Admissions

Undergraduate Admissions

The strongest applications are built years before submission.

The admissions landscape

Undergraduate selection is now decided by evidence built over years.

Oxford, Cambridge, the UK G5 and the Ivy League reject far more qualified applicants than they admit. Across A-level, IB, AP and other global pathways, grades establish eligibility; distinction comes from subject direction, academic evidence, admissions test performance and interview readiness.

40%+
OXBRIDGE & IVY LEAGUE OFFER RATE

Among undergraduate applicants targeting these institutions

78%+
UK G5 & US TOP 30 OFFER RATE

Among undergraduate applicants targeting these institutions

99%+
QS TOP 100 OFFER RATE

Among submitted undergraduate applications

Global admissions systems

Undergraduate admissions
across eight systems.

The same eight systems apply at undergraduate level. Testing regimes, interview formats and application deadlines differ system by system, so the candidacy is designed for the systems the family is actually targeting.

Destinations

United Kingdom · United States · Hong Kong · Singapore

Canada · Australia · New Zealand · Ireland

Undergraduate, master's and doctoral candidacies are advised across all eight systems — geographic coverage is a firm-wide capability, never a stage-specific one.

Strategic workstreams

What the strategy involves

These are stage-specific areas of advisory work delivered through Avandy's five-stage methodology.

  1. 01

    Subject & course positioning

    Define academic direction, course fit and target-university strategy.

  2. 02

    Academic profile development

    Build subject depth through super-curricular study, research, competitions, academic projects and admissions test preparation.

  3. 03

    Application narrative & written materials

    Translate academic development into Personal Statements, Common App Personal Essays, Supplemental Essays and other written application materials required by each admissions system.

  4. 04

    Interview & assessment preparation

    Prepare for selective university interviews and other academic assessment formats.

Areas of guidance

  • Subject direction and course fit
  • Super-curricular development
  • Admissions test preparation
  • Interview preparation

Students & families

A strategic consultation.

A review of the student's academic profile, target universities and admissions pathway.

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Schools & partners

A school partnership consultation.

Tell us about your curriculum, cohort, principal university destinations and current guidance provision. We will begin by understanding the school's priorities before discussing the appropriate next step.

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