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1mag1n3 10th Apr 2015 15:12

For OAA it says on their website the following (for those interested);


Candidates who are interested in this programme must also be available to commence training between Autumn 2015 and Autumn 2016 as it will not be possible to defer a place on a training programme beyond this timeframe.
Sounds like it is different for FTE, though.

Edited:
The BA FPP website states the following;


When will training courses commence?
The courses are likely to run over a 12 month period, with the first course expected to start in Autumn 2015 and the last course expected to start in Autumn 2016.

Tommerhawk 10th Apr 2015 15:18

Just received my invitation to Waterside! Absolutely ecstatic!

For those still waiting, I did my CTC assessment on 18th March and heard back today. That's only one day after CTC told us to start expecting a reply (9th April) so almost bang on time. I should therefore expect that everyone's replies are on their way!

Good luck to all, look forward to hopefully meeting you guys soon.

EZY_FR 10th Apr 2015 16:54

Congratulations Tommerhawk!

JDA2012 10th Apr 2015 16:58

Email received from BA whilst on the M6 - successful!

Hope to see some of you at Waterside!

P.S. Typing on my phone; apologies for the brevity...

Mr Jingles 10th Apr 2015 18:54

Congrats to all those who got through and good luck to those still waiting.

Unfortunately, it was bad news for me.
Will learn from my mistakes and come back stronger.

EZY_FR 10th Apr 2015 19:30

Great job JDA!

LandingConfig 10th Apr 2015 19:59

Congrats JDA and Tommerhawk! :D

Still a few more days for me...

am59fly 11th Apr 2015 10:04

Well done to all those going through !
Commiserations to those that didn't make it :(

Got the email yesterday, I'm heading to Waterside on the 28th. 0945-1200. Over the moon ! :)

Anyone else booked their date yet ?

PPRuNeUser0207 11th Apr 2015 10:19

Congratulations chaps,

Still on the long wait...would you care to share what times are available for the slots. I'm travelling in the same day into Heathrow so it would allow me to start some kind of plan. (If I get an email). Thanks

am59fly 11th Apr 2015 10:21

@ Jumpseat

When I booked mine, there was the 24th, 28th, 29th, 30th.

The times available on the 28th were 0945-1200 or 1300-1615 I believe.

I would assume the time slots are the same for each day.

PPRuNeUser0207 11th Apr 2015 10:27

Thanks @am59fly I should be able to get same day flights into London, best of luck!

ManUtd1999 11th Apr 2015 11:29

Seems like quite a short day at ~2 hrs :oh: Have they split the aptitude/maths tests and interview over two separate days this year as was suggested previously? For those lucky enough to make it to final selection, getting a minimum of 3 days off in the space of 2 months for interviews might be a bit of an issue.

SPS1984 11th Apr 2015 12:32

Well done to those who've been given the thumbs up so far!

ManUtd1999 - that's right, they mentioned at my FTE interview that the BA assessment be split into one slot for the aptitude tests (from the week of the 20th April) and a final slot for the interview itself (from the week of the 4th May if I remember correctly).

Waiting game nearly over now - best of luck to those still waiting for the email!

JDA2012 11th Apr 2015 12:40

Dates available are (as I understand it) split by FTO. As an OAA candidate, I was given the choice or a morning or afternoon session on either the 22nd or 23rd.

The email invite gives very complete information on what to expect, and also touches on (and confirms weeks for) the second assessment day at Waterside, but I would expect to receive more details on that should we progress that far.

Good luck to all of you still waiting for news - and I am genuinely so sorry for those who have had bad news already. I have been there, and it is not a happy place but it is (as Mr Jingles has already recognised) a good one from which to learn and a great platform to build upon for next year's application.

P.S. Anyone else from OAA with news, good or bad?

kirungi1 11th Apr 2015 14:07

JDA2012 & others; Congrats and good luck at Waterside :ok:

UAA237 11th Apr 2015 16:02

Congrats to all those who have made it this far and again chin up for those unlucky, don't give up on the dream!

I've been invited to Waterside and I'm trying to work out if it is the case that so long as you pass the tests on Stage 3 at BA, you automatically go through to Stage 4 or is there a 'chop' between the stages? The confirmation email and the BACareers website seem to say two different things? ( group presentations etc)

Any thoughts?

nickbrazel 11th Apr 2015 19:05

I got a rejection from OAA - obviously upset but can't say i'm surprised! I feel that the group and interview stages went really well but it's been 11 years since i've done any trigonometry or even thought about Pythagoras so did really struggle with these elements (did a-levels in 2003!)

Only thing lingering in my mind was whether the outcome may have been different with a different school - i've read here that OAA's maths was comparably more difficult - the fact that the testing software stated "you should use a calculator for this test" and then being told that we weren't allowed seemed rather suspicious for me. As I said it's been a while since i've done that kind of maths but should we really have been expected to do trig without a calculator?!

The other thing i'm mildly annoyed about is the lack of communication from OAA. My assessment was on March 3rd and it has been such an agonising wait. Would it have been hard to send an email just re-affirming when to expect to hear? The people on the phone are vastly unhelpful and in the most recent conversation I had with them they were downright rude. I think the process needs to realise that people have lives and jobs and short notice might not be acceptable or workable to some.

Oh well...back to my medical career!

LandingConfig 11th Apr 2015 22:49


Originally Posted by UAA237 (Post 8940276)
I've been invited to Waterside and I'm trying to work out if it is the case that so long as you pass the tests on Stage 3 at BA, you automatically go through to Stage 4 or is there a 'chop' between the stages? The confirmation email and the BACareers website seem to say two different things? ( group presentations etc)

Any thoughts?

I think you get a go at both as of this year.

Congrats on the invite.

kirungi1 12th Apr 2015 13:23


The people on the phone are vastly unhelpful and in the most recent conversation I had with them they were downright rude.
Nickbrazel; Commiserations but this bit ^^^ is customer service lost in between yet they w/could demand otherwise. :ouch:

LandingConfig 13th Apr 2015 22:16

Last FTE assessment today, best of luck to all FTE applicants anxiously awaiting their result, likely to arrive in the next few days...


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