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Original post by Crow_M
Quality over quantity.

I'm trying to do 3 months of volunteering and go to like 3-4 summer schools.

Phew... my brothers been volunteering since results day
Thanks that makes me feel like i have a chance lol
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Phew... my brothers been volunteering since results day
Thanks that makes me feel like i have a chance lol


I am applying with somewhat poor GCSEs however I'm strengthening my application in many ways (7 A Levels, enrichment, further reading, work experience, going to uni taster days, working on PS, etc).
Original post by Crow_M
I am applying with somewhat poor GCSEs however I'm strengthening my application in many ways (7 A Levels, enrichment, further reading, work experience, going to uni taster days, working on PS, etc).


You’re doing 7 a levels? Wow what are you studying?
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You’re doing 7 a levels? Wow what are you studying?


Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Portuguese and Spanish (Spanish isn't my native language).
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Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Portuguese and Spanish (Spanish isn't my native language).


Wow so are you doing the languages via your school or independently?
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Original post by Unknown45678abc
Wow so are you doing the languages via your school or independently?


Languages Independently. I must sit Maths A2 independently if I want my school to accept me in F Maths next year (need an A* as they rarely do this)
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Btw when do they tel you whether you've been accepted or not?

I think it said the 25th of Feb on the website.
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Languages Independently. I must sit Maths A2 independently if I want my school to accept me in F Maths next year (need an A* as they rarely do this)

Why are you doing 7?
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Original post by eclipseboi
Why are you doing 7?


Mostly because:
1- I want to apply to a few unis abroad
2- I want to learn all all about them
3- Why not I guess?
Original post by Crow_M
Mostly because:
1- I want to apply to a few unis abroad
2- I want to learn all all about them
3- Why not I guess?

Fair enough, judging by how I'm finding 3+ AS at the moment I would probably fail all 7!
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Original post by eclipseboi
Fair enough, judging by how I'm finding 3+ AS at the moment I would probably fail all 7!


May I ask, are you in Wales? (AS still counts here).
why do i see this thread right after the application has past. fml. does anyone know any other summer/spring schools I can apply too?
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May I ask, are you in Wales? (AS still counts here).

No, England. That makes a bit more sense, which are you taking to A2?
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why do i see this thread right after the application has past. fml. does anyone know any other summer/spring schools I can apply too?

Have a look at the Sutton Trust website; they offer summer schools at a variety of universities, including Cambridge. There is also a (paid) summer school at Eton for prospective oxbridge applicants, but I'm going to wait and see how my other applications turn out first. The Eton one might be a good option if you don't meet many/any of the additional criteria for the Sutton Trust- personally I go to a state comprehensive, but other than that my circumstances are certainly not disadvantageous, so I think it's unlikely that I'll get a place on UNIQ/ST.
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Original post by eclipseboi
No, England. That makes a bit more sense, which are you taking to A2?


All of them... 😅
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Original post by hugebrain
why do i see this thread right after the application has past. fml. does anyone know any other summer/spring schools I can apply too?


RIP, what were you going to apply to?
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Original post by eclipseboi
Have a look at the Sutton Trust website; they offer summer schools at a variety of universities, including Cambridge. There is also a (paid) summer school at Eton for prospective oxbridge applicants, but I'm going to wait and see how my other applications turn out first. The Eton one might be a good option if you don't meet many/any of the additional criteria for the Sutton Trust- personally I go to a state comprehensive, but other than that my circumstances are certainly not disadvantageous, so I think it's unlikely that I'll get a place on UNIQ/ST.


If they live in specific London boroughs they can apply for the free Harrow Oxbridge Lumina Programme.
Original post by Crow_M
All of them... 😅

Wow! Best of luck :smile:
Does anyone know what time the decisions are posted?
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Does anyone know what time the decisions are posted?

February 25th

I'm applying for History: Race and Protest

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