St Catharine's College is collaborating with Brasenose College (University of Oxford) to deliver a series of free webinars in 2023 for Year 12 (or equivalent e.g. S5) students at state schools in the UK.
Liza Zhabina and Joe Organ (outreach staff at the two Colleges) will be delivering sessions with Oxbridge academics and students to:
- Introduce life and learning at Oxbridge
- Dispel common myths about the two universities and address prospective students' concerns
- Give in-depth guidance on the Oxbridge application process
- Provide strategies for looking after mental wellbeing
- Give insights into studying subject(s) of interest at university
- Provide information on and opportunities for subject exploration outside of the curriculum, including taster lectures and Q&As
Please see this page for more information about how we run our webinars.
Upcoming webinars
Personal Statement Workshops | June 2023
How do you build up a personal statement? What does a typical Oxbridge personal statement look like?
We will run two sessions looking in depth at real recent examples of personal statements - critically evaluating them and then asking attendees to discuss ideas for their own draft paragraphs. Current Oxbridge students will reflect on and provide insights from their own personal statement writing experiences. This webinar is aimed at students applying to Oxford, Cambridge or other selective universities.
Arts & Humanities subjects: Tuesday 6th June, 6pm | Sign-up here
Science subjects: Wednesday 7th June, 6pm | Sign-up here
Medicine Taster Afternoon | 26 June 2023
Are you interested in studying Medicine at Cambridge University? If so, come along to our Medicine Taster Afternoon to hear from staff & students about the course. Professor Stefan Marciniak will start off by talking about admissions to Cambridge and how students can best prepare themselves for applying. We will then hear from current students about the pre-clinical and clinical portions of the course. Students will have the chance to ask questions about the course and admissions at the end of the session. Come along to ask your burning questions and hear all about the Medicine at Cambridge.
The structure of the webinar will be as follows:
15:30-16:00: Admissions Talk by Medicine Fellow Professor Stefan Marciniak
16.00-16:15: Talk about pre-clinical studies at Cambridge University
16:15-16:30: Talk about Clinical years at Cambridge University
16:30-17:00: Q+A with admissions staff and current students
Sign-up here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_glTGvM6USvOy_CuESqaICw
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Webinar recordings
These are recordings from the 2021-22 webinar series.
Introducing Oxbridge | Recording available here
Subject Exploration Webinar | Recording available here
Sciences Personal Statement Workshop | Recording available here
Humanities Taster Lecture (Philosophy: What Physics Cannot Do) | Recording available here
Managing Mental Wellbeing while preparing for University Applications | Recording available here
Student life session | Recording available here Access Passcode: N1wP!x#v
Contact
If you have any questions about this event, please email:
- Liza Zhabina, Schools Liaison Officer (St Catharine's, Cambridge): slo@caths.cam.ac.uk
- Joe Organ, Schools Liaison Officer (Brasenose College, Oxford): joe.organ@bnc.ox.ac.uk
