Personal experiences

"one of the best weeks of my life...The week surpassed all of my expectations of university life..."

"No-one in my family has ever been to university, but through my week..., I have gained the courage to achieve my dream of going" Alison Groves, Nottingham 2003

"The week exceeded my expectations in many different ways, from the warm welcome to the challenging lectures and problems to solve." Ashley Adams, Cambridge 2003

"This course not only convinced me to apply to Oxford and to read archaeology and anthropology but also gave me invaluable insight into the interview process. Whereas other friends of mine ... found the interviews daunting, I felt slightly more at ease primarily due to the fact that I had already spent a week there. Although the interviews were not easy, I felt able to cope with them, having been briefed about what to expect by the tutors on the Sutton Trust course." Lucy Brown, Oxford 2003

"Your Summer School has given me the confidence to apply by reassuring me that I will fit in having made so many friends during the week I spent there." Emily Chuter, Cambridge 2003