A version also exists on this website in the Interviews section. The whole interview process is designed to give each candidate the fullest possible consideration. On paper candidates can look very similar, but the interview procedure often reveals very different degrees of ability and potential. Candidates receive their invitations in early December and spend two to three days in Oxford at their college of preference. Accommodation and meals are provided and current undergraduates are on hand to answer questions and help applicants find their way around.
Some subjects require candidates to take a written test when they arrive at Oxford for interview.
Details for each course are available in the Undergraduate Prospectus and in the Courses Information section of this website. Candidates should not worry unduly about having to take a written test since this is only one of a wide range of factors that are taken into account when assessing a candidate's potential. Generally speaking, candidates are interviewed by one or two tutors in a tutor's college rooms. The tutors who interview the candidate will normally be those directly responsible for teaching him or her in the future and will be subject specialists. Oxford tries to provide two interviews per student and these last 20 - 30 minutes each.