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Acorn House College
MAY 2016
BA THEOLOGY, OXFORD
REBECCA WILLIAMS
- Regent’s Park College, 2007 - 2010
- Head of Oxbridge Applications
ASPIRING TO OXBRIDGE Acorn House College MAY 2016 REBECCA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ASPIRING TO OXBRIDGE Acorn House College MAY 2016 REBECCA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ASPIRING TO OXBRIDGE Acorn House College MAY 2016 REBECCA WILLIAMS BA THEOLOGY, OXFORD Regents Park College, 2007 - 2010 Head of Oxbridge Applications INTRODUCING OXBRIDGE OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT? Colleg
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INTRODUCING OXBRIDGE
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OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE
HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT?
- Colleg
egiate te syste stem
- Residence and accommodation
- Teaching (Tutorials and Supervisions)
- Social life
- Course choice
- Oxfor
ford has 31 Undergraduate Colleges and Cambrid idge 29
- Contact
ct time with tutors
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- Short
t terms s
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SHOULD I APPLY?
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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)
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- 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)
GRADES ARE ONLY ONE PART OF THE JOURNEY
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OXBRIDGE ALUMNI – COURSE & UNIVERSITY?
Margaret Thatcher, Chemistry, Oxford David Attenborough, Natural Sciences, Cambridge Naomie Harris, HSPS, Cambridge Stephen Hawking, Physics, Oxford then Cambridge JRR Tolkien, Classics then English, Oxford Mel & Sue, Languages (Mel), English (Sue), Cambridge
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WHAT CAN I DO TO MAXIMIZE MY CHANCES?
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CHOOSING YOUR COURSE
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CHOOSING A COURSE…..THERE ARE MORE THAN YOU THINK
Fine Art/History of Art Land Economy Oriental Studies Philosophy and Theology Archaeology and Anthropology Experimental Psychology Classics and English Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Mathematics and Statistics
Around 30 30 u under ergrad aduat uate e courses es at Camb mbridge ridge and 50 50 a at Oxford
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CHOOSING A COLLEGE
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CHOOSING A COLLEGE
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OTHER KEY INFORMATION
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ADMISSIONS TESTS
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THE OXBRIDGE INTERVIEW
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THE INTERVIEW
- Why do Oxford & Cambridge interview?
- Who is interviewing you?
- What are you being judged on?
- Who gets in?
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“HOW MANY PIANO TUNERS ARE THERE IN NEW YORK?”
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“WHAT HAVE YOU READ RECENTLY THAT YOU DISAGREED WITH?”
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SUMMARY
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You u ar are he here Today-Su Summe mmer Septembe mber October tober-Dece Decemb mber er January ry - March ch
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
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 Shortlist universities and courses that are right for you Write your person
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l statem emen ent Re Re-dr draft ft your personal statement Submit your UCAS form (15th October in some cases) Prepare for and sit an admi missions ions test t (if applicable) 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) Test results and intervie view w outcome
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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
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HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU FURTHER
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QUESTIONS?
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