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Published: 22 October 2008 14:41 GMT
As well as getting top GCSE and A-Level grades, would-be computer science students applying to Oxford University have to sit a written maths test and undergo at least two interviews as part of what the university terms a "rigorous" selection procedure for its computer science undergrad courses.
But what kind of questions can prospective students expect to be dealt in the interview - often the most feared part of the Oxbridge assessment process?
Interview questions previously used by the university's computer science department include the following problems:
At Oxford, computer science falls into the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division and candidates can choose to apply for a three-year BA or a four-year Masters in computer science, or mathematics and computer science. The university says it accepts and encourages applications "from candidates who have little or no experience of programming computers".
According to the computer science course description on the university website, the Oxford course "concentrates on bridging theory and practice, including a wide variety of hardware and software technologies and their applications. The course is designed to equip students with the fundamental understanding and practical skills needed by the potential leaders of a demanding profession".
Students keen to get their tech stripes at Oxford will need "a sound understanding of mathematical ideas… both for potential applications such as scientific computation, and for reasoning rigorously about the specification and behaviour of programs". The website adds that practical skills are also important and the majority of course subjects are "linked with practical work".
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