University of Oxford

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Oxford
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Cambridge
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Oxford FE Access Initiative

• 10 Consortium Colleges
• Harris Manchester, Hertford, Mansfield, New, St
  Catherines, St Edmund Hall, St Hughs, St
  Johns, St Peters, Worcester
• Offers the following support to FE/Sixth Form
  College students
• College visits
• FE Open Days
• E-mentoring
• Interview Workshops and DVD

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Why Oxbridge?

• Excellent Courses Facilities
• Cutting Edge Teaching Research
• Fun Places To Live Study
• Affordable
• Employment Skills Opportunities

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Perceptions of Oxbridge
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• 5,000 30,000 students
• A campus is a student town within a town live,
  socialise and study in all in one place
• Might be in a big city, in the suburbs, or in
  the country

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Live in halls of residence, with hundreds of
other students
Socialise in the students union, restaurants,
shops, bars, sports pitches, gyms etc
Study in lecture theatres, classrooms,
laboratories, workshops etc
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Colleges
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College Life

• 29/30 Undergraduate colleges
• College is primarily where you live
• Student rooms Tutors studies
• Library Computer Facilities
• Dining Hall Common room
• Sports facilities Music facilities
• College Students Union
• Base for the core tutorial teaching
• Most colleges offer places for most subjects
• Vary by size, age, location, facilities

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Academic Life

• 8 week terms
• Arts students Tutorials, Lectures, Classes
• Science students Tutorials, Lectures, Labs and
  fieldwork
• Focus on independent study and learning
• Extensive Resources
• Assessment largely through exams

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Charities
Random clubs
International societies
Extreme Sports
Subject parties
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Social life

• College first friends cheap and extensive
  social activities
• University over 300 student societies
• Sports - from blues to table football
• Nightlife
• The cities / Outside the cities

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Finance

• Tuition Fees
• Oxford Bursaries
• Government grants
• Student Maintenance Loans
• Dont have to pay university fees upfront
• Repay 9 of your salary over 15,000
• Loans cancelled after 25 years

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Finance Benefits of studying at Oxford

• University-owned accommodation
• College scholarships, prizes and awards
• Subsidised College meals
• Cheap College entertainment
• Availability of course materials
• Cheap transport
• Long holidays to earn money

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Life after Oxbridge

• General employment skills
• Connections with quality graduate employers
• Huge range of employment opportunities
• Not just about the money but about choices
• Careers Service 4 years after you graduate

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Famous Graduates




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Entrance Requirements

• Typical offer AAA (or equivalent)
• Success rate is about 25
• Entry criteria are purely academic
• Emphasis is on potential, not existing knowledge
• FE / VI Form College offers excellent
  preparation Oxford Cambridge are reaching out
  to able college students

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How to Apply

• Complete a UCAS form and a Oxford/Cambridge
  Application Form by 15 October
• Sit a written test (for some subjects)
• Submit written work (for some subjects)
• Interviews in December
• Decisions and Offers late December

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Choosing A College

• All Colleges have more similarities than
  differences
• Open Application vs College Application
• 20 of successful applicants are made offers by a
  different college to the one that they originally
  applied to
• How to choose a College
• Everyone has a different method of choosing
• Check the college offers your subject
• Number of students
• Location
• Accommodation
• Specific facilities
• There is no golden formula find a college that
  appeals to you

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What Tutors Are Looking For

• Academic ability
• Academic potential
• Independent thought
• Interest in your subject
• Commitment to study
• Selection criteria on the web
• www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/courses/criteria

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Tutors consider

• GCSE results
• AS results (if cashed in)
• Predicted A level grades
• UCAS personal statement
• UCAS reference
• Written work (if required)
• BMAT/LNAT/HAT (taken in November)
• Written test at interview (if set)
• Interviews (usually at least two)

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Interviews

• 85 of applicants
• Last between 20-40 minutes
• 2-3 tutors can be present
• Often more than one interview
• Nearly entirely academic focused
• A mock tutorial
• May have interviews at other Colleges

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How can you find out more?

• Undergraduate prospectus
  www.admissions.ox.ac.uk, www.cam.ac.uk
• College Prospectuses Alternative Prospectus
  www.ousu.org, http//cususite.headporter.co
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• College Departmental Open Days
• Course, Finance and Interview booklets

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Keeping in contact
Oxford Further Education Access Initiative Tel
01865 270984 helen.etty_at_mansfield.ox.ac.uk www.adm
issions.ox.ac.uk FE Access Officer Tel 01223
765728 access_at_cam.ac.uk www.cam.ac.uk
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Oxford
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Cambridge