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Oxbridge Applications

Preparing students since 1999

 

Established in 1999, Oxbridge Applications is the unequivocal leader in preparing students to apply to Oxford and Cambridge. Discuss your individual situation with our Oxbridge-graduate advisors.

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Fast-track your preparation. Book a Private Consultation and step into the New Year with your best foot forward. Navigate your path to Oxbridge with confidence.

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Applying in 2024 or beyond?

Starting your application early gives you the greatest chance of success. Applying in 2024? Get started as soon as possible to maximise your chances.

Future applicant? Our consultants provide tailored advice to students from the age of 14.

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Begin your Oxbridge Application journey. With over 25 years' experience, we know first-hand the importance of time and preparation.

Our Private Oxbridge Consultations provide in-depth evaluation, strategy and next steps to achieve results.

Consultations are suitable for those aged 14 upwards. They can take place online, or at our central London offices.

Following the meeting, to further aid independent preparation, personalised feedback is sent with a 'Course Report' for each degree under consideration and further resources recommended by our specialist subject mentors.

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For over 25 years, Oxbridge Applications has been the unequivocal leader in preparing students to apply to Oxford and Cambridge.
Since 1999, we have led original research into the admissions process, and we offer the data and insights we collect to students through 1:1 consultancy, personal statement guidance, mock testing & interviewing, and industry-leading resources. We are also home to the largest network of vetted Oxbridge graduate tutors anywhere in the world - over 2,000 - enabling us to offer the highest quality and subject specificity standards.

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Our offices are situated next to St. James’ Park in Central London, just off Pall Mall.
We invite potential applicants to our offices for a Private Consultation, taking a personalised approach to your Oxbridge university application. We are also available for virtual Consultations with clients for whom this is more convenient.
Register online and one of our Oxbridge-graduate Consultants will be in touch to arrange your next steps.

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Why We Are Oxbridge Consulting Experts

Founded in 1999

Oxbridge Applications is the oldest Oxbridge consultancy in the world.

2,000 tutors

Over time, we've built an impressive network of vetted Oxbridge graduate tutors in the world.

25 years

We provide over two decades of data-driven, industry-leading research into Oxbridge admissions to deliver quality application support.


3,000 mock-interviews

We conducted 3000 subject-specific mock interviews in 2020 alone

The Premier Service

Our world-renown Premier Service is our highest level of support, where we work with over 200 students each year.

Admission Test Tuition

We offer quality admission test tuition packages to help candidates strengthen their application and increase their chances of acceptance.


300+ schools

We support our school partners with comprehensive Oxbridge applications provision every year. Learn more about Oxbridge school support and Oxbridge tuition.

65+ Oxford & Cambridge Courses

We have vetted, trained Oxbridge-graduate tutors in all of them.

7 editions

Our published guide to Oxbridge preparation, the world-famous “Banana Book”, is updated annually.

Call our experts for a free initial consultation on +44 (0) 20 7499 2394 to answer your questions and begin your application journey.

Hear Our Recent Testimonials

It's refreshing to receive a 5 star service where reality meets expectations. You have all been exceptional individually, as has the programme and level of pastoral and academic care and intensity.

Premier Service Parent

Oxbridge Applications was indispensable in helping our daughter get into Oxford. Alicia Luba in particular was outstanding. She is highly professional, very friendly and patient, and we are grateful to her for preparing our daughter for this incredible opportunity. Highly recommended!

Parent, 2022

Excellent and very straight forward, practical advice from Alicia which has been incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!

Parent, 2022

“We hired OA to help us navigate the UCAS application as we were applying from the US and were unfamiliar with the process. Theo Boyce worked with our son and he was admitted with unconditional offers to almost all the universities he applied to. He helped with course selection, interview prep, guidance on the personal statement. Despite the time difference meetings were easily arranged and emails answered within seconds. We are incredibly impressed with the service we received and cannot recommend OA enough! The premier package was an excellent resource and our son would not be in the situation of choosing between such highly ranked, world renowned universities. We did not think this was possible coming out of a public school in Florida! They even advised the schools guidance counselor what highly selective universities look for in the letter of recommendation. One university head of admissions even wrote back to the guidance counselor that the letter of recommendation was exemplary for contextual information about the applicant. Well worth the investment !"

Premier Service Parent, 2022

“As a parent of a successful applicant to her chosen Cambridge College I would recommend OA as a must for any prospective Oxbridge applicant . The Premier Service provided a bespoke series of learning opportunities and interview practice which thoroughly prepared our daughter for the unique challenges of the Oxbridge process . Thank you so much to all the professional , motivated and caring OA team."

Premier Service Parent, 2022

 

"We would like to thank you for all the help and support you provided her: she would not have made it without the hours of tutoring and interview preparation that your program offers. We’re glad she embarked on this journey with you and we will not hesitate to get in touch again for further assistance if needed. We will wholeheartedly recommend your program to other students."

Premier Service Parent, 2021

"Thank you very much for your advice and support - even though we are at the beginning of the journey, I’ve already had the most professional help. You have already become a trusted advisor! Initially, we were not even considering Engineering and it was your suggestion to try it. You were right, he is completely set on it now, no doubts."

Premier Service Parent, 2021

“I wanted to say thank you for your support in the preparation for the assessment and interview at Cambridge. I believe that the programme really helped with his confidence and performance. Clearly we are in the hands of the university now. Thank you for your good work and professionalism - it's been a real learning experience, and here's hoping to a positive outcome."

Premier Service Parent, 2021

"THANK YOU for the great job you have all done in preparing -- for her Cambridge application and interview which finally happened yesterday. I don't believe that she could have been better prepared. It was still tough, as I think it always is, but she worked extremely hard and the rest is out of our hands now!"

Premier Service Parent, 2021

"Thank you so much for all of the help from Oxbridge Application and without this I will not be able to get to the place I am now. I cannot express my gratitude in words but thank you so much. I hope you are having a wonderful day."

Premier Service Student, 2022

"I received an offer from Cambridge yesterday to read Law. I just wanted to thank you so much for all your help and guidance throughout this application process. It has been invaluable."

Bespoke Support Package Student, 2021

Our Oxbridge Events Are
Led By Admissions Tutors From Oxford &
Cambridge

“By the end of a course like this, one can see very clearly the extra confidence participants have achieved”
- Barry Webb, Former Oxford Admissions Tutor

Our preparation events give students that first taste of what it’s like to live, breathe, and - most importantly - think like an Oxbridge student.

Along with their subject-specific tutorials and mock interviews, students receive interviews from former Oxbridge admissions tutors, who have assessed hundreds of students in the real thing.

Send us an email at [email protected] to discuss our events.

Our World-Famous "Banana Book"

So you want to go to Oxbridge?

First hitting the shelves in 1999, our seminal work on
how to prepare for your Oxbridge Application has
since been published many times and is in its seventh
edition.

We compile the key findings from our annual research
into a single, practical handbook.

Find the hardcopy version in Blackwells, Waterstones, or on Amazon, or get the free eBook version right here.

Hear From Our School Partners

 

"At Cardiff Sixth Form College, one of the cornerstones of our provision is that we 'demand and deliver excellence'. Our partnership with Oxbridge Applications, is a wonderful example of this, with expert guidance provided for our students and expert training provided for our staff in the pursuit of the highest university ambitions."

Gareth Collier, Principal, Cardiff Sixth Form College

"Oxbridge Applications have offered an invaluable service in supplementing Marlborough College's programme of preparation for Oxbridge admissions tests and interviews. Their bespoke approach is flexible but robust, and has offered our pupils greater exposure to admissions test papers and interviews. The quality of their tutors always impresses our pupils, whose feedback is consistently positive."

Andrew Oxburgh, Head of Oxbridge, Marlborough College

"We have been really happy with the way Oxbridge Applications have helped to guide our students through the demands of the application process, providing high quality feedback and support at all stages."

Ruth Lexton, Head of Oxbridge, Wellington College

“Thank you so much for the interview day today. The students were nervous (which is normal) but they all commented on just how interesting and stimulating the interviews were. They all commented on the professionalism of the tutors, and they all learned a lot from the experience. They will certainly be more confident and prepared for any Oxbridge interviews that they might face in the future. Thank you again for a wonderful event!! We look forward to working with you again in the future!"

Peter Sullivan, British School of Madrid

“Another great day and the students, as ever, got a huge amount out of it. We hope to see you next year!”

Ed Lamb, Davenport High School

I just wanted to let you know the wonderful news that [student] has received an offer! I have no doubt that the two interviews with you played a massively vital role in securing this offer and wish to offer my most profound gratitude. Your patient and kindly approach really settled his nerves and he performed superbly well in his interviews with Cambridge. A huge "thank you" to Alison and Alicia for all of your help.

House Mistress at King's Ely School

We’ve had Oxbridge Applications help us for eight years. Efficiency, quality and adaptability are what recommend them to us, and they are consistently rated ‘outstanding’ by the pupils.

Guy Nobes, Marlborough College

Can I just say a huge thank you to you and your team. You have been amazing. The amount and quality of support has been phenomenal and we are incredibly grateful.

Nick Berman, Future Academies

Thank you so much for this afternoon with our Year 12s - the session was really useful and the feedback has been great.

Jane Collier, Head of University Advice, Hurtwood House

“Aspirational, inspirational and thought-provoking; OA provided expert advice whilst engaging in an engaging and accessible manner. Absolutely hit the spot. Thank you!”

Susan Gower, Director of Sixth Form Experience, Croydon High School

School Partner

Andrew Oxburgh, Marlborough College 

"Oxbridge Applications have offered an invaluable service in supplementing Marlborough College’s programme of preparation for Oxbridge admissions tests and interviews. Their bespoke approach is flexible but robust, and has offered our pupils greater exposure to admissions test papers and interviews. The quality of their tutors always impresses our pupils, whose feedback is consistently positive."

School Partner

Julia Johnson, Emanuel School

“Thank you again - from my point of view, the remote interviews worked really well. It was good to have access to a larger number of tutors, to give all the pupils two interviews, and for me to be able to drop in on them too. I was particularly impressed with Alison's interviewing! Really helpful!

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School Partner

Terry McDermott, Surbiton High School

“I have used Oxbridge Applications with many students over the years and have found them to be excellent. They have contributed to innovations in our Oxbridge support which has seen our Oxbridge offers at Surbiton High triple in recent years when most independent schools are seeing their offers go in the opposite direction. I am happy to use their services year after year."

Are you a teacher? Email [email protected] to find out how we can support you.

We have been leading the way since 1999 as the trusted in-house Oxbridge applications support to many of the UK’s highest-achieving schools

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Our Consultative Team

Theo Boyce
Head of Oxbridge Applications, MA Cantab

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Alicia Luba
Director of Dukes Consultancy, Oxbridge Applications, MA Oxon

Alison Bissell

Alison Bissell
International Business Development Director , MA Oxon

Sofia Radaelli
Programmes Manager, MA Oxon

Thomas Moon
Consultancy Manager, University of Cambridge

Jane Benett

Jane Bennett-Rees
Former Admissions Researcher, University of Cambridge

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Dr Glenn Hawkins
Managing Dirctor, Dukes Education

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Prof Mark Bailey
Managing Director, Dukes Education

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William Russell
Senior Advisor, Dukes Education

David Goodhew
Senior Advisor, Dukes Education

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Senior Advisor, Dukes Education

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Senior Advisor, Dukes Education


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Our Oxbridge-graduate consultants are available between 9.00 am – 5.00 pm from Monday to Friday, with additional evening availability when requested.

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