UK & OXBRIDGE · UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
We’ll help you choose courses, deepen your interests, and prepare for applications and interviews. Wherever you are starting, we can work out a useful next step together.
Arrange your free introduction45 minutes with your proposed mentor. A personalized plan by email afterward.
Explore how we can help
Radcliffe Camera · Hassocks5489 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
OUR STUDENTS’ UK OFFERS
HELP THAT MEETS YOU WHERE YOU ARE
You might be exploring subjects or already working toward an interview. We’ll help you see what matters now and build from there.
COURSE CHOICE
We compare what you would actually learn, check subject requirements, and talk through the parts that interest you. Your other UK choices deserve the same care as Oxford or Cambridge.
A shortlist that connects course content, your qualifications, teaching style, and affordability.
SUBJECT EXPLORATION
A book, a problem, or something you notice in everyday life can be a starting point. We help you explore further and explain what changed your understanding.
A manageable reading, problem-solving, or project plan, with conversations about what you learn.
APPLICATION PREPARATION
We check what your courses ask for and help you organise the preparation. For submitted schoolwork, we help you select a suitable piece, follow the instructions, and prepare to discuss it.
A course-specific calendar, feedback on your UCAS responses, and a plan for required tests or written work.
INTERVIEW PRACTICE
We help you explain your first approach, work through a follow-up question, and recognise when to rethink an assumption. You can ask questions and make another attempt.
Practice discussions with feedback on your reasoning, explanations, and response to new information.
TRY THIS WITH TWO COURSES
Open two course pages and make a note for each row. Bring the gaps and questions to our conversation.
| What to compare | What to note for each course |
|---|---|
| What you would study | Two first-year topics you would enjoy exploring. |
| Your preparation | Required subjects and grades, plus any gaps to check. |
| How you would learn | The teaching format and how your work is assessed. |
| The full cost | Tuition, living costs, and funding you could apply for. |
For undergraduate entry, you generally cannot apply to both in the same UCAS cycle. Compare the actual courses before deciding.
Oxford’s application guidance (opens in a new tab)The questions cover motivation, preparation through your studies, and preparation outside formal education. We help you choose examples that explain your interest and learning.
Read the three UCAS questions (opens in a new tab)Requirements depend on the course. Test registration can close before the application deadline, so check the current cycle before building your calendar.
WHAT A MENTORING CONVERSATION CAN DO
You do not need a finished answer before a conversation is worthwhile. We can use a reading, a problem, or an early idea to explore how you think.
We ask follow-up questions, help you notice gaps, and give feedback on your explanation. You leave with something specific to investigate or practise next.
The example here explores a social-science question. The reading or problem would reflect your own subject.
Try Oxford’s free interview examples (opens in a new tab)Could higher public-transport fares help fund a better service?
“Who might benefit, and who might find it harder to travel?”
What would you need to know about fares, passengers, and service quality before reaching a view?
Write down one claim, one assumption behind it, and one piece of evidence that might change your mind.
FREE GUIDES TO HELP YOU GET STARTED
Oxford’s tutorials and Cambridge’s supervisions both make room for small-group discussion. Our guides help you look at courses, preparation, costs, and everyday learning.
Explore tutorials, subject requirements, admissions tests, and what to prepare for a discussion.
Explore the Oxford guideBodleian Library · Honcques Laus / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Understand supervisions, course preparation, the extra application form, and funding.
Explore the Cambridge guideKing’s College Chapel · Andreas Praefcke / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Resized and cropped.
Use these guides at your own pace. You do not need to become a client to benefit from them.
Compare U.S. and UK studyPrepare for Oxford and Cambridge interviewsPlan your GCSE and A-level yearsPlan your IB yearsTWO STUDENTS, DIFFERENT CHOICES
These anonymized journeys show how preparation and a careful comparison of options can help you decide where to study.
FINAL CHOICE · OXFORDP.N. · HISTORY AND POLITICS
We helped him prepare historical arguments, select written work, and discuss sources and counterarguments. He compared tutorial learning with the U.S. courses on his list.
Radcliffe Camera · Hassocks5489 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
FINAL CHOICE · IMPERIALG.S. · PHYSICS
We helped him explain what he learned from a detector project that kept failing and practise talking through unfamiliar problems. He compared courses, laboratories, and family costs.
Queen’s Tower and Central Library · Shadowssettle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped.
PEOPLE ON YOUR SIDE
We carefully select mentors who listen, offer honest feedback, and help you feel comfortable asking questions. One lead mentor gets to know you and guides your work.
How we choose and match mentors
Our team has guided students of different ages and stages. Their careers span technology, finance, consulting, education, and government at leading companies and institutions.
Bring your questions to a free 45-minute introduction with your proposed mentor. We’ll listen, talk through your options, and send you a personalized plan by email. No scare tactics and no pressure to sign up: we’ll tell you honestly what we think, even if that means pointing you somewhere else.
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