Oxford College is one of the best universities on this planet. The former graduates include names like Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, Oscar Wilde, JRR Tolkien and Tim Berners-Lee. One should not be surprised if Oxford College challenges its candidates and be extremely selective about their prospective students.
Source: IFLScience.
In order to get into Oxford, it is important "how" you think rather than your actual knowledge.
“No matter what kind of educational background or opportunities you have had, the interview should be an opportunity to show off your interest and ability in your chosen subject, since they are not about reciting what you already know. Tutors want to give candidates a chance to show their real ability and potential, which means candidates will be encouraged to use their knowledge and apply their thinking to new problems.”
This is a question you need to answer if you would like to study Modern French.
Oxford Queen's College Medical students are familiar with this question.
This question is aimed at Mathematics department candidates in Oxford Christ Church College.
PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics) candidates should answer this question in the interview.
This example was aimed at prospective Psychology candidates.
If you would like to challenge yourself and have a look at these questions click here!
Oxford interviews bring the following quote to mind.
When Einstein was asked the speed of sound, he replied:
"[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. ...The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think."
