Enrichment - Oxbridge
Do you love your subject? Are you enthusiastic about being challenged and stretched academically? Then you should think about applying to Oxford or Cambridge University.
Recent generations of Greenhead students have been very successful at gaining offers, and achieving them. Their success rate is well above the national average for such applications. The subjects applied for cross the whole college curriculum as well as subjects not studied for at College. The information below will give you some idea of how well they have done.
2011 Offers
- 101 applicants
- 32 offers
- students from 18 different schools
- 19 different subjects
- 19 from Oxford
- 13 from Cambridge
Offers 1997- 2010
- 724 applicants
- 381 offers
Offers In The Last Five Years (In Subject Order)
| Archaeology & Anthropology | 1 | Human Sciences | 1 |
| Architecture | 2 | Land Economy | 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic | 1 | Law / with Spanish / French Law | 6 |
| Biochemistry | 2 | Mathematics / with Statistics / with Physics | 15 |
| Biological Sciences | 2 | Medicine | 12 |
| Chemistry | 4 | Modern Languages | 6 |
| Computer Science & Mathematics | 2 | Music | 1 |
| Earth Sciences | 1 | Natural Sciences | 10 |
| Economics & Management | 1 | PPE | 4 |
| Engineering | 8 | Philosophy / with German | 3 |
| English | 9 | Physics / with Philosophy | 7 |
| Fine Art | 3 | Theology | 3 |
| Geography | 4 | Veterinary Medicine | 3 |
| History/and Economics/and Politics | 17 |
Did you know?
- It is cheaper to live at Oxford and Cambridge than most other Universities, even though they are less than an hour from London. They also provide financial support for students from families with average incomes.
- Over 85% gain 1sts or 2(i), and the terms are shorter. The 'drop out rate' is much lower than elsewhere.
- The average number of applications per place is around 5/6.
- A student from Greenhead has a good chance of getting a place, over the last 5 years we have had 98 offers, averaging an offer for every 3.9 applicants (nationally it is one offer for every five applicants.)
- Oxbridge has some of the best academic resources and recreational facilities of any university.
Have you a good set of GCSE grades to be considered? Would you get the A-level grades needed? (Grades A or A* are generally needed) Are you enthusiastic about the subject you want to read at University? So why not consider Oxbridge as one of your five UCAS choices.
What next?
There will be five open meetings from February half-term to Easter, where you can find out more and ask questions (you only need to attend one). Please see Daily Bulletin for confirmation of dates and venues.
The important date to put in your diary is Wednesday, 06 April 2011
WHY NOT ATTEND THIS MEETING?
- From 12.35pm Ex-Greenhead students currently at Oxbridge and A2s with offers will be there to talk to YOU - bring your lunch with you to the Main Hall
- From 1.45pm Admissions Tutors from Oxbridge Colleges (in D17)
- From 2.30pm Science and Arts/Humanities Sessions with Admission Tutors
- 3.45pm Latest time for session to end
Open Days
College Open Days and Science Open Days: visit Oxford on 6th and 7th July or Cambridge on 7th and 8th July. Letters will be given out at the end of the above session. See here for a list of current A2s who have gained offers, a summary of offers in the last five years, in subject order, and an extract from an Oxford Prospectus which features one of our former students.Any questions, please ask Dr Martin Smith (msmith@greenhead.ac.uk).
