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Hii! I have just started year 12!
I aim to go to Cambridge and study Law!!
My GCSE Grades: 887777765
I aim to get A*A*A (A*s in English Lit and Psych, A in Math)
Am I still able to get into Cambridge??
Should I aim to do extracurriculars such as sports, projects ect? + do you think I should do an EPQ?
Or should I just give up on the goal? 😭
I aim to go to Cambridge and study Law!!
My GCSE Grades: 887777765
I aim to get A*A*A (A*s in English Lit and Psych, A in Math)
Am I still able to get into Cambridge??
Should I aim to do extracurriculars such as sports, projects ect? + do you think I should do an EPQ?
Or should I just give up on the goal? 😭
On paper there's no reason not to consider it. You meet or exceed the stated academic requirement, assuming you are in fact predicted A*AA or above at A-level.
Unrelated extracurriculars for your chosen subject, like sporting activities, DofE, music and performing arts stuff are of little interest to Cambridge (although other unis may be more interested in those). They are interested in seeing what relevant activities you've undertaken to prepare for the course such as wider reading, essay competitions, or for law perhaps mooting or something similar. They don't expect or require you to undertake any specific such activity but they will expect you to do something beyond take A-level exams. Wider reading is perfectly sufficient, but if you have the opportunity and means to undertake other relevant activities then it's worthwhile doing those.
An EPQ is of no specific benefit. If you have a particular project you want to work on, or research essay you want to write, which happens to fit the EPQ marking rubric, by all means do it. Don't do an EPQ if you're just doing it to add another qualification to your UCAS application and you have no idea or plan of what you might do and no interest in doing it outside of imagining that there is a tick box that admissions tutors have to give extra "bonus points" to students who take an EPQ.
Unrelated extracurriculars for your chosen subject, like sporting activities, DofE, music and performing arts stuff are of little interest to Cambridge (although other unis may be more interested in those). They are interested in seeing what relevant activities you've undertaken to prepare for the course such as wider reading, essay competitions, or for law perhaps mooting or something similar. They don't expect or require you to undertake any specific such activity but they will expect you to do something beyond take A-level exams. Wider reading is perfectly sufficient, but if you have the opportunity and means to undertake other relevant activities then it's worthwhile doing those.
An EPQ is of no specific benefit. If you have a particular project you want to work on, or research essay you want to write, which happens to fit the EPQ marking rubric, by all means do it. Don't do an EPQ if you're just doing it to add another qualification to your UCAS application and you have no idea or plan of what you might do and no interest in doing it outside of imagining that there is a tick box that admissions tutors have to give extra "bonus points" to students who take an EPQ.
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by AnonymousHii! I have just started year 12!
I aim to go to Cambridge and study Law!!
My GCSE Grades: 887777765
I aim to get A*A*A (A*s in English Lit and Psych, A in Math)
Am I still able to get into Cambridge??
Should I aim to do extracurriculars such as sports, projects ect? + do you think I should do an EPQ?
Or should I just give up on the goal? 😭
I aim to go to Cambridge and study Law!!
My GCSE Grades: 887777765
I aim to get A*A*A (A*s in English Lit and Psych, A in Math)
Am I still able to get into Cambridge??
Should I aim to do extracurriculars such as sports, projects ect? + do you think I should do an EPQ?
Or should I just give up on the goal? 😭
The only way to know if you would get in or not is to apply. For supercurricular suggestions, a good book to start off with would be Eve Was Framed or Letters To A Law Student. Do an EPQ if you have a subject you'd be really interested to research. I did a legal EPQ and loved it. It was so much fun and nowhere near as time-consuming as my A level coursework.
Focus on your predicted grades first but do keep an eye on the LNAT nearing the end of Y12. For some unis (including Cambridge), you have to sit the LNAT and although it doesn't require you to know any content, you should do some prep for that (especially for the essay section). Best of luck with everything!!
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