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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

Oxford University says it will not base admissions on botched online tests

An aerial view of Oxford
Students taking the University of Oxford online admissions English test paper appear to have been particularly hard hit. Photograph: Alexey Fedorenko/Alamy

Oxford University says it will not use results from its botched online admissions tests to award places on next year’s English courses, after students and schools across the UK described multiple crashes, freezes and other frustrations using the new system.

Sixth formers applying to Oxford said the online tests being used for the first time were plagued with difficulties, displaying incorrect questions and repeatedly crashing or failing to record answers, raising concerns it would damage their chances of admission as undergraduates.

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