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 ...

Students applying to Oxford University are interviewed throughout December, so Christmas is a nerve-racking time for applicants. As well as being interviewed, prospective students at some Oxford ...

The most feared exam in the world has been dropped. For over a century those hoping to study at All Souls College in Oxford opened an envelope with trepidation to discover just one word inside.

Dumbing down has seeped upwards into Britain's seat of highest learning. All Souls College, Oxford – the graduates-only college, where the brainiest of brainiacs breathe a rarefied intellectual ...

All Souls, part of Oxford University, recently decided, with some regret, to scrap the one-word exam. It has been offered annually since 1932 (and sporadically before that) as part of a grueling ...

Alec Russell’s article about the philosopher William Abraham at All Souls Oxford was a fascinating ... Abraham suggests — was dinner at the College several weeks later with all the Fellows ...