I don’t have much advice about applying to Oxford, but the threads linked below may be of interest as a student who was interested in math ended up applying (and getting accepted) to Oxford. There were sections of the thread that also discussed attire, the format of the interviews, etc. So although it’s not in your field of interest, it may also be helpful to you.
Demographics
Dual citizen, Germany & USA, male
State/Location of residency: (state is important if you apply to any state universities)
CA
Type of high school (current college for transfers):
Tiny, tiny college prep, currently a junior
Gender/Race/Ethnicity (optional):
caucasian
Other special factors (first generation to college, legacy, athlete, etc.):
see above - dual citizen, grew up in Europe, fluent in German & English (in case that matters to anybody)
Intended Major(s)
Pure math
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0
Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): 4.7 out of 4.7
College GPA (for transfers):
Class Rank: hs doesn’t rank, guess would be either 1 or 2
ACT/SAT Scores: SAT 1540, 1 attempt
might make NSMF, but seeing as its CA probably not
Coursework
(AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores for high school; also include level of math and foreign language reached and any unusual academic electives; for transfers, describe your college courses …
Hi there
A few months ago I had a thread here Help find math heavy colleges for math head (jr)? and got amazing advice for my math-y son. In fact, the posters on cc were instrumental for us putting together his college application list and especially him finding his number one dream school: Oxford.
I can’t post in the old threat anymore, but I wanted to thank and update everybody who was so immensely helpful to him: because of you he self studied three AP’s, got the requisite 5s, took the MAT and today he heard that he was shortlisted for an interview at Oxford.
So, @Twoin18 , @BeekMom , @ucbalumnus , @HazeGrey , @Tigerle , @merc81 , @AustenNut and anybody I might have forgotten - thank you SO MUCH!
You actually changed the course of my kiddo’s application process and probably his life: he got an acceptance from University of St. Andrews and is seriously considering it if Oxford doesn’t pan out - a school he only researched because UCAS allowed him to apply to five schools at the sam…
Paging @Twoin18 he may also have some helpful advice.
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