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ASPIRING TO OXBRIDGE Acorn House College MAY 2016

REBECCA WILLIAMS BA THEOLOGY, OXFORD Regent’s Park College, 2007 - 2010 • Head of Oxbridge Applications •

INTRODUCING OXBRIDGE

OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT? Colleg egiate te syste stem  o Residence and accommodation o Teaching (Tutorials and Supervisions) o Social life o Course choice Oxfor ford has 31 Undergraduate Colleges and • Cambrid idge 29 Contact ct time with tutors ors • Short t terms s •

SHOULD I APPLY?

OXBRIDGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Engineering Science, Oxford, (A*A*A) – St Edmund’s Hall • Classics, Cambridge, (A*A*A), Pembroke College • Medicine, Cambridge, (A*A*AA), Jesus College • Human Sciences, Oxford, (AAA), open offer from Keble College • History, Oxford, (AAA), Lady Margaret Hall • Economics, Cambridge, (A*AA), Queens College GCSEs: s: Generally 5A*s minimum Typica cal l A-Le Leve vel l offer fer: : Oxford - AAA or A*A*A; Cambridge – A*AA (Arts and PBS) or A*A*A (Sciences )

GRADES ARE ONLY ONE PART OF THE JOURNEY Academic ability AND potenti ential • Motiv tivat ation ion - genuine subject interest and • curiosity Good d fit between the applicant and the • course Vocationa tional l commitm mitment ent where appropriate • (e.g. Medicine, Veterinary and Medical Sand Architecture)

OXBRIDGE ALUMNI – COURSE & UNIVERSITY? Mel & Sue, Languages David Attenborough, Margaret Thatcher, (Mel), English (Sue), Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Oxford Cambridge Cambridge Naomie Harris, HSPS, JRR Tolkien, Classics then Stephen Hawking, Physics, Cambridge English, Oxford Oxford then Cambridge

WHAT CAN I DO TO MAXIMIZE MY CHANCES?

CHOOSING YOUR COURSE

CHOOSING A COURSE…..THERE ARE MORE THAN YOU THINK  Fine Art/History of Art  Philosophy and Theology  Land Economy  Oriental Studies  Archaeology and Anthropology  Experimental Psychology  Mathematics and Statistics  Classics and English  Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Around 30 30 u under ergrad aduat uate e courses es at Camb mbridge ridge and 50 50 a at Oxford

CHOOSING A COLLEGE

CHOOSING A COLLEGE

OTHER KEY INFORMATION

ADMISSIONS TESTS

THE OXBRIDGE INTERVIEW

THE INTERVIEW • Why do Oxford & Cambridge interview? • Who is interviewing you? • What are you being judged on? • Who gets in?

“HOW MANY PIANO TUNERS ARE THERE IN NEW YORK ?”

“WHAT HAVE YOU READ RECENTLY THAT YOU DISAGREED WITH?”

SUMMARY

THE APPLICATION PROCESS You u ar are he here Assess your eligibil ibility ity and motiva vation ion to apply Resea earch ch the different courses available Attend university open days and sort out work experien rience Today-Su Summe mmer Shortlist universities and courses that are right for you Write your person onal l statem emen ent Re-dr Re draft ft your personal statement Septembe mber Submit your UCAS form (15 th October in some cases) Prepare for and sit an admi missions ions test t (if applicable) October tober-Dece Decemb mber er Submit your written en work (if applicable) Prepare for interv rvie iew Have your intervie rview(s (s) and further er tests ts (if applicable) January ry - March ch Test results and intervie view w outcome

IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES Start answering the following 3 questions: • 1. 1. WHAT do I want to study? 2. 2. WHY WHY do I want to study this? 3. 3. WHERE ERE do I want to study? Begin looking at university prospectuses (including alternative ones) • Carry out extra reading outside of the syllabus • Attend open days in the summer •

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU FURTHER

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU We are happy to answer any further questions you have.