Super-curriculars for Oxbridge?

I'm a student in Year 12, who is hoping to apply for medicine at Cambridge. Exam-wise, I am fine with as I am predicted 4 A*s, but it is the super-curricular activities which I am more worried about (activities relating to your chosen course).

I am taking the Chemistry Cambridge Challenge, am planning to do ward volunteering and student attachments in hospitals over the summer, and am thinking of taking a MOOC too, but other than those I am not sure what else to do to make me stand out. Is anyone able to give suggestions?

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McGinger

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List from Cambridge by subject - good for all Unis - https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/files/publications/super-curricular_suggestions.pdf

And the same from Oxford - good for all Unis - https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/suggested-subject-resources

Advice from one Oxford College about Super-curriculars - https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/page/supercurricular_guide_0.pdf

BBC podcasts from The Life Scientific - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015sqc7/episodes/guide

For Moocs from UK Unis look at Future Lean -
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/study-medicine
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/biochemistry
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/anatomy
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/human-disease-transmitting-and-fighting-infection

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Reply 2

adyysonline

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Original post by Razzledazzle310

I'm a student in Year 12, who is hoping to apply for medicine at Cambridge. Exam-wise, I am fine with as I am predicted 4 A*s, but it is the super-curricular activities which I am more worried about (activities relating to your chosen course).

I am taking the Chemistry Cambridge Challenge, am planning to do ward volunteering and student attachments in hospitals over the summer, and am thinking of taking a MOOC too, but other than those I am not sure what else to do to make me stand out. Is anyone able to give suggestions?

A few that I think can help u get considered:
- Start a club (STEM club or Medicine club) or join one
- Publish essays on stuff you explored/find interesting (forgot the website name but u should be able to publish your stuff as an under 18 and get credited ish)
- Read boooooks! Look up some good books (look into those that link to a module in your course)
- Do online work experience (Springpod)
- Do online volunteering (forgot the website but you're able to help classify data for unis and organisations that are doing super important research [I did some for NASA])
All except the club stuff should be free and if you're consistent, you should be able to achieve them quickly over time.
Good luck !!

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