A frequently updated resource page for candidates who have applied or been allocated to St Peter's College, University of Oxford for consideration for 2023 entry. The deadline for applications has now passed.
Admissions to St Peter's College is managed by the College Academic Office. Our Academic Office staff will guide you through the entire admissions process from application to entry at St Peter’s. If you have any questions about your application to St Peter's, including the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing admissions@spc.ox.ac.uk.
Some subjects require you to send in a sample of your written work, please check this website carefully to check whether this applies to you.
Please scan your written work and upload it to the St Peter’s College Submission Portal with the required Cover Sheet (accessed here). All attachments must be must be sent as PDFs.
Guidance on the submission of written work, together with a downloadable coursework coversheet are available online.
If you are shortlisted, most invitations to interviews will be sent out towards the end of November. Please note, this year all interviews will be held remotely using Microsoft Teams. For more information, please see University Guidelines.
Interviews form an essential part of the selection process here in Oxford. Tutors may ask about your school studies and your interests, but you should also expect some searching questions about your subject. In some subjects, you may be asked questions about your written work or your reading; in other subjects, tutors may pose a problem and ask how you would try to solve it, or base the interview on a piece of text you will be given to read. The tutors will not be trying to catch you out, they will be seeking to find out how well your talents are suited to our courses. If you think that the questions are difficult, you can be reassured that the other candidates in your subject will be thinking much the same!
St Peter’s will be offering Remote Interview Workshops to help guide you through the process. You will be sent emails once shortlisting has been finalised.
You might be called for interviews at other colleges. You will be notified of any additional interviews by email (with 24 hours’ notice). It is imperative you regularly check your emails during the interview period for your course so you do not miss a second interview.
Decision letters will be sent simultaneously to all candidates regardless of subject. You will receive an email on 10 January 2023 (decisions will also be released via UCAS on this date).
Please note, decisions cannot be discussed over the telephone.
We will process feedback requests once the admissions process has been finalised (in late January 2023).
If you encounter any difficulties during interviews, please don’t suffer in silence! We will have student helpers available (remotely) to help you. You can also contact the Academic Office via email or by telephone (+44 (0)1865 614614/ +44(0)1865 278863).