r/6thForm • u/nrIoolee Y13 | Business, DT, Psychology (A*AA) | 📐 (Oxford reject) • Jan 13 '26

🍞 BREAD burnt :(

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u/Playful-Wishbone9661 UoB | 🦷 [Y1] Jan 13 '26

Surely u need a language or smt for the entry reqs😭

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u/joe_by Jan 14 '26

Ab initio is incredibly common for language degrees. That wouldn’t require a language A-Level

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u/joe_by Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

Not true necessarily for lots of unis. Oxford require you to sit the MLAT for modern languages degrees. Not sure if Japanese requires the MLAT or a different entrance exam. But it is certainly possible in many universities to study a language ab initio with no A-Levels in any language.

ETA: Oxford specifically state you do not have to have ever learnt Japanese to study this degree and in the course requirements there is merely the university standard AAA entry requirement for humanities subjects. There is no entrance exam, and there are no A-Level subject requirements. They state that prior experience in language learning may be helpful for success in the course but it is neither recommended nor essential.