An Examiner Tells Us How To Answer Questions On The 'World's Hardest Exam' At Oxford University

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Radcliffe, Oxford

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Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford.

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The entrance exam for All Souls College at Oxford University has been called the world's hardest test.

That's because it's nearly impossible to revise for. The questions are abstract and there are no right or wrong answers (you can check out all the past exam questions here).

The prize is a 7-year fellowship at Oxford University, which typically goes to two students each year. Only about a one-twentieth of applicants make it to the end.

We spoke to someone who both passed their own All Souls exam and now grades them. Our source gave us the inside track on what examiner's look for.

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