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University applications and destinations

It is traditionally the case at Haberdashers’ that every Sixth Former secures a university offer. 

Students are showing a growing interest in the US universities and in the past few years we have sent to Harvard, Stanford, Chicago, Columbia, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Rhode Island School of Design and the University of North Carolina.

Advice and guidance concerning the transition from Haberdashers’ to higher education starts in Year 9 when our students make their option choices for GCSE/IGCSE. This continues into Year 10 as students are encouraged to take the Morrisby Profile and receive specialist guidance regarding which A Level subject combinations to offer at application to university. Students interested in applying to US universities are encouraged to begin their research in the Middle School.

Preparation for university application begins in September for Lower Sixth students and their parents with addresses covering preparation for application to competitive courses at competitive universities. Students are allocated a subject adviser who directs their university application.

When the students return to school following the AS examinations we run the “UCAS Conference” with personal statement and interview skills workshops, presentation skills workshops and the first mock university interview. 

A June Higher Education evening allows students and their parents to engage with university admissions tutors. Following the submission of their application in the Autumn term the students take advantage of an extensive admissions test preparation and mock interview programme.

Year Oxford offers Cambridge offers Total offers Offers taken
2021 7 8 15 15
2020 8 13 21 21
2019 10 15 25 24
2018 10 20 30 28
2017 19 19 38 35
2016 12 24 36 33
2015 13 26 39 35
2014 9 28 37 37
2013 16 30 46 44
2012 8 23 31 28
2011 13 24 37 35
2010 16 22 38 36
2009 12 14 26 25
2008 17 19 36 34
2007 18 19 37 36
2006 18 25 43 38
2005 13 19 32 32
2004 15 12 27 27