Oxbridge OVs Visit

Thank you so much to OVs Charlie Mackintosh (Cr 13-20) and Becky Ye (S 16-23), who spoke with the current King’s Oxbridge candidates and offered words of advice and encouragement, as well as inspiring those in the Lower Years.

Themselves both students at Oxford University, Charlie and Becky joined the 19 King’s Oxbridge candidates on a Teams Call to go through some of the finer details of the interview process and help with tips and words of encouragement. Becky then returned to school to see Hon OVs Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head, Revd Dr Mark Dorsett and Mrs Catriona Rees in the RP department to chat about her first term as a Philosophy and Theology student at Keble College, Oxford. During her visit, Becky spoke with Ronan’s Upper Remove GCSE class about Oxford University and how to start preparing early!

Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head (Hon OV), who supports the King’s Oxbridge candidates, added, “It was great to see Charlie and Becky, Charlie at the end of his Oxford career and Becky just beginning. The Upper Remove were wowed by Becky’s tales of life at Keble, which sounded to them a lot like Hogwarts. I think she gave them a good sense of what can await our younger pupils if they work hard and set their aspirations high.”

Current pupils are always so grateful to OVs who give can advice about life beyond King’s. If you can offer words of advice and support to current pupils, then please do get in touch with us via alumni@ksw.org.uk