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23 September, 2024

The Spectator has published its annual table showing which schools received the most Oxbridge offers last year. Over the years, both Oxford and Cambridge have increased the proportion of acceptances from state schools, which now account for 72%, up from 52% in 2000. Of the 80 schools considered, 29 are independent, 29 are grammar or partially selective, 17 are Sixth Form Colleges, and 5 are comprehensives or academies.

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18 July, 2025

Most candidates applying to study Modern Languages at Oxford or Cambridge will have to sit a written paper as part of the admissions process, The Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT) at Oxford and the Modern and Medieval Languages Admissions Assessment at Cambridge. This blog describes the latter.There are big differences between the two tests, from what they are testing to when they are sat.

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17 July, 2025

What is the MLAT and do I need to take it?  The MLAT, or Modern Languages Admissions Test, is an assessment that almost all students applying to study a modern languages course at Oxford are asked to sit. The assessment is administered by Pearson VUE and taken on a computer. It largely tests your grammar and translation skills.

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