What should a year 10 be doing for Uni requirements

UK universities no longer place much or any weight on extra-curriculars- it's much easier to have grade 8 viola when you have parents who can pay for viola lessons or to have volunteered for charity every weekend when you don't have to help out caring for an unwell parent or younger siblings, so giving places based on extra-curriculars is another barrier for deprived kids. Which is obviously not to say that your daughter shouldn't be doing them- they're valuable in themselves.

US universities, on the other hand, definitely want them.

Does she have any idea what she wants to read? If she's keen to start thinking about it all now, doing something subject-specific might be useful for her statement and for her ability and enjoyment- so if she's thinking about maths, join maths club, do the UKMT challenges etc; if she's interested in history, join a club, start reading outside the syllabus etc etc. But in Y10 it's fine if she doesn't know and just focuses on getting good GCSEs and doing the things that she finds interesting and enjoyable.

I know she is only year 10 but I know they have to prove commitment to things.

Honestly, they really don't. Interest is subject is all. DofE, sport, music - irrelevant.

I think time is better spent researching her favoured uni’s and what the lecturers in her chosen subject specialise in and researching that do she can same something about what interests her what she has learnt or would like to learn. Many lecturers have written books, have podcasts etc, research so look into that rather than grade 8 on violin. That’s my advice

Unless you are considering US universities where you will need to have a great CV of extra curricular activities. They look at not only your skills but what you do with them. So playing an instrument is all well and good but are you part of an orchestra or band, or “give back” with it by performing at nursing homes etc.

In the U.K. so long as you can show there’s a bit more to you than academics and you have balance in your life then you’re fine.

To be honest I don’t think most universities care about extra curricular! You basically get a couple of lines to include it at the end of your personal statement which should be mostly about why you are applying for the particular subject you are. She’d be better off doing things related to the subject. E.g she wants to study Geography for example. What Geography books has she read and what has she learnt from them, podcasts she has listened to , places she has been related to that etc. You only get so many words in the PS so sentences about DoE or whatever will need to be edited out!

Honest answer? Universities aren't interested in D of E, even medical schools. They aren't as interested in extra curricular activities as schools would have you believe.

Universities want stellar grades above anything else. That said, any work experience or community volunteering is good, and if she is interested in medicine/vetmed she needs to get experience in those areas - volunteering/working with animals or medical setting.

It depends which university she wants to go to. Bog standard university she is already doing enough.