How to stand out when applying for History degree

I'm in Yr12 and our college has started talking to us about applying to uni. We've just been given talks on early application for places like Oxbridge and for certain courses, and it's made me start thinking about my application.

I'm set on doing a history degree, so I was wondering if there was anything I could do that would aid that? I already read quite a lot of history books outside of my A-Level course just for fun, but I've been stuck trying to figure out what else I could do.

I know a lot of my friends who want to medicine, engineering etc are getting work experience in that field, but there aren't many museums near me that offer work experience, so I'm not sure what else I could do.

I'm in Yr12 and our college has started talking to us about applying to uni. We've just been given talks on early application for places like Oxbridge and for certain courses, and it's made me start thinking about my application.

I'm set on doing a history degree, so I was wondering if there was anything I could do that would aid that? I already read quite a lot of history books outside of my A-Level course just for fun, but I've been stuck trying to figure out what else I could do.

I know a lot of my friends who want to medicine, engineering etc are getting work experience in that field, but there aren't many museums near me that offer work experience, so I'm not sure what else I could do.

You could read more books for sure - it would be particularly impressive if you ventured outside of works by 'popular historians' and looked at more academic texts (which you might already be doing!). You could also look for History essay competitions to apply for. There are a variety of free summer schools offered to students like the Oxford UNIQ courses that might be an option and there are always Masterclasses at Oxford and Cambridge that you can visit.

You could read more books for sure - it would be particularly impressive if you ventured outside of works by 'popular historians' and looked at more academic texts (which you might already be doing!). You could also look for History essay competitions to apply for. There are a variety of free summer schools offered to students like the Oxford UNIQ courses that might be an option and there are always Masterclasses at Oxford and Cambridge that you can visit.