EXETER College has announced that an outstanding student from Bude has been offered a place to study at Cambridge starting in 2018, one of a record breaking 24 students holding offers for Oxford and Cambridge.

Linus Uhlig has been offered a place to study History and Politics at Cambridge.

A total of 17 students have been offered places at Oxford and seven at Cambridge in a diverse range of subjects from Medicine to Law.

An outstanding five students were offered places to study Medicine at either Oxford or Cambridge, two of the most sought after medical programmes in the country.

The successful students are from a variety of schools. A remarkable 71% of students from Exeter College who were invited to interview were successful in being offered a place, far above the national average.

Linus, previously of Budehaven Community School, said: “I feel both privileged and thrilled to be have been offered a place at Cambridge to study subjects I enjoy.

“Everyone at college who helped me with the process was incredibly supportive and I found their advice really valuable. I think Exeter College gave me the best chance of success and I’m enormously grateful for that.”

John Laramy, principal and CEO of Exeter College said: “I would like to congratulate the students who have received offers from Oxbridge, some of the most hotly contested university places in the country. The 24 student offers include five for Medicine, which is remarkable.

“This is a new record for Exeter College and shows the academic pedigree of the college and the calibre of students who choose to continue their studies at Exeter College from right across the region, with some students travelling up to two hours each way to attend the college.

“This exceptional outcome shows the combined impact of great students, working with excellent staff in an outstanding college. Across the college, students’ progression to university, further study and employment demonstrates the effectiveness of both our dedicated Oxbridge support and wider progression advice.

“In the current environment, when social mobility is at the top of the education agenda, I think as a state funded, non-selective sixth form provider, we can confidently say that Exeter College is doing its best to support student ambition.”

As an Ofsted Outstanding college, Exeter College is focused on delivering exceptional teaching and learning to support learners to fulfil their potential.

To find out more about applying to start with us this September 2018 and to apply, visit: www.exe-coll.ac.uk