What to do in the GCSE summer?

obviously im gonna take much of the time to rest and relax, but considering the fact that ill have lots of free time at my disposal, what are some good ways I can use the summer period productively to further a potential UCAS application to study economics at a top uk uni, such as cambridge, ucl, and warwick.

obviously im gonna take much of the time to rest and relax, but considering the fact that ill have lots of free time at my disposal, what are some good ways I can use the summer period productively to further a potential UCAS application to study economics at a top uk uni, such as cambridge, ucl, and warwick.

obviously im gonna take much of the time to rest and relax, but considering the fact that ill have lots of free time at my disposal, what are some good ways I can use the summer period productively to further a potential UCAS application to study economics at a top uk uni, such as cambridge, ucl, and warwick.

hi! defo try and do work experience if you’ve got free time and you can always do another in y12. maybe try some extracurriculars to put on personal statement like NCS or even lamda acting/public speaking.
i’m p sure cambridge loves people that do a lot of extra reading around their subject so read some econ books, attend events n lectures. also for oxbridge it’s a specific and harder application process inc interviews as far as i know - like my school had so many lectures solely dedicated to teaching ppl how to apply to those two, so familiarise yourself w the process bit more.
there are also videos on youtube that teach you subject content to bridge the gap between gcse and a levels without actually teaching you intense a level content yet so you can start watching those maybe.
it’s great that you’re being mature and wanting to make the most of it, and that you’re being rly ambitious honestly if you end up lazing around a little bit tho, it’s fine because ucas is mainly y12 stuff and you deserve a break!
hope everything goes amazingly for you <3

You could email your teachers and ask them for a syllabus and PowerPoints so that you can get ahead in lesson.
Also, you can start drafting a personal statement.
If you have any coursework you can make a draft of it.
When A levels begin it’ll be super difficult and you will need to do extra reading to get the highest marks, so maybe do some further reading.

any books you’d recommend?

thanks so much. are there any specific books or work experiences that you would recommend if you’re familiar with the subject? also r there any lectures open to students who haven’t yet started the a level course?