Considering an Oxbridge application? Reading OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE: THE REAL RULES will enable you to make informed choices that will much
improve your prospect of success. So will the suggested books and a trawl
through the universities’ course descriptions.
Next, get a taste of your course. January is when to book, and there are three good reasons why: firstly, this will enable you to decide whether the subject you fancy
actually matches your interests and abilities. Secondly, it will give you an
idea of how the course is taught at a university, so you can draw up
the right UCAS list. Thirdly, it will help
you become a stronger applicant by expanding your subject grasp.
Start with the residential summer schools held at Oxford or
Cambridge. Registrations for UNIQ (Oxford) opens on January 7th, and for the Sutton Trust ones
(Cambridge) on January 9th. Competition is fierce, as
participation greatly improves university admissions chances, but the
week-long courses are completely free.
Priority is given to students from state schools and non-university
families.
A growing number of
universities are now offering similar courses. While not always as
challenging as the Oxbridge ones, these too are often excellent. Students living in or around London should check out the free,
non-residential taster courses offered by local universities. Free, one-day tasters are also run by most other Russell Group universities. Booking details are on their websites.
Students able to pay may enjoy one of the engineering tasters run
by the Smallpeice Trust. Another professional initiative, Headstart, offers tasters in
physics, chemistry engineering and math. Courses are held
at universities all over the country. Both bodies offer fee reductions or
free places to some disadvantaged students. Private
firms also run (expensive) taster
weeks in popular subjects.
To get the most out of your taster, do take notes and don’t
be shy to ask questions during or after talks. Lastly, don’t be put off if lecturers use unfamiliar terms, or if they are rather more formal than
your teachers: what matters is for you to feel that they and their subject
actually inspire you.
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TEACHERS:
Does your school rarely get a student into Oxbridge,
or has it perhaps not yet tried?
Would you like a staff teach-in on Oxbridge entrance, at your school,
showing you how to maximise able students’ chances?
Starting this term, teach-ins will again be led by
Elfi Pallis, author of tried-and-trusted guide
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