State school Oxbridge applicants..

Lol I feel the same. The ASs have seen a brisk decline in my faith in teachers. To be honest we all worry about not working hard enough. I've spent whole days working and at the end thought, "I should have got more done, I could have done xyz more effectively/efficiently".. I think it generally works in your favour though, it teaches you self-motivation and self-reviewal. On the upside you're getting a few decent Oxbridge experiences.

I go to Richmond Upon Thames college. we send the most amount of students to university than any other establishment in Europe.

we have numbers of studentsgoing to oxbridge in the high 3-500's. record ever was 860 students to oxbridge. and ALL our IB crew go to oxbridge. A LOT of A Levelers do uni. who knows about BTEC. we havent seen those figures yet. they are still compilin

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oh wait, you're chatting ****.

No. it's actually true. high pass rates too. where do. you go?

I looked at your website, it says 13 went to Oxbridge in 2010 :|

No. it's actually true. high pass rates too. where do. you go?

My school's syncophancy was rather annoying, tbh. The whole Oxford razzle-dazzle can be rather problematic at times. It really was pretty awkward when I was the only one to get in and things got more awkward on results day.

It's not called the Sutton Trust anymore: different funding. Try and find out about the UNIQ summer schools at Oxford (think that's how it's spelt)

I'm studying in a West London school How can a college stop you from taking more than 3 AS-Levels when the national standard is 4?! Where I go you have to do at least 4 AS-Levels (+ Critical Thinking AS or Citizenship AS)? I think that puts you in a good situation though: because of your circumstances, Oxbridge can't look down on your for doing less than standard, but you get more time to work on those three!

So what are you studying?

It's hard when there's no-one around you who knows what the application process is like and when you know more about it than your teachers, well that's when you know you're fighting a losing battle. I got an interview, however I don't feel I did myself justice in it, not knowing what exactly to expect/how to prepare, so it's just a case of waiting to find out now...

glad to know I'm not alone! What ASs are you doing? and what are you applying for/thinking of? History's really stressing me out, we just have entire lessons of note-taking which are illegible at the end hah.
I am worried that only doing Oxford stuff will have an effect on applying to Cambridge, or is that a stupid worry?

I go to state school and in my school hall there's about 5 boards full of names of Oxbridge students from my school... just sayin

What makes you say that? How have your exams been so far?

Agreed. Were your teachers willing but unable to be of much assistance? Is it the interview you're waiting for or the final verdict?

I looked at your website, it says 13 went to Oxbridge in 2010 :|

You do realise that 3-500 is enough people to fill some Oxbridge colleges?




I did the same thing as you though and checked their website...

I looked at your website, it says 13 went to Oxbridge in 2010 :|

I am worried that only doing Oxford stuff will have an effect on applying to Cambridge, or is that a stupid worry?

Interesting, never though of it from that angle. A small price to pay no doubt? I don't think you should have put in a position where you ended up feeling slightly awkward about your achievement. And yes, its UNIQ, it'll be getting pressed in the enrichment officers face tomorrow.

Hey, how've you been getting on then? I can so relate to your enthusiasm / apprehension. And also to not really being able to talk about the whole considering Oxbridge thing. Pretty sure I'd run the risk of gettin laughed out of class..

On the other hand, sometimes I wonder if it would be such a bad idea to tell teachers/ peers, cos then I'd have to work double hard to live their expectations. In an environment where there's little to no encouragement I don't know if that'd be such a bad thing
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glad to know I'm not alone! What ASs are you doing? and what are you applying for/thinking of? History's really stressing me out, we just have entire lessons of note-taking which are illegible at the end hah.
I am worried that only doing Oxford stuff will have an effect on applying to Cambridge, or is that a stupid worry?

Same on the history front! What board/topics are you doing?

Don't worry about that


A few general things worth mentioning for everyone:

- Oxford and Cambridge are more interested in wider reading and directly relevant work experience, ECs and voluntary work. Obviously other unis may differ but don't start taking up the cello or whatever just for either of these two institutions!
- The tutors are experienced and can tell those who have had very solid preparation and been given lots of help with their application from those who can't. Having lots of preparation doesn't automatically put you at an advantage. They need to see (humanities esp.) that you can think for yourself and outside the box... and the latter especially is something that schools have little influence over.

If I think of anything more, I'll add it later. I should probs look like I'm actually doing some work