1. The Hazeley Academy HEI Competitive Entry 2017
University is not for everyone and need to consider all routes, apprenticeships can lead to the same outcome without the price tag, but the fact you are here shows you have a degree of trust in the university/degree system

3. How will Hazeley help me get into a top University?

4. 15-10 Group Identified as students with predominantly A/A*s at GCSE
Baseline for Oxbridge applicants is 6 A/A*s at GCSE
Expect applications to Oxbridge, Russell Group, Medicine, Veterinary & specialist competitive courses (i.e Aeronautical Engineering, Marine Biology)

5. The Application AS and predicted grades
The student’s Personal Statement
The Tutor reference

6. OXBRIDGE The College system Widening participation programme
Oxford & Cambridge
AAA / A*A*A
The College system
Widening participation programme
It is accessible (but they want the very best)
How to apply –
The University is divided up in to more than 30 different colleges and halls. Each one has rooms where students live, as well as clubs and societies to join, and facilities like a dining room, bar and common room.  Colleges are much more than just accommodation though, as students have some of their teaching in their college, and spend time studying in the college library.
f you study here you will be a member of a college, and probably have your tutorials in that college. You will also be a member of the wider University, with access to University and department facilities like laboratories and libraries, as well as hundreds of University groups and societies. 
Widening participation- work with schools in oxford/Milton Keynes/ Buckinghamshire-to inspire and engage students in attending top universities- various outreach programmes and information for students and parents

7. Oxbridge Entry– the reality
97.7% of successful applicants to Cambridge achieved A*AA for 2015 cycle
62.3% of places at Cambridge went to state school students 2015 cycle
55.6% of places at Oxford went to state school students cycle

8. Interview Questions… “ARE THERE TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD?”
“DOES A GIRL SCOUT HAVE A POLITICAL AGENDA?”
“HOW MANY GRAINS OF SAND ARE THERE IN THE WORLD?”
“WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I’M HAVING THOUGHTS?”
“WHAT BOOKS ARE BAD FOR YOU?”
“HERES A CACTUS TELL ME ABOUT IT”
“WHY DO MANY ANIMALS HAVE STRIPES?”
“do bankers deserve the pay they receive? And should government do something to limit how much they get?”

9. Extra-curricular activities – the reality
They can provide evidence of spare capacity
Time management skills
Interest in/enthusiasm for the subject applied for
They can show something about an ‘approach to life’
Excellence in an extra-curricular activity will never ‘compensate’ for lower academic potential

10. The rejected – the reality
More A Levels ≠ better applicant.
For Arts and Social Sciences courses three A Levels are sufficient.
For broad-based Science courses, there is some benefit in four subjects.
For Maths, Computer Science, Engineering, Physical Natural Sciences there is clear benefit in Further Maths + three other subjects.
Very high performance in three A Levels will impress CEU’s more than quite high performance in four.

11. WARNINGS! Do not set your sights on Oxbridge and nothing else.
Make sure to apply for the special access scheme if you come from a family and school where few people go into further education.
If you are not prepared to work to get A's in your A levels then you will not be able to survive at a top university.
Most people don't get in even if they are clever enough.
The work load is triple if not more what you do at A level.

12. Is it all about Oxford or Cambridge?

13. Russell Group Universities
Oxbridge +
Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Imperial, Kings, Leeds, Liverpool, LSE, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Queen Mary (UoL), Queens Belfast, Sheffield, Southampton, UCL, Warwick, York
Quite a prestigious list here,. For those of you who aren’t aware and haven’t been through the process before, Russell group universities outside of oxbridge make up the remainder of the crem-de-la-crem of British universities. The website link below and their guide named ‘informed choices’ will give you a good run down of the benefits of applying to Russell Group universities in terms of employment & education. They’ll also detail the facilitating subjects they recommend for courses of study. We would be hoping the majority of Hazeley students considering university would be looking at these universities as a starting point.
Unifrog, an excellent tool introduced to students on the DDD in October includes all universities & courses and is an excellent starting point so parents - feel free to pester them to show you how it works.

14. What do CEU’s look for in applicants?
Very strong exam record
Excellent school reference
Appropriate choice of subject and course
Good test performance (ie BMAT/LNAT) and high-quality submitted written work (Arts subjects)
Academic potential, meaning: knowledge and skill; logic and clarity of thought; intellectual flexibility; imagination

15. Next Steps First and foremost – academic record
Non directed study & reading / extension activities – essay competitions / Young Enterprise etc.
A good sense of the world in which we live
EPQ
Research

16. Opportunities Summer schools – Sutton Trust Open days
University Mentoring & access schemes
15-10 Group
Overseas universities.

17. Work experience Relevant to study area Voluntary, not paid
Non school directed
Range & time

18. UCAS TRENDING AT HAZELEY
How many Hazeley students apply each year?
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Student Numbers 47 78
111
133
101
Applications through UCAS 27 63 89
110
Percentage applications
57.4%
80.7%
80.2%
83.5%
88%
Acceptance to university 23 54 76
100 86
Percentage acceptance
85.2%
85.7%
85.4%
91%
96.6%
89 Hazeley Academy students applied to University
78 of these 89 went onto university, many of them to their first choices Universities.
19 students went to a Russell Group University.

19. 4 ways to get into a top university
Be confident & assertive
Unleash the Geek
Be passionate
Put in the hours