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Does Oxbridge care about extra-curriculars, like sport, in your personal statement?

It's not that Oxbridge doesn't care about extra-curriculars per se, but that they focus more on your academic interests and your passion for the course you're applying for. What they like to see is evidence ...
IT
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How can I prove to an Oxbridge college that I am the right applicant for them?

College selection is a really important part of the Oxbridge application process, and it is often downplayed by schools or the universities themselves. Off the bat, I'd like to emphasise that you open yourse...
AS
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How should I start with writing a personal statement for Medicine?

Hopefully by the point of writing a personal statement you'll have already been completing some work experience or volunteering work based in healthcare. Don't worry at all if you haven't got lots of experie...
HG
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How should I go about making my personal statement stand out from the piles of med school applications?

Many students become fixated on making their statement different and unique, often to the extent that they run the risk of seeming disingenuous or detracting from the core messages they wish to convey. This ...
MB
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What are the 5 stages of the Medical school Application?

Volunteering Work experience UKCAT/BMAT Personal Statement (UCAS) Interview Preparation (each is an extensive subject in itself but above provides a skeleton overview of whats ahead if you are about to start...
OW
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