JohnB wrote:There still is a compulsory Physics aptitude test for Oxford, https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/study-her ... e-test-pat. I still understood most of the questions, but I was a lot sharper at 16 1/2.
I have just looked at the Chemistry section, which shows that the Qualifying Examination in German for Chemists is no longer required. You now also get an MChem, rather than a BA, but after the 4th year.
Before I went up I thought I ought to do some reading, while I was doing my National Service. The syllabus said:
"Candidates are rquired to show an acquaintanceship with the following subjects:- Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry".
That was it. Physics syllabus ran to several pages. In effect, you were examined on the lectures that you were supposed to have attended. You could take Prelims, the 1st year exam, before you came up, which cut a year off the course.
TJH