TOP TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL OXBRIDGE APPLICATION

Hope this video has been helpful! See some useful links below.

Cambridge undergraduate courses: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses
Oxford undergraduate courses: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses-listing?wssl=1

Facilitating subjects: http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/media/5457/informed-choices-2016.pdf

Cambridge Open Days: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/cambridge-open-days
Oxford Open Days: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/visiting-and-outreach/open-days?wssl=1

Essay competitions: (most of these are currently closed but will re-open for entries in a few months’ time)
http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/teachers/academic-competitions-schools-and-colleges
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/essay-prizes/
https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/essay-prizes
http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/apply-to-queens/undergraduates/schools-competition/the-estelle-prize-for-english
http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduates/newnham-essay-prizes/
Summer schools:
Headstart EDT summer courses (apply now!): http://www.etrust.org.uk/headstart/courses
Sutton trust summer courses: https://summerschools.suttontrust.com
Oxford UNIQ summer courses: http://www.uniq.ox.ac.uk

Masterclasses:
Cambridge Subject Masterclasses (book now!): https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/masterclasses
Oxford Pathways: http://www.pathways.ox.ac.uk/

Engineering Education Scheme: http://www.etrust.org.uk/ees/about-ees
Crest Awards: http://www.crestawards.org
Nuffield Research Placements: http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/nuffield-research-placements

Books:
‘Stuff Matters’ by Mark Miodownik: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stuff-Matters-Marvellous-Materials-Man-made/dp/0241955181
‘Human Universe’ by Professor Brian Cox: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Universe-Professor-Brian-Cox/dp/0008125082
‘Seven Brief Lessons on Physics’ by Carlo Rovelli: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Brief-Lessons-Physics-Rovelli/dp/0141981725/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr
‘Statistics without Tears – an Introduction for Non-Mathematicians’ by Derek Rowntree: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Statistics-without-Tears-Introduction-Non-Mathematicians/dp/0140136320
Cambridge Natural Sciences suggested reading list: https://www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/reading
Suggested wider reading for other subjects: https://share.trin.cam.ac.uk/sites/public/Tutorial/Cambridge-wider-reading-suggestions.pdf
Bluesci (Cambridge Uni science magazine): http://www.bluesci.co.uk

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge: http://www.c3l6.org
UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (MOG): https://www.ukmt.org.uk/individual-competitions/mathematical-olympiad-for-girls/
UK Chemistry Olympiad: http://www.rsc.org/campaigning-outreach/outreach/educators/uk-chemistry-olympiad/
British Physics Olympiad: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/olympiad/
UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge: https://www.ukmt.org.uk/individual-competitions/senior-challenge/

Lecture on Rosetta Mission by Dr Matt Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mycPpYzKTDI

Admissions Assessments:
Cambridge: http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/admission-assessments
Oxford: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/tests?wssl=1

Interview Practice Questions:
Oxford: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/interviews/sample-interview-questions
Cambridge interview prep: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/interviews/how-should-i-prepare

Key Dates:
15th Oct 2017: Deadline for submitting Oxbridge application to UCAS and registering for pre-interview assessments
2nd Nov 2017: Pre-interview assessments

P.S. I know I skipped number 9! Whoops…

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