Competitive Courses Programme

At Cobham 6th we challenge our students to aim high and provide the support and inspiration they need to reach their full potential. Our Competitive Courses Programme supports top performing students to apply to the most competitive courses such as Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine and academic courses at top Russell Group universities  including Oxford and Cambridge. 

Opportunities to do this include lectures, workshops, research groups, wider reading, competitions, practical tasks and enrichment opportunities. This wider knowledge and understanding will help you to stand out from the crowd when making applications to elite destinations.

Raising Aspirations

• Visits arranged to Oxford and/or Cambridge Colleges

• Notification of Oxbridge/MDV outreach courses/webinars

Support with applications

•  Support when booking and preparing for admissions tests

• One-to-one support in preparing for the application

• Help obtaining relevant work experience in your subject area

• One-to-one discussion and feedback on your  UCAS personal statement 

• Interview preparation

Extra Curricular Opportunities

• UK Maths Challenge

• Biology, Physics and Chemistry Olympiads

• Oxford Big Think Competition

• Royal Society of Chemistry Analyst Challenge (practical competition)

• Debating competitions (e.g. Great Debate and Oxford Schools Debating Competition)

• Extra curricular time devoted to super-curricular activities, discussing and debating big questions from all academic areas to improve confidence and public speaking skills