Tag: a level
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From the East Midlands to Edinburgh: Riveen prepares for life at university
Picture the scene. It’s 14 August 2025 and the room is buzzing with excited yet nervous A level students, eagerly awaiting their results. Amongst the crowds at Ashfield School in Kirkby In Ashfield are 20 students enrolled on The Access Project, along with their University Access Officer, Clare. One of these students is Riveen. Applying… Read more
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The pathway to Cambridge: The Access Project student on her way to a top uni
It’s Freshers’ Week up and down the country and many of our student alumni are using this time to get to know their new university, check out the opportunities on offer and make new, possibly lifelong, friendships. Beril, an alum of The Access Project, sat her A levels in the summer of 2023 and achieved… Read more
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Celebrating A level success and preparing for university
As university students across the country are preparing for the start of term, we talk to two of our alumni who are about to start brand new degree courses in the capital. Laura is looking forward to LSE Laura got a four As in her A levels and is heading to the London School of… Read more
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Ridwan is going to study Dentistry at King’s and wants to “remove any stigma towards dentistry as a whole.”
Ridwan grew up in a South Asian family in London, where he attended Chelsea Academy. On A level results day, Ridwan has secured a place at King’s College London to study Dentistry, getting an incredible three A*s! He is on the path to become “the kind of dentist that can help as many people as… Read more
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Our students beat the odds on A level results day to secure places at leading universities
Beating the odds In the UK today disadvantaged young people are five times less likely to go to a top university than their more advantaged peers. This year we see the first “normal” results day since the pandemic hit in early 2020. However, results this year are expected to be lower and education specialists are… Read more