Elite universities

What resources are available to help me apply to the more competitive universities?

The good news is that there are lots of things you can do to help your application. Once you’ve made some decisions about which university to apply to, the table below will give you some extra help identifying your next steps.

If you want to apply for a summer school, or find out more about visiting a particular university, your Excellence Academy tutor will be able to guide you through the process.

	Cambridge University	Oxford University	Other Russell Group Universities
1. Choosing an Elite University	Why Cambridge?	Why Oxford?	Which Other Russell Group University?
2. Choosing a College	Cambridge Colleges	Oxford Colleges	Durham Colleges
3. Choosing a Course	Cambridge Courses	Oxford Courses	Russell Group Courses
4. A Level Requirements	Cambridge requirements	Oxford requirements	UCAS
5. Wider Reading	Wider Reading Ideas Cambridge wider reading list 1 Wider Reading Ideas Cambridge wider reading list 2	Wider Reading Ideas Oxford wider reading list
6. Interviews	Interviews	Interviews
7. Extra-Curricular Activities	Master Classes Summer Schools MOOCS	Study Days Summer Schools MOOCS	Sutton Trust Summer Schools MOOCS University of Bath Summer School Reach For Excellence Programme at University of Leeds University of Leeds Outreach for Health Sciences
8. Visits	Oxbridge Conference University Open Days College Open Days Departmental Open Days	Oxbridge Conference University Open Days Departmental Open Days
9. Admission Tests	Admission Tests	Admission Tests

Elite universities

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Cambridge University

Oxford University

Other Russell Group Universities