Oxbridge Hopes with Early Offers

Following a record-breaking year at Solihull Sixth Form College for Higher Education applications, university offers are starting to arrive, including offers to study at the top institutions in the country.

Two students met with College Principal Martin Sullivan this week to discuss receiving Oxbridge offers. Dan Martin has been successful in getting an offer from Queens' College at the University of Cambridge to study German and ab initio Russian. Meanwhile Eliza Hamid has an offer for Biology at Somerville College at the University of Oxford.

Dan Martin came to the College from King Edward’s School Birmingham to study A levels in German, History and Politics and believes this offer is an extra motivation to do well in his examinations this summer. He said:

"I am extremely pleased to receive an offer. I applied to Cambridge because it’s the best university in the world for modern foreign languages. The application process was very stressful, with multiple different stages to worry about, but I received lots of support from staff at College. This offer has given me motivation to study hard in the final months of Year 13 to secure my place at Cambridge."

For Eliza Hamid, a former Queensbridge School student, her A level studies include Biology, Chemistry and Geology. She explained the process she went through to get her offer.

"I was fortunate enough to not have to sit an entrance exam and that made things less difficult than I imagined they would be. I had support with my Personal Statement and an interview exchange and I did lots of super-curricular activities such as watching documentaries and attending a summer school to help prepare me. The pressure is on to achieve my grades, but I think a degree at Oxford would open many options for my future career."

College Principal Martin Sullivan, himself a former Oxford graduate, spoke to the students about their offers and wishes them luck for their summer examinations.

"Getting an Oxbridge offer is a big achievement and I hope our learners are as proud of themselves as I am of them. I wish them the very best of luck in their examinations this summer and I hope I will get an opportunity to celebrate with them on Results Day.

"Many of our young people are still waiting to hear what offers they get from university. We had 1,047 applications made this year and I'm proud of all of our students for the hard work they put into those applications while also juggling their A level, BTEC or T level studies. I know there is still a lot of hard work to do, but I have every faith that if they stay focussed, they will achieve their dreams."

13 February 2025