How to get into Oxbridge Reviews

An overview first: I applied in 2010 for 2011 entry, and was granted a place. My Experiences: Fortunately, these days Oxford make you do the MAT (Maths Admissions Test, taken by Maths or Computer Science applicants) before you go for interviews now. The first advantage is that you typically take the test at your ...  Read the complete review

Here is my journey to applying to Cambridge for architecture. I hope you can learn from my own experience and hopefully it will help "get you into Oxbridge" I have always been interested in architecture, but never really considered the course, having heard it was a seven year course and it just wasn't something I had ...  Read the complete review

I have just been accepted by Downing College, Cambridge, so while I might not have the inside scoop on what Cambridge is actually like, I can give you a pretty up-to-date idea of what to expect from an interview. First of all, I'll deal with the application. It's essentially a pain in the neck. Why is it necessary to ...  Read the complete review

Ok, so you've read about how stressful and scary it all is. Nobody would have guessed id have got a place. I'm not the most academically gifted person. Nor am i incredibly good at interviews. I did the following though, and it worked. For me anyway. I can relate to the cambridge application process, and some of this ...  Read the complete review

I got invited to interview for physics at jesus college oxford this year, I got 5 A's at AS level, and am predicted straight A's in A2 level. I also won the physics olympiad bronze medal. I am a well rounded individual and take part in many sports, and am on the board of a local charity, i also run a small internet based company ...  Read the complete review

My adventures began one Thursday afternoon in a singing lesson, when my singing teacher, having finished prodding and poking me (something to do with breathing) mentioned that I should consider trying for a choral scholarship to Oxbridge. A week later my organ teached mentioned the same thing about an organ scholarship (without the ...  Read the complete review

Want to get into Oxbridge? Well, the application process can be quite daunting, and I certainly can’t promise you a place, but I’m here (currently in my second year of PPE at Oxford), so there’s hope for everyone! Right, I’ll say a bit about my experience, then take you through stages bit by bit... (I’ll ...  Read the complete review

Cambridge University I recently received an offer from Jesus College, Cambridge to read Classics next year and thought it would be useful and interesting (I'm not doing this to brag) to share with everyone my experiences - both the interview procedure and the preparation. This is more of a story about personal experience ...  Read the complete review

Oxford University is meant to be an establishment where the most intellectually gifted individuals in the country come to study. So why I ended up there one cold, December week is anyone’s guess, but what can I say? They interview something like 90% of the people who apply anyway, so I shouldn’t have been surprised that they ...  Read the complete review

If there was ever any doubt about the British class system is still alive and well, it would have to be the news that Euan (I like a beer) Blair is of to Oxfords most elite college Trinity. Only 288 people are allowed in a year, with half of those being graduates sitting Masters and PHDs. If you ask at the bookies what the ...  Read the complete review

Hello. So you want to know how to get into Oxbridge? I got a place to do mathematics in Exeter college, Oxford, 3 years ago, and here's how I managed it... For starters, you need to apply by the deadline, which is before the other Universities expect their UCAS forms... That aside, your UCAS form ...  Read the complete review

It’s always a little annoying when the elite get to the top of the pile with little effort. An Oxbridge degree can open any door in the world. Our Rugby captains are blues, our cricket captains usually on or about, and captains of industry to. So why is the education from our top universities so difficult to get ...  Read the complete review

Right. Well, first a little about me and what I'm doing spouting off here. What do I know about Oxbridge? Well, one, I was a student there. I graduated from Cambridge university in 1997 with a degree in history. Second, I actually got in to Cambridge (Emmanuel University) on my second attempt - something that is commoner than you ...  Read the complete review

When I began researching Universities for application last year, I heard so many 'facts' about Oxbridge that I nearly didn't apply. Thank goodness I did! I received an offer and should be going there in October (fingers crossed I get the grades!). There are so many myths about the application procedure I think they need to be ...  Read the complete review

Today Oxbridge is not about education levels or "A" levels but more what you do in society. If you really want to get into the top notch unis then not only must you get all A's in A levels and get nearly all A's at GCSEs but you must also aim to do more than the academic. Sports are good, sometimes unis can accept you just because you ...  Read the complete review

The Oxbridge admissions system is often attacked as biased: I strongly disagree. OK so I'm biased because they let me in but having been through the system I honestly found it fair and much more detailed than other universities systems (and by the way, I'm from a state school - a northern comprehensive). Most universities, ...  Read the complete review

Cambridge - the pinnacle of this nation's education system offering our brightest students the best university education money can buy. Or at least that's the myth. In reality Cam Uni PLC is an institution whose high status has largely been earned by its potent combination of money and history rather than its ability to meet the ...  Read the complete review

TO get into Oxbridge the pinnacle of the British Class system you will need the following. 1) To be in the top two social groups A and B as they provide 80% off the yearly intake. 2) To be in the 7% private and independent school sector who take 50% off all places. 3) To be foreign and wealthy as the entrance requirements and ...  Read the complete review

Oxbridge is definately not for everyone. I applied to Cambridge after visiting Oxford and realising that it's rubbish(and that the music lecturers couldn't organise a p**s up in a brewerey!). I didn't get in. At first I was a little disappointed but now I realise that ever even applying was a waste of time (not because I didn't ...  Read the complete review

See as much as you can. You are not just picking a college, or a university; you are picking somewhere to live for three or more years. The tactic that seems to have worked best for me is to start by reserving a place at a open day (if you don’t know what subject you want to study when you are applying for the open day, ...  Read the complete review