Scholarship Examinations
The College offers a number of valuable Scholarships, election to which is decided on the basis of examinations in all disciplines, held annually in March (see Calendar). Students are entitled to sit the Scholarship examination at any stage of the undergraduate programme, but are advised to do so as Senior Freshmen, as all entitlements under Scholarship are not tenable until the Sophister years.
- A first-class honor is a prerequisite for the award of a Scholarship.
- No exemptions can be granted from the normal examination and assessment requirements of the Senior Freshman year.
- NB This ruling applies even to those who have been awarded a Scholarship in the Senior Freshman year.
Similarly, Sophisters who sit the Scholarship examination cannot secure exemption from the Sophister examinations.
Prospective candidates are advised to approach a member of staff or their College Tutor before the end of Michaelmas Term.
Formal notice of candidature must be given before Monday 2 November 2009, using the entry form obtainable from the Senior Lecturer's Office or the Examinations Office, West Theatre, during October 2009. Application forms must be submitted to the Examinations Office in person between Monday 5 October 2009 and Monday 2 November 2009.
How a Scholarship Paper differs from a normal Freshman Paper
In general, the questions on Scholarship papers are more wide-ranging, less closely connected with lectures and tutorials and more difficult to answer without broad reading, presence of mind and a capacity for sustained analysis.
Each History paper consists of six questions, of which two must be answered. There is no chronological division of Scholarship papers.