‘PPH opt-out’?
The Permanent Private Halls (PPHs, for short) are both like and unlike other colleges. You can find out more about them here. The two PPHs
that admit students for classical degrees are Regent’s Park College and St Benet’s Hall. Since not all candidates want to live and study at a PPH,
there is the option of indicating in your application that you do not wish to be considered for admission to a PPH; your chances of securing a
place at Oxford in your college of first choice or in one of the other colleges are not thereby affected.
Q14. I am a mature student. How welcome would my application for a classical degree at Oxford be? Although the vast majority of our students either come immediately after leaving school or have taken a single gap year, we warmly welcome applications from potential classicists of absolutely every age, background and experience. We are looking purely for academic merit and commitment, and we take careful account of individual circumstance and opportunity. If there are factors which you think it would be helpful for us to know about, it is a good idea to mention them in your application. For more information see the university's admissions guide for mature students © C@O 2012: Classics at Oxford, Faculty of Classics. Webmaster. Last updated:
September 11, 2012.
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