Does Oxford mind if your supercurriculars are to do with Cambridge?
Like competitions and residential and workshops, if you only happened to come across those delivered by Cambridge, but then applied to Oxford, would they be biased against the applicant? I’m deciding between applying to biochemistry at Oxford and Nat sci at Cambridge, but I know I love biochem so I want to do that.
Oxford and Cambridge are not locked in some cartoonish rivalry. Neither makes admission decisions by petulance. If super curriculars are relevant, they're relevant.
Original post by Bacterium 2.0
Like competitions and residential and workshops, if you only happened to come across those delivered by Cambridge, but then applied to Oxford, would they be biased against the applicant? I’m deciding between applying to biochemistry at Oxford and Nat sci at Cambridge, but I know I love biochem so I want to do that.
The above post immediately above mine is very much correct.
They honestly couldn’t care less where you accessed said supercurriculars or who the provider was - what matters to them is how these supercurriculars have benefited you and how they have made you a more suitable applicant than all the other talented applicants you are competing for a place with.
It sounds as though you’d be better off applying to Oxford for biochem as it appeals more. I would recommend finding the relevant chapter from Oxford demystified on biochem to get an idea of what it entails and the pros and cons of it over NatSci if you want to be sure, though.
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6434068
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6100480
(edited 2 weeks ago)
Please don’t apply to Cambridge because your work experience is from there. A close friend of mine got in to Oxford for Physics and I know for a fact she did multiple residentials etc at Cambridge. Oxford know that Cambridge are good, and if the experience was relevant and useful please don’t avoid putting it on your personal statement - it will reflect positively on you to have good supercurriculars.
Original post by Bacterium 2.0
Like competitions and residential and workshops, if you only happened to come across those delivered by Cambridge, but then applied to Oxford, would they be biased against the applicant? I’m deciding between applying to biochemistry at Oxford and Nat sci at Cambridge, but I know I love biochem so I want to do that.
not at all
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