Oxbridge Accelerate Program

Oxbridge Accelerate Program(Stage 2)
Oxbridge Accelerate Program
(Limited to students applying for Physics/Engineering/Natural Science/Mathematics of the University of Oxford or Cambridge in 2022)
Date:October, 15th - December 4th, 2023
Introduction
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, known collectively as Oxbridge, date back over 800 years and are the most famous centres of learning in the world. In 2021, around 46,000 applicants chasing 8,000 places at the two universities: Cambridge offered places to 4,245 out of their 22,788 applicants, whereas Oxford offered places to 3,555 out of 24,338 applicants, with an acceptance rate of only 14.6%.
The application process to Oxford and Cambridge is extremely challenging, not only requiring candidates to have the highest exam grades, but also to excel in admissions tests and tackle multiple interviews with leading professors, which are an important part of these two university’s selection process to examine aptitude rather than knowledge and help top universities distinguish excellent candidates from merely good ones.
ASDAN China has established the Oxbridge Accelerate program by inviting Oxbridge application experts from the UK. The program focuses on helping students identify and overcome their academic weaknesses and improve their potential when it is time to tackle the Oxbridge application.
Oxbridge Accelerate Program | Program Stage
Stage 1: Preparation for Oxbridge Entrance ( July - August)
Pinpointing majors and colleges
Students have the opportunity to gain a deeper insight into what living and studying at Oxford and Cambridge is like, an understanding of how colleges differ and the admission statistics for each, allowing them to target their application and decide on which will suit them best.
Entrance exams and Oxbridge thinking training
The program uses past admissions test questions and Physics Olympiad questions. Students will be immersed in the Oxbridge tutorial/supervision environment, and taught how to think and solve problems in an Oxbridge manner. Students will also be taught the correct strategy to approach and perform well in the admissions test (PAT/NSAA/ENGAA/MAT/STEP) and will be coached through problems.
Analysis of the main points of PS
The personal statement is a chance to show student’s potential to excel within the tutorial or supervision system. Students will have a completed and refined personal statement through individualised and expert support and written feedback.
Stage 2: Oxbridge Interview(October-December)
Oxbridge hopes to select students with high-level critical thinking and academic ability through rigorous interviews, and more importantly, select elite students who can better adapt to Oxbridge's unique teaching methods (tutorial system and debate-style) in the future.
Many Chinese applicants with strong academic strength fail to get the offer due to their lack of academic experience in the interview process. As a matter of fact, for Chinese students with a good academic foundation, as long as they go through targeted professional training, they will greatly improve the probability of winning the application. In the case of a similar standard performance level, excellent performance in the interview will be the key to get the offer!
Program Faculty

Dr. Anson Cheung

Dr. Stuart Hindle

Dr. Richard Freeland
Why us?
Experienced Mentors
Our tutors have a unique and insider insight into the Oxbridge and R5 admission processes. Our course leaders are all experienced and qualified teachers who have tutored many students successfully through this process in the past.
The teaching method is summed up by the mentors' 10 years of Oxbridge coaching experience. During the program, students will discuss various academic topics with their mentors, each topic has different complexity and coping styles. They will have an accurate Cambridge/Oxford academic experience, with a current Cambridge professor.
Unique Teaching Methods
Accurate selection
Students will be taught about the different courses on offer at Oxbridge to help them to decide on which will suit them best. Students will hear about how colleges differ and the admission statistics for each, allowing them to target their application.
We will use past admissions test questions, Physics Olympiad questions and other STEP-level problems. In the program students will develop independent problem solving, collaboration and communication skills.
Written test strategies
Personalized personal statement guidance
Students will have a completed and refined personal statement through individualised and expert support and written feedback.
The two-month program will emphasize the Oxbridge applicant's interview performance
on question responding, academic discussions and problem-solving. Students will
learn how to fully demonstrate clear thinking and academic strength under pressure.
This program will develop students' interview skills as well as help them adapt to the
future Oxbridge tutorial and debate teaching methods.
Focus on Oxbridge Interview
Program Structure
Program Structure
Stage
One
Choosing a course in Oxbridge
3 sessions
What are the entry and language requirements, how well do you have to perform in the entrance tests and what’s the best way to do well? What are the differences between different courses and which might suit you?
Personal statement feedback
2sessions
Groups of 4 pupils receiving feedback on their personal statement sent in before the start of the course.
Teaching session
4 sessions
Students will be taught the correct strategy to approach and perform well in the admissions test and will be coached through problems.
Guest lecture
4 sessions
A lecture from an Oxbridge or experienced teacher on their research area, Oxbridge university life and a question and answer session.
1V4 Tutorial session
15 sessions
Pupils in small groups (~4) and will talk through problems that they have attempted with the tutor, before moving on to more advanced problems.
Mock interview demonstration
1sessionPupils will be talked through an exemplar mock interview, and it will be pointed out to them what made the candidate successful.
Stage
Two
Module1: Oxbridge Application Lecture - 2 Sessions
One mentor who also acts as the pre-interviewer from the University of Cambridge will explain the application process and matters that need attention for students, and practice the interview process for students to experience the characteristics and atmosphere of the interview in advance.
Module2: 1V4 Topic Discuss & Practice - 14 Sessions
Two mentors carefully selected a series of topics to help students practice the high-frequency knowledge points and the thinking mode of key investigation in the interview.
Module3: 1V1 Mock Interview - 2 Sessions
Through 2 months of intensive training, students will learn how to face the high-pressure interview environment, and show their advantages to the interviewers in all aspects. The two mentors will conduct a 1V1 mock interview with the students through 2 sessions.
Module 4:Overall Personalized Guidance
After class, the two mentors will provide students with the whole process of the Oxbridge application and answer questions related to the program. During the program, students can
contact the mentor by email if they have any questions.
Subject
Stage
One
&
Stage
Two

Mathematics
Teaching content includes: calculus, algebra, functions and graphs, trigonometric functions and probability, etc.
Our Mathematics sessions will aim to improve the students' ability to tackle the most complex of mathematical problems that students could face at an Oxbridge admission test and interview with excellent strategy, confidence and clarity of communication.

Physics and Engineering and Natural Science
A wide range of studies, including mechanics, electromagnetism, optics and waves
Admissions mentors will be looking for students who have a good all-round intuition for physical phenomena and in their questions are very likely to focus on these core subject areas, which underlie Natural Science, Engineering and Physics courses. Students need to show that they have excellent written and oral communication, as well as being able to listen and respond quickly to feedback or correction from the admissions mentor. Our mechanics, electricity and waves sessions will help students to refine their use and understanding of key terminology and correct scientific vocabulary, alongside equipping students with a toolkit of strategies to choose from when approaching a problem, what to do when stuck and how to make a good impression overall at interview.
Program Schedule
China time | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4(Reading day) | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | |
10:00-14:00 | Independent work | Submit personal statement | Independent work | ||||
15:00-15:40 | Orientation
Welcomes and an introduction to Oxbridge |
1V4 Tutorial sessions | Independent work
Personal statement feedback session |
1V4 Tutorial sessions | |||
15:50-16:30 | Choosing a course in the Oxbridge | 1V4 Tutorial sessions | 1V4 Tutorial sessions | ||||
16:40-17:20 | Personal statement feedback session | Guest lecture | Personal statement feedback session | Guest lecture | Mock interview demonstration | ||
15:30-18:10 | Entry requirements, tests and strategy | 1V4 Tutorial sessions | 1V4 Tutorial sessions | Guest lecture | |||
18:20-19:00 | Teaching session | Teaching session | 1V4 Tutorial sessions | Closing remarks |
Arrangement | Date | Time |
Session 1 | October 15th | 15:30-16:00 Openning 16:00-17:30 or 17:40-19:10 |
Session 2 | October 16th | 16:00-17:30 or 17:40-19:10 |
Session 3 | October 23rd | 16:00-17:30 or 17:40-19:10 |
Session 4 | November 5th | 17:00-18:30 or 18:40-20:10 |
Session 5 | November 13th | 17:00-18:30 or 18:40-20:10 |
Session 6 | November 20th | 17:00-18:30 or 18:40-20:10 |
Session 7 | November 26th | 17:00-18:30 or 18:40-20:10 |
1V1Mock Interview | November 27th or December 3rd or December 4th | Any hour from 16:00-20:00 is available |
Oxbridge Accelerate Program | Program Moment
Program Information
Oxbridge Accelerate Program |Stage 1-Program Information
Date
July 31st – August 6th
Quota
- 1.Physics and Engineering and Natural Science: 20
- 2.Mathematics: 20
Registration Qualification
- Students who have won gold medals in various International Science and Engineering Competitions held by ASDAN China.
- Students who grade A or above in the EPQ program.
- Students who had or prepare to submit the application of University of Oxford or Cambridge, up to Standard Level Scores.
- Recommendation from the teachers (IELTS ≥ 7.0, TOEFL ≥ 100)
Oxbridge Accelerate Program |Stage 2-Program Information
Date
October - December
(* Subject to selection, registration opens in August)
Selection Process
- Sign up and complete the payment (100% of fees will be returned for a student who does not pass the entrance exam)
- Complete the entrance exam (online)
Other notifications
- A limited selection of students who are applying for Physics & Engineering & Natural Science & Mathematics majors of Oxbridge
- 2.Students can apply for any of the stages individually according to their needs
- Each student is required to have a computer with a camera and microphone (both Windows and MacOS), and students are required to turn on the camera throughout the course.
Oxbridge Accelerate Program |Stage 1- Information
Date
July 31st – August 6thQuota
- Physics and Engineering and Natural Science: 20
- Mathematics: 20
Registration Qualification
- Students who have won gold medals in various International Science and Engineering Competitions held by ASDAN China.
- Students who grade A or above in the EPQ program.
- Students who had or prepare to submit the application of University of Oxford or Cambridge, up to Standard Level Scores.
- Recommendation from the teachers (IELTS ≥ 7.0, TOEFL ≥ 100)
Oxbridge Accelerate Program |Stage 2-Information
Date
October - December * Subject to selection, registration opens in AugustSelection Process
- Sign up and complete the payment (100% of fees will be returned for a student who does not pass the entrance exam)
- Complete the entrance exam (online)