Tests

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

Test:
All applicants must take the Biomedical Admissions Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register and specimen papers:
www.bmat.org.uk.

Please note that the standard deadline for registration is 1 October 2013, and the final deadline for registration is 15 October 2013.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

Tests:
All candidates must take the Classics Admissions Test on 6 November 2013. This test is in three parts: the Latin test, the Greek test and the Classics Language Aptitude Test.

Candidates who are studying Latin or Greek to A-level or equivalent (those applying for Course I) must take the test(s) in the language(s) you are studying.

Candidates who are studying neither Latin nor Greek to A-level or equivalent (those applying for Course II) must take the Classics Language Aptitude Test.

For information on how to register:
www.catoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
Classics Admissions Test (308 kb)

Looking for further specimen papers for Classics?

Our considered practice is to make just one paper available. Each paper is intended to be a specimen only, to give an example of the format of the test and (in the case of the language aptitude test) an example of the sort of questions you might expect.

• The Latin and Greek Translation Tests (sat by candidates studying one of both of those languages to A2 level or equivalent) consist each of a short passage in prose and verse in the classical language, to be translated into English. The passages, vetted by experienced teachers, are carefully chosen to be of a difficulty suitable to students at A2 level or equivalent.
• The Language Aptitude Test (sat by candidates studying neither Classical languages to A2 level or equivalent) is designed to assess your ability to analyse how languages work, in a way which doesn't depend on your knowledge of any particular language, in order to gauge your aptitude for learning a new language rapidly. As part of the selection process there will be a follow-up interview to this test, where problems in the test may be revisited. We strongly recommend that all candidates who sit the Classics Language Aptitude Test work their way through one sample paper. However, we do not recommend that candidates work through more than one sample paper (and we do not make more than one specimen available) as over-practising for the test can make candidates approach it in a more mechanical and consequently less effective way.

Tests:
Candidates must take the Classics Admissions Test AND the English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT) on 6 November 2013. Please note that separate registration is required for each of the two tests.

Tests:
Candidates must take the Classics Admissions Test AND the Modern Languages Admissions Tests on 6 November 2013. Please note that separate registration is required for each of the two tests.

Test:
All candidates must take the Classics Admissions Test on 6 November 2013. For details please see the separate entry for Classics.

Candidates intending to study Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew, or Persian must always take 'Part B' of the CAT (in addition to any other parts required), which is a test of language aptitude.

Test:
All candidates must take the Mathematics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.matoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
Please see the Computer Science website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Mathematics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.matoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
Please see the Computer Science website.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

Test:
All candidates must take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register and specimen papers: www.tsaoxford.org.uk.

Test:
All candidates for all Engineering courses must take the Physics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

Specimen paper:
See Physics website.

Tests:
All candidates must take the Modern Languages Admissions Tests AND the English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT) on 6 November 2013. Please note that separate registration is required for each of the two tests.

For further information, please see the separate entries for English and for Modern Languages.

Test:
All candidates must take the English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT) on 6 November 2013.

Test:
All candidates will need to take both the Modern Languages Admissions Tests AND the Oriental Languages Aptitude Test (OLAT) on 6 November 2013.  Please note that separate registration is required for each of the two tests.

For information on how to register and specimen papers:
Please see the separate entries for Modern Languages and for Oriental Studies.

Test:
All candidates must take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register and specimen papers: www.tsaoxford.org.uk.

Test:
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, which will include a practical test. Candidates will be asked to complete two pieces in a variety of media from a number of possible subjects. Candidates themselves do not need to make any special arrangements for the test, as this will be organised for them by their college.

Specimen paper:
Fine Art Practical Test (103 kb)

Test:
All candidates must take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register and specimen papers: www.tsaoxford.org.uk.

Test:
All candidates must take the History Aptitude Test (HAT) on 6 November 2013. 

For information on how to register:
www.hatoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See History Faculty website

Tests:
All candidates must take the History Aptitude Test (HAT) on 6 November 2013, as for History. 

AND

Candidates shortlisted for interview will take the Economics test in December 2013. For information on how to register please see December tests.

Specimen paper for Economics: Economics Admissions Test.pdf (11 kb)

Test:
All candidates must take the History Aptitude Test (HAT) on 6 November 2013, as for History. 

Please note that candidates for History and English are NOT required to take the English Literature Admissions Test (ELAT).

Tests:
Candidates must take the History Aptitude Test AND the Modern Languages Admissions Tests on 6 November 2013. Please note that separate registration is required for each of the two tests.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

Test:
All candidates must take the Law National Admissions Test (LNAT) between 1 September and 20 October 2013. (To guarantee that you can take the LNAT on or before 20 October, you will need to register and book an LNAT test slot by 5 October 2013.)

For information on how to register and specimen papers:
www.lnat.ac.uk.

Test:
All candidates must take the Physics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.patoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Physics website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Physics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.patoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Physics website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Mathematics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.matoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Maths Department website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Mathematics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.matoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Maths Department website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Mathematics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.matoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Maths Department website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Mathematics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.matoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Maths Department website.

Test:
All applicants must take the Biomedical Admissions Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register and specimen papers:
www.bmat.org.uk.

Please note that the standard deadline for registration is 1 October 2013, and the final deadline for registration is 15 October 2013.

Tests:
All candidates must take the Modern Languages Admissions Tests on 6 November 2013. This test is in several parts: please check to see which parts are required for your course.

For information on how to register:
www.mlatoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
Modern Languages Admissions Tests.pdf (256 kb)
 

Looking for further MLAT specimen papers?

Our practice is to make just one paper available for each part of the Modern Languages and Linguistics Admissions Tests. Each paper is intended to be a specimen only, to give an example of the format of the test, and the sort of questions you might expect. There may be variations in the language tests from year to year, but their objectives remain the same:

• The Modern Languages Admissions Tests (when applying for a language already experienced to A2 level or equivalent) are always designed to test knowledge of basic structures of the foreign language; they are not primarily a test of vocabulary.
• The Language Aptitude Test (when applying for certain languages from scratch) is designed to assess your ability to analyse how languages work, in a way which doesn't depend on your knowledge of any particular language, in order to gauge your aptitude for learning a new language rapidly.
• The Linguistics Test (when applying for a joint course with Linguistics or a single language where the first-year course includes the compulsory study of Linguistics) is designed to assess how you approach various kinds of unfamiliar linguistic data and set about analysing them. While there are "right" and "wrong" answers, how you go about finding the solution is as important to us as producing one which is completely correct. For questions carrying more marks, where more space is provided for your answer, try to make as many relevant points as you can think of.

Having sampled the relevant test or tests for your language(s), the best preparation would be for you to revisit the grammatical points you have covered thus far – e.g. by working through a grammar book – to revise all the basic structures.

Tests:
All candidates must take the Modern Languages Admissions Tests on 6 November 2013. This test is in several parts:  please check to see which parts are required for your course.

For information on how to register and specimen papers:
Please see Modern Languages above.

Test:
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to take a practical test in December 2013.

For further details:
Music test.

Test:
Candidates for course combinations which include Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew and Persian will need to take the Oriental Languages Aptitude Test (OLAT) on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.olatoxford.org.uk

Specimen of written test:
Oriental Languages Aptitude Test (OLAT) (46 kb)

Test:
Candidates must take the  Modern Languages Admissions Tests on 6 November 2013. Please see the separate entry for Modern Language for further details.

Candidates must also take a test for Philosophy during the Oxford interview period in December.

For information on how to register:
December Tests.

Specimen of written test:
Philosophy test (13 kb)

Test:
Shortlisted candidates will be required to take a Philosophy test during the Oxford interview period in December.

For information on how to register:
December Tests.

Specimen of written test:
Philosophy and Theology (12 kb)

Test:
All candidates must take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register and specimen papers: www.tsaoxford.org.uk.

Test:
All candidates must take the Physics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.patoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Physics website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Physics Aptitude Test on 6 November 2013.

For information on how to register:
www.patoxford.org.uk

Specimen paper:
See Physics website.

Test:
All candidates must take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) on 6 November 2013. See www.tsaoxford.org.uk for further details.

Candidates for courses including Linguistics (Psychology and Linguistics, Philosophy and Linguistics) must also take the Linguistics Test on 6 November 2013. This is part of the Modern Languages and Linguistics Admissions Test - see www.mlatoxford.org.uk for further details.

Please note that separate registration is required for each of the two tests.

You do not need to take a written test when you apply for this course.

For information on how to register and specimen papers:
www.olatoxford.org.uk