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AC A D E M I C
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Bancroft’s Competitive University
Admissions Workshop
Mrs M Dean, Head of Careers, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
On Tuesday 4 February we held our first ever Competitive
University Admissions
Day.Wewere pleased to welcome
representatives from Oxford, St Andrews, Durham and Imperial
College to the school to speak to our L6 who were joined by
over 70 students invited from other schools.These schools were
RodingValley, St Paul’sWay Trust, Drapers’ Academy,Trinity High
School,Woodford County High School for Girls,Woodbridge,
and Sir George Monoux.
The universities presented interactive workshops on applying for
higher education, with Dr Hugh Munro fromWadham College
at Oxford, speaking about making a good Oxbridge application
and the interview process; Scott Wilson from St Andrews, who
detailed the difference in structure at Scottish Universities and Ben
Hodgkiss from Durham explaining the collegiate system. Florence
from Roding Valley HS said of Scott Wilson’s session,“He spoke
to us about the dos and don’ts of writing a personal statement,
including showing engagement, motivation, and commitment to
the chosen subject. Overall, I enjoyed this session the most and felt
that it was very informative.”
Besides speaking about making an application to a global top
ten university in science, engineering, business and medicine,
Dr Charlotte Booth from Imperial College gave the students
a peak into her study on the adolescent brain and her career
path to date.The pupils found the talks informative and inspiring.
The university representatives were very impressed with
our students and remarked that our pupils asked pertinent
questions.They were also delighted to be able to speak to
pupils from visiting schools. Katie Collins, teacher at Roding
Valley HS, said “We really enjoyed the day and, after speaking to
our students, I know that their aspirations were raised and there
was a renewed motivation for their studies.” Rosie, a pupil at
Roding Valley, commented,“Overall, I found the workshop to be
particularly informative about the application process when it
comes to the top universities. Hearing from a member of staff,
specifically what they are looking for in a successful applicant,
has helped me to focus more on developing ways in which I can
demonstrate my passions.“
We hope we can build on the success of this event and host an
even better one next year.
Overall, I found the workshop to be particularly
informative about the application process when it
comes to the top universities
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