Candidates were given scores and ranks at three different stages in the application process: at the shortlisting stage, immediately before the interviews, and after the interviews at the first college. There were no contextualised GCSE scores in 2021. Although the scores, individually and combined, provide a helpful framework for assessing candidates, tutors also take into account the individual circumstances and potential abilities of each candidate.
The weightings of the different components used in Admissions 2021 to score the applicants at each stage are outlined below:
History (Single Honours)
|
Application Stage
|
Contextualised GCSE score
|
History Aptitude Test (HAT)
|
History Written Work
|
History Interview
|
|
Shortlisting
|
N/A
|
100%
|
|
|
|
Pre-Interview
|
N/A
|
70%
|
30%
|
|
|
Post-Interview
|
N/A
|
40%
|
20%
|
40%
|
Ancient and Modern History
|
Application Stage
|
Contextualised GCSE score
|
HAT
|
History Written Work
|
History Interview
|
Classics Interview
|
|
Shortlisting
|
N/A
|
100%
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-Interview
|
N/A
|
70%
|
30%
|
|
|
|
Post-Interview
|
N/A
|
40%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
History and Economics
|
Application Stage
|
Contextualised GCSE score
|
HAT
|
TSA
|
History Written Work
|
History Interview
|
Economics Interview
|
|
Shortlisting
|
N/A
|
50%
|
50%
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-Interview
|
N/A
|
40%
|
40%
|
20%
|
|
|
|
Post-Interview
|
N/A
|
25%
|
25%
|
10%
|
20%
|
20%
|
History and English
|
Application Stage
|
Contextualised GCSE score
|
HAT
|
English Written Work
|
History Written Work
|
History Interview
|
English Interview
|
|
Shortlisting
|
N/A
|
60%
|
40%
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-Interview
|
N/A
|
40%
|
40%
|
20%
|
|
|
|
Post-Interview
|
N/A
|
25%
|
25%
|
10%
|
20%
|
20%
|
History and Modern Languages
HML candidates were considered at each stage of the process through consultation between College tutors from both History and ML. All information about these candidates, for both subjects, - GCSE score, pre-interview test scores (HAT and MLAT), written work scores, interview times and scores - was entered into the Modern Languages Admissions Database (MLAD) by the College's ML Primary User (who is one of the ML tutors). This resulted in each candidate carrying a 'guide score' (school written work scores were not included in this calculation). Final admissions decisions could be informed by this score, but it was not used mechanistically as a ranking tool.
History and Politics
|
Application Stage
|
Contextualised GCSE score
|
HAT
|
History Written Work
|
History Interview
|
Politics Interview
|
|
Shortlisting
|
N/A
|
100%
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-Interview
|
N/A
|
70%
|
30%
|
|
|
|
Post-Interview
|
N/A
|
40%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
