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Dreaming of Oxbridge

What courses/things can I do to make me stand out or increase my UCAS points?
Oxford and Cambridge, like most top Unis, don't make offers in UCAS points.
Reply 2
Yes, but they do look at it
Original post by JibberJam
Yes, but they do look at it

Do they?

They look at grades (A*, A etc) not '120 UCAS points'.
Original post by JibberJam
Yes, but they do look at it

I can assure you that Oxbridge, along with most top universities, don't care about UCAS points at all. The things you should do to stand out will be subject specific things for your personal statement, so you have to say what course you're thinking of to get useful advice.
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Original post by sound-famous-
I can assure you that Oxbridge, along with most top universities, don't care about UCAS points at all. The things you should do to stand out will be subject specific things for your personal statement, so you have to say what course you're thinking of to get useful advice.


Oh ok I wasn’t aware of this. Please can you give some examples of things I could do for engineering.

Thanks for the help
Original post by JibberJam
Oh ok I wasn’t aware of this. Please can you give some examples of things I could do for engineering.
Thanks for the help

Work experience / homemade building projects / reading / online courses / problem solving practice from iwanttostudyengineering or Isaac Phyics.
Original post by JibberJam
Oh ok I wasn’t aware of this. Please can you give some examples of things I could do for engineering.
Thanks for the help

Suggestions from Imperial - Supercurricular | Faculty of Engineering | Imperial College Londo
And from Cambridge - Super-Curriculars and Resources | St Anne's College, Oxford
Good for all Unis.

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