Year 13 attract Fantastic early offers from universities and higher institutions
Amid the current Higher Educations admissions season, KES pupils are already attracting offers from some of the UK's leading universities across a broad portfolio of subjects. Typically 90% of KES applicants go on to study at their first-choice university.
Recent offers include:
| Institution | degree course |
|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Physics with Astrophysics |
| University of Birmingham | Biotechnology |
| University of Cambridge | Spanish and Russian |
| Durham University | History |
| University of Edinburgh | Earth Sciences |
| University of Exeter | English with study in North America |
| University of Oxford | Maths and Computer Scienc |
| University of St Andrews | Classics |
| University of Manchester |
Ancient History |
| University College London | Law |
| King's College London | International Development (with a year abroad) |
| University of Leeds | Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought |
Offers to date include nine pupils receiving offers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities, to study such subjects as English, Spanish and Russian, Geography, Maths and Computer Science and Economics and Management, as well as offers to study Medicine at Exeter, Bristol and Birmingham Universities and Veterinary Science at the University of Bristol.
“It’s already looking like another year of outstanding success for KES pupils, applying across a wide range of subjects and institutions and proving their unending ambition, talent and enthusiasm for academic learning,” said Mr Thomas, Head of UCAS at King Edward’s.
The UCAS team at KES provides a range of services to students and includes specialist support for applications to competitive undergraduate courses, Medicine and Veterinary Science degrees and applications to overseas HE institutions, including US Ivy League universities.
Mr Burns, who leads support for competitive university applications said, “We are delighted that nine KES pupils have received conditional offers from Oxford and Cambridge this year. 'Oxbridge' is not the be all and end all of academic success, but it remains an exceptional achievement for those individuals in receipt of an offer. We are encouraged that the number of KES pupils with the confidence and ability to apply remains so high. We are also delighted that the spread of subjects has been so broad, encompassing music, mathematics, and everything in between.”
In addition to university offers, KES pupils are also in receipt of offers from creative arts institutions including Art Foundation courses, Music Conservatoires such as the Royal Northern College of Music and Dance Schools such as Laine Theatre Arts.
Alongside the many excellent Higher Education offers, the KES Careers team, led by Mrs Rees-Roberts, also advises KES pupils wishing to apply for some of the top apprenticeship schemes in the UK and we are delighted that pupils are already in receipt of offers including a place on the Deloitte Bright Star Degree Apprenticeship for Auditing and Finance.
