Oxford from the Inside

In today's episode Siam interviews Hizkia and Jacob to find out what exactly is OSGD? Tune in to find out how you can get into coding, programming and machine learning whilst also acting as a consultant for real world clients! 

In our latest episode, Megan is joined by Hardeep to talk about Oxford South Asian Arts Society (OxSAAS). If you want to start Bollywood dancing, show off your Bhangra in the annual showcase, or you just want to get involved in socials, this is the episode for you! 

This is the second part to our episode where Siam talks to Ella and Jacob about all the important things to know about the Maths interviews! Not only do they share their invaluable advice but we they also do two mock interviews! Where Ella and Jacob go through two example Oxford Maths interview questions, enabling us to see their problem solving approaches step by step and how they interact with the interviewer. Truly too good to miss!

In our latest episode Siam talks to Ella and Jacob about all the important things to know about the Maths interviews! Not only do they share their invaluable advice but we they also do two mock interviews! Where Ella and Jacob go through two example Oxford Maths interview questions, enabling us to see their problem solving approaches step by step and how they interact with the interviewer. Truly too good to miss!

In our latest episode, Megan is joined by Zoe (2nd year, Trinity) and Nia (3rd year, St John's) to discuss biochemistry interviews. What questions might you be asked? How should you prepare? How can you destress before the interview? Tune in for answers to these questions and much more! 

Questions:

1:45 - How were your interviews structured?

5:30 - What did you do in your free time?

6:45 - How did you relax/destress before interviews?

8:25 - Is there a dress code?

10:50 - How did you prepare for interviews?

16:40 - Were you asked any non-biochemistry questions?

18:15 - What other questions were you asked?

23:45 - What advice would you give to people preparing for interviews?

On today's episode Siam discusses with Nobel about all of their ideas on how to make the most of your university experience ay Oxford. From talking about different ways to approach your academic studies, how important is it to get involved with societies and events outside of your degree, and how do you even choose how to spend your time when there are endless opportunities going on. We have it all covered. 

In our latest episode, Ellis is joined by Immy, a third-year French and History student to talk about her experience at interviews. Stay tuned to hear about how she defended Stalin in hers, interview horror stories, as well as lots of great advice on how to handle them. You don't want to miss it. 

Timestamps:

00:19 – Immy, would you like to introduce yourself?

00:38 – What course did you interview for? 

02:00 – Do you choose your modules for History?

02:30 – What was your biggest concern before interviews?

05:30 – Had you heard any interview horror stories before your interviews? 

09:30 – Can you tell us about your interview experience – how many interviews you had, what happened in them etc? 

17:00 – How did you feel when you came out of your interviews? 

20:59 – What were your first impressions of what university life was going to be like? 

24:40 – Would you do anything differently if you were going to go through the experience again? 

30:57 – What’s your key piece of advice for anyone going for an interview?  

We're continuing our Interviewing at Oxford series with an episode all about interviewing for English language and literature! Join our guest Abbie and host Junaid and find out what interviewing for English at Oxford is like, from unseen poetry analysis, to the types of questions asked and - as always - some top advice for any prospective students! With all that and more, this episode certainly gets lit - English lit., that is.

In our latest episode Laurel talks Oxford's Classics & English Joint Honours Course with 3rd year Immy. How do you tailor a Personal Statement to two subjects? Who is Virgil and why study him alongside Virginia Woolf? Can you still apply without being fluent in Latin & Greek? (The answer to the last is a resounding yes) Tune in to find out more about the Oxford ClEngers!

Timestamps:

0.36 Why Study both? 

1.27 Course Structure & Options

3.50 The First Few Weeks; Settling in

7.11 Application Process for ClEng

13.26 The Interview Experience

18.30 The Best thing about the Degree

22.47 The Worst? 

24.15 Latin or Greek? Or None? 

Check out our latest episode where Abbie talks with Becca (2nd year, Univ) about Oxford interviews for Earth Sciences! Are Earth Science interviews conducted differently? What questions are asked? Do you require a lot of prior knowledge on the subject? Get your answers to these and more in this "Earth-shattering" episode!🌍🌋