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Your Best Chance of Winning an Oxbridge Offer.

Preparing students since 1999

 

Established in 1999, Oxbridge Applications has mentored over 10,000 students to successfully win places at Oxford and Cambridge. Discuss your individual situation with our Oxbridge-graduate advisors.

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End-to-end support

 

We offer applicants advice and guidance on every aspect of the UK university application process: from the UCAS form to the personal statement, and into admissions tests and interviews. Learn more about how we can help with your application.

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Book a complimentary 30-minute Zoom meeting with a specialist Oxbridge-graduate member of our advising team to talk through your situation and discuss appropriate next steps and further support. Follow the link below to book your preferred time.

 

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73%
Oxbridge success rate

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2,000
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Largest Oxbridge tutor network

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Over the past 25 years, Oxbridge Applications has been the unequivocal leader in preparing students to apply to Oxford and Cambridge, supporting more than 100,000 students from over 120 countries.

Since 1999, we have led original research into the admissions process, and we offer the data and insights we collect to students through 1:1 consultancy, personal statement guidance, mock testing & interviewing, and industry-leading resources. We are also home to the largest network of vetted Oxbridge-educated tutors anywhere in the world - over 2,000 - enabling us to offer the highest quality and subject specificity standards.

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Deep Expertise

Our Senior Consultants interview ten times more Oxbridge applicants each year than a real Oxbridge admissions tutor. Over 73% of our students win an offer to Oxford or Cambridge, with 100% receiving an offer to at least two Russell Group Universities.

Expert Admissions Test Tuition

Our admission test tuition packages help candidates increase their chances of acceptance. On average, our students see a 20% improvement on admissions test performance after just four hours of tuition.

65+ Oxbridge Courses

We have Oxbridge-educated tutors specialising in every course offered by Oxford and Cambridge, as well as guides for every course, admissions test, and interview. We even use the same virtual learning environment as Oxford (Canvas).


3,000 Mock Interviews Per Year

Each year we conduct over 3,000 subject-specific mock interviews to clients. These are all run by Oxbridge-educated tutors and use the same online environments as Oxford and Cambridge to mimic the real interview experience as closely as possible.

The Premier Service

The Premier Service is our highest level of support, offered to over 200 students per year. These students are 50% more likely to get an Oxford interview than average, with 90% who apply to Cambridge offered an interview.

1000+ School Partners

Our university and careers guidance is trusted by over 1000 schools around the world. On average, schools we work with see a 30% uplift in Oxbridge offers a year after working with us. Around 90% of our partner schools rebook our services,


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Begin your Oxbridge Application journey. With over 25 years' experience, we know first-hand the importance of time and preparation.

Our Private Oxbridge Consultations provide in-depth evaluation, strategy and next steps to achieve results.

Consultations are suitable for those aged 14 upwards. They can take place online, or at our central London offices.

Following the meeting, to further aid independent preparation, personalised feedback is sent with a 'Course Report' for each degree under consideration and further resources recommended by our specialist subject mentors.

View Our Recent Testimonials

"It's refreshing to receive a 5 star service where reality meets expectations. You have all been exceptional individually, as has the programme and level of pastoral and academic care and intensity."

Premier Service Parent

"It's refreshing to receive a 5 star service where reality meets expectations. You have all been exceptional individually, as has the programme and level of pastoral and academic care and intensity."

Client Parent

"Excellent and very straight forward, practical advice from Alicia which has been incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!"

Client Parent

“We hired OA to help us navigate the UCAS application as we were applying from the US and were unfamiliar with the process. Theo Boyce worked with our son and he was admitted with unconditional offers to almost all the universities he applied to. He helped with course selection, interview prep, guidance on the personal statement. Despite the time difference meetings were easily arranged and emails answered within seconds. We are incredibly impressed with the service we received and cannot recommend OA enough! The premier package was an excellent resource and our son would not be in the situation of choosing between such highly ranked, world renowned universities. We did not think this was possible coming out of a public school in Florida! They even advised the schools guidance counselor what highly selective universities look for in the letter of recommendation. One university head of admissions even wrote back to the guidance counselor that the letter of recommendation was exemplary for contextual information about the applicant. Well worth the investment!"

Premier Service Parent

“As a parent of a successful applicant to her chosen Cambridge College I would recommend OA as a must for any prospective Oxbridge applicant. The Premier Service provided a bespoke series of learning opportunities and interview practice which thoroughly prepared our daughter for the unique challenges of the Oxbridge process . Thank you so much to all the professional, motivated and caring OA team."

Premier Service Parent

"We would like to thank you for all the help and support you provided her: she would not have made it without the hours of tutoring and interview preparation that your program offers. We’re glad she embarked on this journey with you and we will not hesitate to get in touch again for further assistance if needed. We will wholeheartedly recommend your program to other students."

Premier Service Parent

"Thank you very much for your advice and support - even though we are at the beginning of the journey, I’ve already had the most professional help. You have already become a trusted advisor! Initially, we were not even considering Engineering and it was your suggestion to try it. You were right, he is completely set on it now, no doubts."

Premier Service Parent

"Very positive and comprehensive, and quite flexible - I enjoyed a lot of the sessions and my tutors were very responsive to any changes that occurred in my admissions process and were able to help me accordingly."

Previous OA Applicant

"THANK YOU for the great job you have all done in preparing -- for her Cambridge application and interview which finally happened yesterday. I don't believe that she could have been better prepared. It was still tough, as I think it always is, but she worked extremely hard and the rest is out of our hands now!"

Premier Service Parent

"Amazing! I could not have hoped for better support and help throughout the entire process."

Previous OA Applicant

"I received an offer from Cambridge yesterday to read Law. I just wanted to thank you so much for all your help and guidance throughout this application process. It has been invaluable."

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Our Consultative Team

Alison Bissell

Alison Bissell
Director, Dukes Plus Consultancy, MA Oxon

Theo Boyce
Head of Oxbridge Applications, MA Cantab

Thomas Moon
Consultancy Manager, MA Cantab

Sam Cox
Head of Client Services and Operations

Kiran Dhillon
Consultant, BA Oxon & MPhil Cantab

Ishwa Salim
Consultant, BA Oxon & MSc Oxon

Hayley Bendle
Head of School and Senior University Advisor for Dukes Plus Consultancy

Ella Peake
Head of Programmes and Learning, BA Oxon

Claire Catuogno-Cal
Programme Manager, MPhil Cantab

Umut Arslan
Senior Careers Advisor

Our expert consultants are supported by our Dukes Education advisory board, comprised of former Oxbridge admissions researchers, former headteachers, and specialised education consultants, many of whom attend our courses and give additional advice to our students. Discover our full team here:


Our offices are situated close to St James's Park and Buckingham Palace in Central London. 

We invite potential applicants to our offices for a Private Consultation, taking a personalised approach to your Oxbridge university application. We are also available for virtual Consultations with clients for whom this is more convenient.

Register online and one of our Oxbridge-graduate Consultants will be in touch to arrange your next steps.

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Hear From Our School Partners

 

"At Cardiff Sixth Form College, one of the cornerstones of our provision is that we 'demand and deliver excellence'. Our partnership with Oxbridge Applications, is a wonderful example of this, with expert guidance provided for our students and expert training provided for our staff in the pursuit of the highest university ambitions."

Gareth Collier, Principal, Cardiff Sixth Form College

"Oxbridge Applications have offered an invaluable service in supplementing Marlborough College's programme of preparation for Oxbridge admissions tests and interviews. Their bespoke approach is flexible but robust, and has offered our pupils greater exposure to admissions test papers and interviews. The quality of their tutors always impresses our pupils, whose feedback is consistently positive."

Andrew Oxburgh, Head of Oxbridge, Marlborough College

"We have been really happy with the way Oxbridge Applications have helped to guide our students through the demands of the application process, providing high quality feedback and support at all stages."

Ruth Lexton, Head of Oxbridge, Wellington College

“Thank you so much for the interview day today. The students were nervous (which is normal) but they all commented on just how interesting and stimulating the interviews were. They all commented on the professionalism of the tutors, and they all learned a lot from the experience. They will certainly be more confident and prepared for any Oxbridge interviews that they might face in the future. Thank you again for a wonderful event!! We look forward to working with you again in the future!"

Peter Sullivan, British School of Madrid

“Another great day and the students, as ever, got a huge amount out of it. We hope to see you next year!”

Ed Lamb, Davenport High School

I just wanted to let you know the wonderful news that [student] has received an offer! I have no doubt that the two interviews with you played a massively vital role in securing this offer and wish to offer my most profound gratitude. Your patient and kindly approach really settled his nerves and he performed superbly well in his interviews with Cambridge. A huge "thank you" to Alison and Alicia for all of your help.

House Mistress at King's Ely School

We’ve had Oxbridge Applications help us for eight years. Efficiency, quality and adaptability are what recommend them to us, and they are consistently rated ‘outstanding’ by the pupils.

Guy Nobes, Marlborough College

Can I just say a huge thank you to you and your team. You have been amazing. The amount and quality of support has been phenomenal and we are incredibly grateful.

Nick Berman, Future Academies

Thank you so much for this afternoon with our Year 12s - the session was really useful and the feedback has been great.

Jane Collier, Head of University Advice, Hurtwood House

“Aspirational, inspirational and thought-provoking; OA provided expert advice whilst engaging in an engaging and accessible manner. Absolutely hit the spot. Thank you!”

Susan Gower, Director of Sixth Form Experience, Croydon High School

Are you a teacher? Email [email protected] to find out how we can support you.

School Partner

Andrew Oxburgh, Marlborough College 

"Oxbridge Applications have offered an invaluable service in supplementing Marlborough College’s programme of preparation for Oxbridge admissions tests and interviews. Their bespoke approach is flexible but robust, and has offered our pupils greater exposure to admissions test papers and interviews. The quality of their tutors always impresses our pupils, whose feedback is consistently positive."

School Partner

Julia Johnson, Emanuel School

“Thank you again - from my point of view, the remote interviews worked really well. It was good to have access to a larger number of tutors, to give all the pupils two interviews, and for me to be able to drop in on them too. I was particularly impressed with Alison's interviewing! Really helpful!

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School Partner

Terry McDermott, Surbiton High School

“I have used Oxbridge Applications with many students over the years and have found them to be excellent. They have contributed to innovations in our Oxbridge support which has seen our Oxbridge offers at Surbiton High triple in recent years when most independent schools are seeing their offers go in the opposite direction. I am happy to use their services year after year."


We have been leading the way since 1999 as the trusted in-house Oxbridge applications support to many of the UK’s highest-achieving schools


Our Consultative Partners

Our Oxbridge Events Are
Led By Admissions Tutors From Oxford &
Cambridge

“By the end of a course like this, one can see very clearly the extra confidence participants have achieved”
- Barry Webb, Former Oxford Admissions Tutor

Our preparation events give students that first taste of what it’s like to live, breathe, and - most importantly - think like an Oxbridge student.

Along with their subject-specific tutorials and mock interviews, students receive interviews from former Oxbridge admissions tutors, who have assessed hundreds of students in the real thing.

Send us an email at [email protected] to discuss our events.

Our World-Famous "Banana Book"

So you want to go to Oxbridge?

First hitting the shelves in 1999, our seminal work on
how to prepare for your Oxbridge Application has
since been published many times and is in its seventh
edition.

We compile the key findings from our annual research
into a single, practical handbook.

Find the hardcopy version in Blackwells, Waterstones, or on Amazon, or get the free eBook version right here.

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Our Oxbridge-graduate consultants are available between 9.00 am – 5.00 pm from Monday to Friday, with additional evening availability when requested.

Oxbridge Applications, 58 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ


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