Sevenoaks students continue to pursue diverse higher education pathways , in the UK and internationally , based on their suitability and personal fit .
Of our UK university applicants , 97 per cent gained a place at their firm or insurance choice . Twenty-three students are heading to Cambridge ( 8 ) or Oxford ( 15 ), while 64 are going to London colleges , including 26 to UCL .
While the number of Russell Group and Oxbridge places remain reasonably steady , more students than ever before have chosen to focus on international universities and on UK universities which offer work placement and study abroad opportunities . Over 20 per cent of the cohort will attend university in the US , Canada , Europe or another international destination . This reflects the global outlook of our students and their aspirations .
Our US offers this year have been especially impressive , with 45 students taking up a university place in the US or Canada . Two have been offered prestigious merit scholarships – one to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain Scholar and the other at Davidson College as a Belk Scholar . These scholarships offer full tuition and board , as well as fully funded summer opportunities . Both students had to compete in a rigorous multi-stage interview process which culminated in on-campus interview weekends at their respective colleges in the US in order to be chosen for these scholarships .
We have 18 students joining an Ivy League institution , with at least one student placed at every Ivy League school : Brown , Harvard , Princeton , two to Cornell , two to Dartmouth , three to Columbia , four to UPenn and four to Yale .
But the Ivy League , while well known internationally , is not the only marker of success in the US admissions process . Students will also take up places at other highly selective institutions such as Duke , Georgetown , NYU , Chicago and Notre Dame and at Liberal Arts colleges such as Claremont McKenna , Bowdoin and Barnard . Beyond North America , students will be attending universities in Hong Kong , the Netherlands , France , Italy , Germany , Spain and Switzerland including dual degrees – with two students taking the Sciences Po ( France ) and Columbia ( US ) dual degree and one the UCL ( UK ) and University of Hong Kong ( HK ) Law and LLB Law dual degree .
We are also delighted that for the first time we have three students taking up places on highly competitive and sought-after degree apprenticeships , combining lucrative paid work with university study at Morgan Stanley , Amazon and Bank of America .
Our university entry this year is a tremendous record of achievement . The department aims to offer every student the best level of individually tailored support and advice and we are delighted to witness a growing breadth of aspiration amongst our students . We wish all our new undergraduates every success in their higher education and future careers .
Wendy Heydorn , Director of Higher Education
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