Oxbridge Application Help

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Does anyone have any personal experience of paying what seem to be extortionate amounts for using Oxbridge Application support packages from private firms? I would be very interested to know if anyone has used these and found them useful and worth the money. I have a very academic son, marked as Oxbridge material by his school, but he is likely to need assistance in preparing himself for the interview/application process. We have no experience of this and his state secondary offer limited and rather lacklustre support it seems. We want to support him in the best way we can but money isn't plentiful so would like to spend it wisely. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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In my view the main benefit of the paid for services is in building confidence. There are many practise interview courses available if you cannot arrange this through the school. We did not use any paid for service but I can see that they would help marginal candidates.

All Cambridge colleges do a lot of outreach but have links to specific parts of the country. Contact any Cambridge college and they should be able to say which college links to your area. Then contact their access person and arrange for someone to visit your child's school.