b'ALL SAINTS RC SIXTH FORM ALL SAINTS ALUMNI ALL SAINTS RC SIXTH FORMOXBRIDGE& BEYOND JOE TULLOCH ROSS ALLENAll Saints was enormouslyTheres no doubt that All Saints Students applying to Oxford orstatement and help you to register for the aptitudehelpful throughout my universityis one of the warmest - and most Cambridge, or to Medicine, Dentistry andtests. application process. The maineccentric - sixth forms around, Veterinary Science have to go throughOn average aboutof our Oxbridge applicants arereason for this was the quality ofbut it also has a great academic a rigorous selection process includinginvited to interview. In preparation for this you will bethe teachers, who were amazing,record, which is one of the reasons interviews and aptitude tests.given a mock interview in school, which will look to replicate the real thing as much as possible. There isand crucial in getting me thewhy I chose to take my A Levels Our programme of support has been developed withalso a lot you can do to help prepare for this interviewgrades I needed. there.this process in mind to ensure you are well preparedsuch as meeting with friends and family to discuss to successfully pass through each stage. We haveand debate articles you have read, a podcast you mayI was applying to Oxford, and they wereFor anyone that wants to go on to study a strong proven record of success with 1 in 3 of ourhave listened to or items you have seen on TV.really helpful with that toothe schoolat university, and in particular if you aspire Oxbridge students successfully receiving offers and 4arranged workshops and events withto study at Oxbridge, All Saints is a great out of 5 of our medics making it through to interviewMEDICINE university representatives, coveringchoice from my experience. Not only were have received at least one offer from a Medicaleverything from the ins and outs of theall the staff diligent, there is a dedicated School. Over recent years approximately 60% of our medicsapplication process to interview technique,Oxbridge officer who gave me one-to-one have made it through to the interview stage. Withand some teachers even did mockadvice on my personal statement.All Year 12 students are invited to an introductoryincreasing numbers of Medical and Veterinaryinterviews with me. During the process, meeting early in the autumn term. This meeting isschools moving towards an MMI format (multiple minimy teachers read multiple versions of myThroughout the drafting process, I had followed up with a workshop with our link college atinterviews). We have considerable experience in thispersonal statement and gave valuable andseveral mock interviews with knowledgeable Oxford University where you will learn about life asarea, interviewing with Hull & York Medical Schooldetailed feedback until we felt it was justmembers of staff prior to admissions. The an Oxford student and how to make a successfuland we are able to use this when preparing you forright. Because the deadline for Oxbridgesixth forms history of sending students to application. Year 12 is a good opportunity for you toyour own interviews. We routinely welcome back Allapplications is mid-October this all had toOxbridge meant that the school had ties immerse yourself in your chosen subject, whether thatSaints alumni who have made successful applicationsbe done very quickly, and it was a massivewith several retired academics and current is through wider reading, attending lectures or gettingto both Oxbridge and Medicine to share theirbonus having teachers who were organisedstudents who were invaluable during the involved in a project outside of the set curriculum. experiences and inspire our latest hopeful applicants. and understood the process. nervy applications period.I genuinely believe I wouldnt be where I amYou are also encouraged to attend external eventsBefore I went to university I wanted to getwithout the support I was given. Currently, such as talks at St. Peters and the Oxbridge Studenta job in journalism or foreign affairs afterIm in my second year studying Human Conference in the North East. In the summer termgraduation. Since arriving, however, Ive reallySocial and Political Sciences (basically you will learn more about the UCAS process and howstarted to enjoy my subjectPhilosophy -Politics for me) at Cambridge which has to write an effective personal statement. It is in theand my current plan is to stay on at Oxfordbeen an intense but rewarding experience. I summer term that you get an opportunity to meet theand eventually go into research. dont know exactly what I want to do in the admissions officer from Cambridge who will furtherfuture yet but, I suppose Ill find out soon reinforce the message about personal statements. Inenough! Year 13, we will support you in refining your personal 20 21'