Sixth Form Guide - Oxford And Cambridge
Each year a large number of boys apply to Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Both universities make exacting conditional offers, based on A Level results and occasionally, for some Colleges and subjects, additional 'STEP' Mathematics papers or Advanced Extension Awards (AEA) papers taken at the same time as A Level. Both universities admit candidates of the highest intellectual calibre; successful candidates are not only academically able, but also have a passion for their chosen subject. Such a passion needs to be developed at an early stage, and serious candidates are encouraged to read very widely indeed. Individual departments will provide 'Oxbridge' lessons as early as the second term in the Lower Sixth, some of which might take place during afternoons or evenings, and the onus is very much on you to read and think about your subject, to familiarise yourself with current developments in it, and to advertise your enthusiasm and interest by moving way beyond the confines of A Level work. There is an Oxbridge briefing in the Summer Term of the Lower Sixth year, following an earlier Oxbridge evening for parents and boys (addressed by Admissions Tutors) in the Michaelmas Term.