Oxford help

I’m a student in S2 in Scotland and I’m thinking of taking the course economics and management in Oxford university. But I have no people guiding me whatsoever and I have no idea where to start. Therefore MAJOR HELP NEEDED.

Reply 1

stilllearning123

Original post

by Redhanee

Haha, chill out a bit :p:

It is good to have aspirations definitely, but you are too young to be thinking about this right now.
I'd advise that if you are really serious, you start volunteering for a charity and get some decent extracurriculars under your belt.
When you get older you can also look into Olympiads, which are essentially tests outwith school which you can use to boost your application.
Finally, as I'm sure you'll know, you will need essentially perfect grades, so while this is something you will need to stress about in the future, you don't have to stress about it now. Everyone that applies to Oxford will have basically perfect grades, so this is sort of the minimum level if you want to apply.

Reply 2

Redhanee

Thank you so much, I just feel the panic of what would happen if I don’t get in. I will definitely look into volunteering, thanks again.☺️

Reply 3

BetaVersion2.9

It's never too early to start thinking about university. Some ppl leave it far too late in S6, and if you are thinking abt Oxford or Cambridge it requires a bit of thought to make a competitive application. Note that Oxford doesn't care about extra-curriculars such as sport etc., but do care about super-curriculars which are relevant to the course you are applying to and go beyond your school work in highers. This could include reading a few books, watching podcasts and youtube videos etc. When older in S5/S6 try to get to one of the open days in the summer just to get a sense of the vibe of the place. It's also a great opportunity to ask questions of current students and tutors.
If you've not already found it here's a link to the E&M course at Oxford
Economics and Management | University of Oxford

Reply 4

Redhanee

Thank you so much ☺️

Reply 5

marcus.0

Past Oxford E&M admit here, do not invest your time into extracurriculars as another poster mentioned above. They are extra as implied, and do not contribute anything to your application. Invest your time into supercurriculars, but Oxford doesn't really care about that (nor your personal statement) either. Olympiads too, those are pretty useless.

What Oxford does care about are your GCSE (or equivalent) grades, A Level predicted grades, and your TSA score (the admissions test required for E&M). You want to start doing TSA practice as soon as you can to get yourself a high score. 70+ basically guarantees an interview provided you have the grades to back it up.

After that, all you need is interview prep.
Good to start thinking about it early, and good luck!