"This is somebody who's worked really hard for a number of years, who's really serious about making something of his academic ability," Bell says.Seated at a table by one of the tall, arched windows, James Keeler, the admissions tutor at Selwyn College, has perhaps the most dreaded job – reviewing candidates for medicine, a course so competitive that excellent applicants are routinely turned down.Keeler opens the folder of a candidate who is applying after taking his A-levels.
The announcement that prospective Cambridge University students The University reportedly fought against the shake-up, arguing that the AS-level would only provide them with a glimpse of a student’s ability before they had to decide on whether to offer them a place. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss {{#replies}} try again, the name must be uniquePlease Preparation is key, so stop procrastinating, start now and the process will be way easier than if you wait until after the next matchLet’s face it: applying to the University of Oxford or Cambridge is a daunting task. One notes approvingly of a candidate who has "done some hard units".
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continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Independent Premium. "There is another girl from a comprehensive school who got an eight at interview, but one academic exclaims: "Blooming heck, her GCSE score was terrible. "If he's been sitting on a beach for a year, I'll put him in the bin ..."He turns a page of the folder and reads the candidate's statement: "He's been volunteering with It's Oxbridge interview season.
Her examination and interview marks are low.The rapid pace of Cambridge would "kill her", one of the academics says.
try again, the name must be uniquePlease Competition is intense: around 16,000 candidates are chasing just under 3,400 undergraduate places.
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Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Oxford and Cambridge come top of the Guardian's university guide.But how … "A good school" is a high-performing one. try again, the name must be unique As one candidate's name is read out, one of the academics notes that he got an interview score of two, out of a possible 10. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts The school is a "really ropey" one. This sentence is far from perfect and I would quickly replace it if I was writing my personal statement again.
(He was given a place for sheer nerve.