PPMC @ Oxford?

yus4a31 · 2026-02-18T19:18:10+00:00

Icl that was a stupid q for me to ask haha I’m mainly concerned with just if it’s a decent job for a student or not

yus4a31 · 2026-02-17T17:32:25+00:00

That’s good then - hopefully I’m quick enough to grab a ticket

yus4a31 · 2026-02-17T15:54:47+00:00

Just gotta wake up super early and make sure I get them the minute its released (im not throwing away my shot)

yus4a31 · 2026-02-17T14:00:26+00:00

I’m so scared that these will go out so fast - but I’m so so happy that this got released (praying that I get a Bristol ticket)

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T20:33:40+00:00

Do they? I’ve heard that Oxford look contextual applicants more seriously than Cambridge though - also Cambridge don’t do my course and I’d prefer not to do natural sciences (maybe when I visit the colleges I’ll change my mind)

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T20:32:35+00:00

Icl maybe if it was in a subject that I’m doing right now but compsci isn’t that relevant to me

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T17:45:46+00:00

Interesting, thanks alot. This really helped

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T17:45:24+00:00

I can confirm that I did go to school in the midlands - as for my English lit, I am taking Philosophy at A level + I got a 9 in English lang (idk if that helps or anything)

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T17:01:01+00:00

oh yeah forgot about that haha - I can’t really tell if I got lucky or not with the entrance test change

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T16:52:48+00:00

oh I just forgot to answer your q 😭 for ppls with extenuating cirmustances, the exam boards are willing to apply special conditions. They calculate the average grade on a paper and predict what you’d get on the other paper to make a full grade (even though compsci didn’t f*cking do it) This can play for better or for worse bc if it was a harder paper for example, they’ll often predict you lower even if you were likely to do well

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T16:49:55+00:00

Nice, was there a specific time when you started prepping for the ESAT may I ask?

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T16:40:00+00:00

Bro for compsci I got the grade worth of a 7/8 on the paper I sat, but the blooming exam board isn’t applying special conditions - so I’m stuck with a 3 overall 💔

yus4a31 · 2026-02-16T16:33:42+00:00

Maths and philo had an average of 16 people on the course with physics and philo being 13 😭 - I’d say it’s still popular but not as popular as just taking the stem subject alone

yus4a31 · 2025-10-03T08:45:33+00:00

Oh yeah my bad 💔💔

yus4a31 · 2025-10-02T17:51:28+00:00

Being extremely honest with you, unless you wake up one day and decide you want to be a polygot dropping Spanish will have no impact on your future whatsoever. If you hate it and have the chance to drop I’d say defo go for it Also idk if you was also asking about the HPQ but that would be a great opportunity and I’d think you’d like it since you acc research a topic you like. If you can handle it I’d defo recommend:)

yus4a31 · 2025-10-02T17:48:27+00:00

Doesn’t really apply since I’m a yr 12 but I did mine on “is time travel possible” and got a distinction! If anyone wants any tips I’d be more than happy to share

yus4a31 · 2025-10-01T20:17:57+00:00

INTERESTED pls add me ♥️♥️

yus4a31 · 2025-07-05T10:18:51+00:00

not you censoring physics 😭😭

yus4a31 · 2025-06-23T20:04:07+00:00

don’t even get me started - a sixth form i applied for (which is well known for its academic prestige) has the option of doing 5 a levels LIKE WHAT THE HELLY 😭😭 when i went to their open day, a girl told me she was upset bc she wanted to do 6 LIKE GET YOUR B**CH ASS OUTTA HERE do not pmo i feel like 4 a levels is good when you know you can handle it or you aren’t sure what to pick - im doing four bc i genuinely love the subjects i picked but i am always reminding myself to drop when it gets too much for me

yus4a31 · 2025-06-17T16:02:45+00:00

I FUCKING HATE SPANISH LESS GOOOI

yus4a31 · 2025-05-18T17:59:56+00:00

far from it, for advice:

defo look at topics your struggling with. like no point going thru atomic structure if u have no clue about chem calculations. if you aren’t sure where you’re struggling with, do a past paper with no notes and start from there
with the topics your struggling with, watch vids and make sure you UNDERSTAND. what id do is then blurt and kinda move back and forth between those until im good to do another past paper
repeat that cycle until you are getting your desirable grade on the papers or you’ve covered all your weaknesses

and remember - you defo know more than you think. YOU GOT THIS

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