We asked you which Oxbridge college rejected you and why
You wanted to come to Durham anyway
Ilona Phillips, First Year, St. Aidans, Arabic and French
Brasenose College, Oxford: “The fact I was accused of cheating wasn’t a good start, but then neither was my ‘I love Marxism’ t-shirt”.
Jack Hillan, First Year, Van Mildert, Classics
University College, Oxford: “I think they said my test score was average so they gave me a chance in the interview but I didn’t really prove to them that I had what it took. Lack of preparation I guess.”
Lottie Cherryman, First Year, Collingwood, Theology
Keble College, Oxford: “Because I know nothing about the Bible”
Will McGowan, First Year, Mary’s, Geography
St Edmund Hall, Oxford: “I applied for Geography but got interviewed by a botanist”
Joanna Little, First Year, JoBo, Ancient, Medieval and Modern History
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge: “I had no idea what I was doing and tried to be the student they wanted me to be, rather than who I actually am.”
Max Worthington, First Year, Collingwood, Classics
King’s College, Cambridge: “I was ‘too stubborn and rather inflexible’, and didn’t know any Greek.”
Ollie Potts, First Year, Hatfield, PPE
University College, Oxford: “Because I’m too real.”
Amelia Hart, Second Year, St. Aidans, Theology
Didn’t apply: “Fuck them, the Theology department in Durham is better and they’re no fun at all.”
Harry Cross, Third Year, Collingwood, Law
Christ and Fitzwilliam colleges, Cambridge: “Well at Christ it was too competitive and at Fitzwilliam it was between me and three others and there just weren’t enough places.”
Flora Mitchell, First Year, Grey, Physics
Sommerville College, Oxford: “My interview wasn’t good and my PAT score wasn’t good enough to save it.”