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Cambridge from the Inside #47: State & Private School Applications | University of Cambridge

Stay tuned to hear Marcus, our Director of Admissions, discuss whether Cambridge has a bias towards school types. Our 'How will we assess your application?' podcast where Marcus and Siam go through lots of hypothetical situations, can be found in the link below:    • Cambridge from the Inside #19: How will we...   A list of topic discussions can be found below: 00:00 Introductions 01:30 Does the University of Cambridge have a preference between state school and private school applications? 02:00 What are state/maintained schools and independent/private schools? 05:10 How we don’t generalise applicants based on the school they’ve attended 09:40 What are the different types of state/maintained schools? 10:30 What are grammar schools? 13:45 What are sixth form colleges, and how are they different from grammar schools and comprehensive schools? 15:00 How has the number of applications from independent vs. maintained sector schools to Cambridge changed over time? 18:10 Where to find the Cambridge Admissions Statistics Reports for each academic year 23:00 Some people think that Cambridge is an elitist institution — is that true? Where does that idea come from? 29:00 Why has there been an increase in the proportion of students admitted to Cambridge from state/maintained schools? 37:20 If 94% of students in the UK attend state/maintained schools, why is the proportion of state/maintained students at Cambridge below 94%? 49:00 Marcus on students he’s taught and their backgrounds 53:30 Could an applicant make a strong application to Cambridge solely using the podcast as their research? 56:30 Why does the ratio of maintained vs. independent school acceptances differ between colleges? 01:01:30 Why does the ratio of maintained vs. independent school acceptances differ between subjects? 01:07:30 On cultural capital 01:12:30 Do all students who come from maintained schools come from comprehensive schools? 01:19:30 In an ideal world, would there be a correlation between school type and acceptance rate? 01:22:00 What advice do you have for students who feel discouraged when looking at the admissions data? 01:25:50 What Marcus’ school was like and his application to Cambridge Find the relevant webpages for the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford admissions statistics below: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.a.... https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/facts-and-...