Oxbridge Preparation

Oxbridge are seeking students who will thrive in their unique teaching environment. Competition for places is high, with less than 20% of applicants securing a place. Typically, 46,000 applicants are chasing 8,000 places at Oxbridge. The application process for Oxbridge is rigorous and different in that applicants are likely to have to sit an admissions test, submit examples of their work and attend an interview. Moreover, the deadline for applications is significantly earlier (15th October) and therefore it is essential that students begin preparing in good time if their applications are to be competitive. Oxbridge want curious and highly driven students with a strong academic profile who will rise to the intellectual challenge. Most students applying to Oxbridge will have 7+ GCSEs at grade A and above. They will also require excellent A level grades (Oxford usually expect a minimum AAA for Arts and A* AA for STEM, Cambridge usually A*AA for Arts and A*A*A for STEM). However, exam grades only form part of the application. ‘Teachability ’ and ‘fit’ Oxbridge teach in a very intense way. Terms are only 8 weeks long and the average Oxbridge student devotes 46 hours per week to academic study (and for that reason part time jobs are banned in term time). The notion of ‘teachability’ is the quality of being able to be taught in the Oxbridge system. Not every ‘bright’ student can do that, and that is why students need to possess more just excellent GCSE/ A Level grades. Oxbridge wan

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