Abingdon News No.40

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6 January 2016
University Choices
The STEM subjects have always been
a popular choice for Abingdon boys
to go on to study at university. This
year, as in most years, around 40% of
all the subjects chosen were science,
technology, engineering or maths
related. Economics, Business and
Management are also favoured.
Medicine figures prominently amongst
vocational courses; for the rest, there
is a wide distribution across the social
sciences and humanities.
Consistently popular universities, after
Oxford and Cambridge, are Exeter,
Bristol and Durham and increasingly
preferred are Manchester, Cardiff and
King’s College London. This year,
the media made much of the Russell
Group universities chasing applicants
but this is very course dependent
and it’s still the case that the most
competitive courses at competitive
universities, such as Imperial and the
LSE, do not participate in Clearing and
remain strict in demanding that offers
be fully met.
There are many excellent courses at
leading universities outside the Russell
Group – Bath University being a prime
example. League tables and Russell
Group membership should only be
considered amongst a whole range of
factors when deciding where to study –
the course content and delivery being
the most important. Over recent years
there has been much talk of studying
abroad and we have seen an increase
in interest and places won, but the
actual number of boys who take up the
opportunity has not risen significantly.
Each year we have boys who study at
leading institutions outside the UCAS
system including in recent years the
Royal Academy of Music and RADA.
Abingdon has been praised in ISI
Inspections for the quality of advice
and support provided by the School’s
Careers Department. Andrew
Swarbrick is the University Applications
Co-ordinator supported by James
Hallinan for Oxbridge applications, Ben
Whitworth for Medicine, Dentistry and
Veterinary Science and Nicola King for
US applications. Further details www.
Bangor
Zoology with Herpetology
Bath
Architecture
Economics and
Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Modern Languages
Birmingham
Business Management
Computer Systems
Engineering
Drama and Theatre Arts
Materials Engineering
Medicine
Social Policy
Bristol
Chemistry
English (2)
Medicine
Physics and Philosophy
Brunel
Product design
Cambridge
Computer Science
History (2)
Music
Cardiff
Biomedical Sciences
(Neuroscience)
Business Economics
Business Management
Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics and
Philosophy
Medical Pharmacology
Physiotherapy
Durham
Earth Sciences
General Engineering
Geography
History
Modern Languages
and Cultures
Natural Sciences
Philosophy
Edinburgh
Chemistry with
Materials Chemistry
Economics and
Economic History
Spanish and History
Exeter
Business Economics
Combined Honours
Economics
English
Geography (3)
History
History and Spanish
Management with
Marketing
Mechanical Engineering
Medicine
Modern Languages
PPE
Glasgow
Computing Science
Product Design
Engineering
Goldsmiths London
English and Drama
Heriot-Watt
Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College
London
Biology
Biomedical Science
Biomedical Science
with Management
Chemistry
Materials Science
and Engineering (2)
Mechanical Engineering
Keele
Economics and Politics
Kent
Business and
Management
King’s College
London
Economics and
Management
English
Film Studies
Geography (2)
History
International
Development
Law
Philosophy
Leeds
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Cultural and
Media Studies
Film Studies and French
Leicester
Geography (2)
Law
Liverpool
Geography
Medical Chemistry
and Pharmacology
Loughborough
Drama
Geography
Product Design
and Technology
London School of
Economics
Economics (2)
Law
Manchester
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry (2)
Geography
Integrated Science
Management
Materials Science
and Engineering (2)
Neuroscience
Newcastle
Accounting and Finance
Computer Science
Economics and
Business Management
History
Mechanical Engineering
Northumbria
International Business
with Spanish
Nottingham
Contemporary
Chinese Studies
Economics
Environmental Biology
Environmental Science
Modern Languages
with Business
Neuroscience
Pharmacy
Nottingham Trent
Real Estate
Oxford
Chemistry
Classics (3)
Economics and
Management
Engineering
Geography
Law
Modern Languages
PPE
Oxford Brookes
Art Foundation
Portsmouth
Engineering and
Technology
Queen Mary’s London
Business Management
Computer Science
Medicine - 2017
Reading
Business and
Management
English Literature
and German
Royal Academy of
Music
Composition
Royal Holloway
Economics
Sheffield
Business Management
Civil Engineering
Geography
History
Medicine
Politics
Southampton
Medicine (2)
St Mary’s London
Criminology and
Sociology
Swansea
Business Management
University College
London
Classics
Computer Science
Economics
Mechanical Engineering
Warwick
Economics
Law
Sociology
York
Electronic Engineering
History
Overseas
Charles University,
Prague
Princeton, USA
University of British
Columbia, Canada
University of
Pennsylvania, USA
Williams College, USA
Abingdon University Destinations 2015
* Numbers in brackets refer to the number of boys studying that course if more than one.