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enginring Prparatin

Taching:

Students receive 21 hours of teaching per week.

The course will rst consider the different streamsof Engineering. This will be interspersed with

information regarding the various offerings at

different UK universities. Students will then

prepare aspects of their application, working ontheir personal statement and interview technique.

Students will also discuss any relevant admissions /

aptitude tests with the teacher.

The course will include class visits to the colleges of

the University of Oxford.

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A full cultural and recreational programme is included.

Activities include museum tours, guest lectures andsummer sports. In the evenings, the programme

offers students parties, quiz nights and debates.

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Cach excursins:

Students will go on three coach excursions per two

weeks. Through these, they will explore places of

historic and cultural interest in the United Kingdom

such as London and Blenheim Palace.

Full information available atwww.xfrd-ryal.c.uk/nginring

The enginring Prparatin programme

is designed for students who have a passion

for the subject of Engineering, and who are

thinking of applying to study the subject at a

top UK university.

Engineering is an immensely broad eld, and this course

will introduce students to the variety of options available

at university level.

Students will consider mechanical, civil, electrical and

chemical engineering, discussing entrance requirements and

subject matter. Participants in the course will also prepare

specic elements of their application for the competitive

admissions processes of the top UK universities.

There will be time set aside for drafting personal statements,

selecting potential universities, and practising interviews.

This course is a two-week programme for uent Englishspeakers. There is a choice of dates in July 2013. Students

on the programme stay in Lady Margaret Hall - a college of

the University of Oxford.

Register online at

www.xfrd-ryal.c.uk/apply

FOR AGES 16-18

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Find out about Engineering as a degree

Interview and personal statement sessions

Course counsellors who are studying at topUK universities

Visits to Oxford Colleges

Exciting social events and excursions

Experience life as an undergraduate student

Discuss the challenges

facing the modern engineer

Improve your

interview technique

Spend 2-weeks living and studying with

students who share your ambitions and interests

Learn about the different options

for studying Engineering at University

Consider career

opportunities

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