A first class degree used to be genuinely rare. Today, roughly one in three UK graduates leaves university with one. This guide examines what changed, why it matters, and what it means for students applying to the most selective universities in the country.
Super curricular activities are the clearest signal an Oxbridge applicant can send that their interest in a subject runs deeper than the syllabus. For students targeting the top UK universities, understanding what they are and how to build them deliberately can be the difference between an application that merely qualifies and one that impresses.
There are over 100 universities in the UK, but there is one select group of 24 that are considered not only the best in the UK but some of the best in the whole world. In this guide, we’ll learn about the Russell Group and it’s prestigious universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London and more.
A first class honours degree is the highest academic achievement in the UK university system, but what does it actually take to get one? We analyse the data, including findings from a nine-year study, to reveal what actually predicts a first.
King’s College London received thousands of undergraduate applications in the most recent admissions cycle, but your odds of getting in vary enormously depending on what you apply for. This guide breaks down KCL’s acceptance rate using the latest official admissions data, from the overall picture right down to individual courses.
The University of Cambridge is consistently ranked among the very best places in the world to study Architecture. But getting in is a different challenge entirely — one that goes well beyond simply meeting the minimum grade threshold.
