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Step-by-step support

Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to our mission and we offer free step-by-step support to anyone who is considering applying to Oxford.

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Prospective students walking. Copyright © University of Oxford Images / John Cairns

For the best free support with your Oxford application, follow these steps.

It's really not as complicated as you might think and we are here to help! 

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Have you heard about UNIQ?

Discover our completely free flagship outreach programme for UK state-school students in Year 12 (England and Wales), Year 13 (Northern Ireland) or S5 (Scotland). Offering sustained support to students with strong academic potential and good grades currently underrepresented at Oxford, UNIQ gives extra advice and guidance on preparation for university through a sustained contact programme and residential.

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Coming from abroad?

Will you need a visa? Do you need to meet our English Language requirements? Today, one third of our students, including 20% of undergraduates, are international citizens and come from over 170 countries. Our admissions process is the same for all applicants but if you are coming from abroad you may find our guidance for international students particularly useful. 

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Help your teachers understand what you need to succeed

If you are applying whilst still in education, we recommend asking the teacher supporting your application and writing your UCAS reference to sign up to About Oxford, our newsletter for teachers, so that they too are kept up to date with our admissions news.

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