Getting into Oxford & Cambridge : 2017 entry
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Getting into Oxford & Cambridge : 2017 entry
（MPW guides）
Trotman, 2016
19th ed
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Getting into Oxford and Cambridge
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Description
Do you want to study at one of the most prestigious universities in the country? To succeed in your application to Oxford or Cambridge, you need to be acing your exams and have an incredible passion for your subject, with admissions now based on your academic potential alone.
Updated annually to include all the vital details of the most recent admissions procedures, and packed with essential advice to help you win one of the fiercely sought-after places at Oxbridge, Getting into Oxford and Cambridge tells you everything you need to know to help you get into the college of your choice. It will also give you a good idea of what it's like to study there. It contains practical, step-by-step guidance on the entire application process, including:
How to write an effective personal statement for Oxbridge
Sample personal statements from recent successful Oxbridge applicants
Ways to shine at interview, with a breakdown of what interviewers are looking for
Details of the various written tests students face prior to or during interviews
Case studies from students who have been through the Oxbridge application process
Founded in 1973, Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) is one of the UK's best-known groups of independent sixth-form colleges, with centres in London, Birmingham and Cambridge. MPW has one of the highest number of university placements each year of any independent school in the country. It has developed considerable expertise in the field of applications strategy and has authored Getting into guides covering entrance procedures for many popular university courses.
Table of Contents
About the author
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 What studying at Oxford and Cambridge is really like
Chapter 2 Money matters
Chapter 3 Entry requirements
Chapter 4 The early stages of preparation
Chapter 5 Choosing your university and college
Chapter 6 Experience to support your application
Chapter 7 The UCAS application and the personal statement
Chapter 8 Succeeding in written tests
Chapter 9 Surviving the interview
Chapter 10 Non- standard applications
Chapter 11 Getting the letter
Appendix 1: timetables
Appendix 2: glossary
Appendix 3: Norrington and Tompkins tables
Appendix 4: maps
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