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Early entry students
Max
Tamsin Day
Widening Participation Leader
At The Weald we recognise that some of our
students will have the highest aspirations and may
wish to apply to Oxford or Cambridge universities.
I provide support for those students to give them
the best possible chance of success. Among other
things, this includes one-to-one advice on preparing
for the application process, organisation of practice
interviews and support with writing personal
statements. A key part of my role is supporting
students from under-represented groups in entering.
Frances Elston
MedSoc Leader
MedSoc provides students hoping to study Medicine,
Dentistry and Veterinary Science with support and
guidance. Structured sessions provide insight into
topics such as medical ethics, different course styles
and the expectations of a career in medicine. Entry
into these degree courses is highly competitive,
requiring additional preparation for interviews
and entrance exams as well as needing a superb
application, and support is also given therefore on
an individual basis. Mentoring sessions with students
who have already been successful in gaining a place
at university have also proved invaluable. Students
in MedSoc are motivated to succeed as they are
applying for entry into a career, not only a degree.
We are delighted that a third of our Early
Entry applicants were successful in their
applications to either study at Oxbridge, or
on highly competitive medicine courses this
year.
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The Early Entry support at The
Weald was very helpful in my
application to Oxford for Law
with German Law. I was allocated
a teacher as a mentor and the
Sixth Form also organises mock interviews for
Oxbridge which helped ease my nerves and
prepared me for my actual interviews at Oxford.
Annabel
As a prospective Medical student,
I received a lot of support through
my A Levels and application
process. The MedSoc was a
massive source of advice and
answered all of my questions and
concerns. Having the year above
to tell me about their experiences
was extremely useful and the teachers at The
Weald are also very supportive, helping me
through my interviews, application and tests.
I was able to have multiple mock interviews
both focused on Medicine and Cambridge,
which really improved my skills and allowed
me to perform well in all of my real university
interviews. There is such a wide range of
assistance available for prospective Oxbridge
and Medicine students, even if you aren’t sure
of what you want to do in future, you have the
opportunity to explore it at The Weald.
James
The Weald have supported me
throughout my application for
Mathematics. The weekly sessions
with Dr Brinklow for preparing
for the STEP exams have been
particularly helpful. The staff here
are experienced with Oxbridge
personal statements and are
always happy to lend a helping hand. The
mock interviews were invaluable, as well as, the
constant information about outreach programs
you can join to help you prepare for your
application.
