<p>Hello! I am very much interested in going to the Oxbridge Academic program at Oxford University, the Oxford prep program to be precise, as I am currently a freshman in high school. I am in love with the idea of majoring in international affairs and minoring in either creative writing or photography. However, the only way I would be able to attend this amazing program is through a scholarship; a full ride actually. I plan on trying for the academic excellence and Model UN scholarships. But, there is a problem. I was in a special program at a high school for 7th and 8th grade where I managed to maintain a 5.0 GPA until I encountered honors geometry. I received a B both semesters bringing my GPA to a 4.86 despite working my absolute hardest. Now, I have a B in honors trigonometry that is almost an A and A's in all of my other classes (including an AP human geography course). I am hoping for straight A's by the end of the semester but I am worried it will be much too late to submit my scholarship forms then. The end of the semester is right at the end of January and the deadline is around March 2nd. Should I wait until after finals to see how my grades play out or send it soon? Also, if I get straight A's this semester, how do my odds look for getting a scholarship? I play violin in three orchestras, play volleyball and lacrosse, write in my spare time, and have even started my own club this year. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Hi b1gdreams. </p>
<p>There are a small number of scholarships, but there are no defined criteria, nor any indication of how many scholarships are available. There is no way for anybody here to give a meaningful guess as to your chances. Either way, I wouldn’t eat yourself up with worry about your B in math.</p>
<p>Be aware that the Oxbridge Academic program is, like many academic summer programs, a for-profit business that rents space from famous universities for the summer. Oxford is a beautiful place, and it is true that some of the teachers do teach at Oxford as well- but I suspect that it is a minority. But the programs are basically expensive summer camps. That doesn’t mean that you can’t have a great time. It doesn’t mean that you won’t learn anything. But it isn’t “Oxford”. </p>
<p>You sound as if you are genuinely excited about the opportunity- which is the only good reason to do it. Specifically, be clear that it will not help <em>at all</em> with college admissions when that time rolls around. The competitive colleges are very clear about this. </p>
Hi! I don’t even know if you check this anymore haha… but if you do see this, are you going to end up going? I’d love to meet other people going to the program. 