Gateway Programme

Mentorship and support to make your transition from school to university seamless. The Gateway Programme will help shape you into the best version of yourself for £1,000.

Bi-Monthly Mentoring Sessions. You’ll receive bi-monthly one-to-one sessions with your mentor, working through a structured syllabus designed to help you get the most out of your higher education.

Weekly Group Sessions. You’ll continue to have access to UniAdmissions’ Enrichment sessions, enabling you to put your mentoring into practice.

Character Building & Personal Development. The Gateway Programme will ensure you make the most of your time at university and help you develop key life skills that you can use for your career and beyond.

Y12 January ⭢ Y13 January

PREMIUM PROGRAMME

The ultimate university application support for your Personal Statement, Admissions Test & Interviews.

Y13 January ⭢ 1st Semester University

YOU ARE HERE

GATEWAY PROGRAMME

6 sessions over your final year at school and your first semester at university.

YOUR TIME AT UNIVERSITY & BEYOND

  • Revision Strategy
  • Academic Thinking
  • Support With Exams
  • Improve Your Employability
  • Uni Workload Support
  • Exam Technique

Why enrol on to the Gateway Programme?

The Gateway Programme is available for students who have been offered a place at Oxford or Cambridge. Through the structured syllabus we aim to provide valuable mentorship to make you the very best version of yourself, and to take that into your remaining years at university.

MAXIMISE PRODUCTIVITY

Be taught how to effectively use your time in order to achieve your goals.

TARGETED ENRICHMENT

Become the well-rounded person employers are looking for.

REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

Your mentor will help you apply the skills your learn to your daily life.

What exactly will you cover in the Gateway Programme?

The Gatway Programme aims to soften the transition between school and university whilst giving you valuable skills to use inyour everyday life. Here’s a timeline of the Gateway Programme.

[y13] January – June

POTENTIAL FOCUS OF YOUR SESSIONS:

Helping you prepare for uni and beginning to touch on how will these techniques help you when it comes to exams. You'll go through the main differences between school and university.
Getting Started
Techniques for managing your reading. Ways to identifying and meet deadlines (you'll get actionable strategies to put in place) and how to ask questions.
Reading Lists & Assignments
You'll identify areas that you are struggling with, learn how to develop revision plans and work schedules to strengthen your skillset between terms.
Maintaining Momentum
How to collaborate with your peers and friends, sharing resources, discussing problems, avoiding plagiarism.
Work Groups
Methods for revising material from notes, books, VLEs, developing and sticking to a study plan, the difference between school and university examinations and how to succeed at both, integrating new material from the course into existing revision notes.
Preparing For Exams
Enthusiasm and work management in your first year, how to handle challenging assignments or topics, how to establish and maintain a work/life balance.
Getting Down To Work
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[y13 SUMMER] JULY – SEPTEMBER

POTENTIAL FOCUS OF YOUR SESSIONS:

How to take good notes, how to organise and manage your time, what to expect in halls, tips for settling in, and how to ask questions.
First term survival tips
UCAS and accepting offers, changed course offers, UCAS Adjustment service, exam reviews and appeals, preparing your move to your chosen university, going through the clearing process, organising student loans.
Exam results
How to get the most out of your university’s learning resources centre, including the value of library staff, working away from halls, planning out book borrowing (for in-demand texts).
Making The Most Of Libraries
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[UNI] OCTOBER – DECEMBER

POTENTIAL FOCUS OF YOUR SESSIONS:

Getting involved with university clubs, establishing yourself in university life, preparing to move out of halls.
Social Life
Identifying areas that you are particularly strong/interested in and using this to start working towards specialisations and second-year module choices, relaxing productively, keeping university material fresh in your mind, building confidence.
Specialisations
The jump from first to second-year; fast reading, project work, and independent study. How to set yourself up for success in second year during your first. How to work alone, and without supervision. Career planning.
Moving into second year
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"I can't thank my tutors enough. I got the Oxford offer I really wanted and I couldn't have done it without them!"
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Offers from Oxford, UCL & Lancaster

We work only with the best tutors

  • We select only the most driven and successful Oxbridge tutors to join our elite pool of professionals.
  • We only work with experienced, passionate tutors who have scored in the top 10% and shown a true passion for their subject.
  • We utilise challenging selection interviews to select personable, charismatic tutors who have natural teaching ability, as well as the academic brilliance that led them to Oxbridge.

How do we match these tutors to our students?

The secret lies in our propietary dedicated tutor management system, TutorMatch. This platform enables our tutors to generate a personal profile of their skills and expertise. This enables us to select the very best tutors out of those who apply. This system has a number of benefits for our students:

"I felt like I really got on with my tutors. Especially Orin, she was a godsend! Please pass on my thanks to her."
Ella
Offers from Cambridge, Edinburgh & Swansea

Fast, efficient process of tutor selection.

We select the best tutors from an already elite group, based on your subject and University preferences.

Transparency of investment: tutors produce reports after every session to monitor progress.

Automation and data analysis means we are constantly improving the process.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Gateway Programme is designed for Year 13 students who have been offered their university place.

The Programme aims to put students in the best possible position for their upcoming A-level exams, whilst giving them the skills they need to succeed at university and beyond.

All tutors are either current senior students, recent graduates or from a professional background. Our selection process ensures only the best tutors work for us, in roles most suited to their skill-sets.

UniAdmissions is commited to providing the highest quality service to you. If you are unhappy with your Programme at any point, you can contact your dedicated Programme Manager to arrange a new tutor and discuss any issues – we will do everything we can to keep you satisfied.

If you’re still unhappy with your Programme, we offer a 14-day cooling off period in which you can cancel and get a full refund, no questions asked.

Enrichment is all about improving students by expanding their knowledge and improving the skills that employers and university tutors seek.

Enrichment encompasses many different skills – we work with students to help them attain these skills and become the well-rounded candidate employers actively try to recruit.

The Gateway Programme is based on a structured syllabus, however, the lessons within the syllabus are customised completely to your individual needs and requirements.

If you feel you need support in one area, your tutor will focus on this area to ensure you are comfortable with it. Likewise, your tutor will identify areas for improvement and work with you to turn them into strengths.

UniAdmissions is the leading Oxbridge admissions company in the UK – this gives us a unique insight into the essential skills Oxford and Cambridge are looking for.

With years of experience in the industry and the best tutors available, we are able to support students in a way no other company can.

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