Members of staff, alumni, and parents of Fettes College have once again supported local applicants to Oxford and Cambridge.

Over the last two weeks, 53 practice Oxbridge interviews have been scheduled for students from Boroughmuir High School, Broughton High School, Currie Community High School, Firrhill High School, Holy Rood RC High School, James Gillespie’s High School, Portobello High School, Queensferry High School, St Dunstan’s College, St Mungo’s, Trinity Academy, Tynecastle High School, and Fettes College.

History was the most popular course with seven applicants, Engineering had six and Maths five, as well as applicants for Architecture, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Classics, Computer Science, Economics, French and Linguistics, Modern Languages, Geography, Politics, PPE, HSPS, Japanese, Law, Medicine, Music, and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences. .

Students found their practice interviews both informative and helpful, exploring and testing their academic credentials and ensuring their skills of communication were optimised.

Camilla Smith, Teacher of Classics and Oxbridge Coordinator at Fettes College, said, ‘With candidates already starting to receive invitations to interview, preparation is key. At Fettes, we were delighted to support interview practice for the 30 applicants from other High Schools and for our own 23 applicants from Fettes College. I am incredibly grateful to all the Fettes parents, Old Fettesians, and members of the Fettes academic staff and their contacts for generously offering up their time and expertise, particularly staff who have offered ongoing support for candidates from other schools. I hope all the candidates will work on their feedback in their continued preparation and that this experience has given them the confidence to be at their best on interview day.’