Undergraduate Admissions Feedback

Who is eligible to receive feedback?

The College will give feedback on applications for:

• Candidates who have not been shortlisted for the interviews.
• Candidates who did not receive an offer after having been interviewed.

Candidates who have received an offer from this College, or any other College in Oxford will not be given feedback other than numeric test scores. These will be sent automatically by the University; please do not send requests for test scores to St John’s as we will not be able to provide this information.

When to ask for feedback

You can ask for feedback between 14 January and 18:00 (UK time) on 15 February.

When will feedback be received?

We will aim to respond to these requests within 20 working days of the expiry of the deadline on 15 February. We politely request that you do not chase for a response.

How to ask for feedback

Feedback can only be requested using our feedback request webform, a link to which will be provided on this page when the form is open for the current application cycle. This will go live on 14 January 2026

What information is given in response to feedback requests

We will provide interview scores for those who attended an interview, and written work scores. We are unable to provide qualitative details about interview performance, or to give comments about written work. We are unable to provide advice about reapplication.

Please note that written work refers to essays specifically requested as part of the application process for courses listed here. It does not refer to the personal statement you provided in your application. Written work is not always given a specific mark, and is instead considered holistically with the other parts of your application. In these cases, we will not be able to provide a mark.

Confidentiality Guarantee

We can give the assurance that feedback will only be sent to the candidate so any requests for feedback must come directly from this source. Candidates should ensure that the response email address is the one used by them during the application process. Feedback will never be sent to any third party such as a school, a parent, or a referee without the written permission of the candidate. Candidates wishing to give permission for third party access to this information should email admissions@sjc.ox.ac.uk

Subject Reports

A number of departments/faculties publish admissions report on their websites, so we would encourage you to check the website of the relevant department directly to see if they have made their admissions report public.