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Selected candidacies, organised by admissions stage and entry year.
A curated library of verified Avandy outcome records, organised by admissions stage and entry year. Each entry sets out the anonymised academic profile, target programme, university outcome and recorded areas of Avandy support.
The outcomes shown represent a selected set of documented Avandy cases. Additional verified outcomes are added to the library on an ongoing basis.
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2023 Entry
University of Warwick — MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
Positioned systematic research-methods training as the central academic need.
- Academic background
- BA Broadcasting and Hosting Arts
- Academic profile
- Average 86.5/100; perceptive analysis of class and gender inequality in media, with limited prior training in quantitative sociology and qualitative methodology.
- Target programme
- MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
Admissions highlights
Positioned systematic research-methods training as the central academic need. Converted social observations into a design combining survey statistics and qualitative interviews.
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University of Warwick — MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
2023 Entry
University of Warwick — MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
Introduced causal-inference and social-statistics models into the academic narrative.
- Academic background
- BA Social Work
- Academic profile
- Average 85.8/100; substantial community-service and fieldwork experience, with limited quantitative analysis of labour-market inequality.
- Target programme
- MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
Admissions highlights
Introduced causal-inference and social-statistics models into the academic narrative. Reframed social-work practice as a quantitative research agenda on labour-market inequality.
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University of Warwick — MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
2023 Entry
University of Warwick — MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
Aligned the application with Warwick's research-methods curriculum.
- Academic background
- BA Political Science and Public Administration
- Academic profile
- Average 87.2/100; strong grounding in political philosophy and public policy, with limited interdisciplinary mixed-methods training.
- Target programme
- MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
Admissions highlights
Aligned the application with Warwick's research-methods curriculum. Demonstrated how mixed methods could be applied to the evaluation of redistributive policy.
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University of Warwick — MA Social Inequalities and Research Methods
2023 Entry
University of Cambridge — MPhil in Management
Applied systems thinking from engineering to the analysis of management problems.
- Academic background
- BEng Mechanical Engineering
- Academic profile
- GPA 3.89/4.0; strong engineering reasoning and no prior business degree; the initial motivation was framed too broadly around a move into consulting.
- Target programme
- MPhil in Management
Admissions highlights
Applied systems thinking from engineering to the analysis of management problems. Demonstrated transferable strengths in abstraction, structured reasoning and commercial analysis.
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University of Cambridge — MPhil in Management
2022 Entry
University of Cambridge — MPhil in Economic Research
Prioritised advanced microeconomics, game theory and econometrics, including DID, RDD and instrumental variables.
- Academic background
- BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
- Academic profile
- First Class (79/100) and GRE Quantitative 170; a strong academic profile whose initial narrative gave disproportionate weight to hedge-fund and investment-banking internships.
- Target programme
- MPhil in Economic Research
Admissions highlights
Prioritised advanced microeconomics, game theory and econometrics, including DID, RDD and instrumental variables. Reworked the statement around research questions rather than commercial internship experience.
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University of Cambridge — MPhil in Economic Research
2023 Entry
University of Cambridge — MPhil in Sociology
Built a coherent design combining fieldwork and quantitative regression.
- Academic background
- BA Sociology
- Academic profile
- GPA 3.83/4.0; perceptive field observation, but the initial writing lacked a rigorous political-economy and quantitative-regression framework.
- Target programme
- MPhil in Sociology
Admissions highlights
Built a coherent design combining fieldwork and quantitative regression. Used political economy to analyse relationships between social class and industrial change.
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University of Cambridge — MPhil in Sociology
2023 Entry
University of Cambridge — MASt in Mathematical Statistics
Demonstrated advanced understanding of high-dimensional stochastic processes and Bayesian computation.
- Academic background
- BSc Mathematics
- Academic profile
- First Class (88/100), with scores above 90 in probability and measure theory; needed to distinguish the application beyond grades in a highly selective field.
- Target programme
- MASt in Mathematical Statistics
Admissions highlights
Demonstrated advanced understanding of high-dimensional stochastic processes and Bayesian computation. Used independent mathematical reasoning to evidence readiness for Cambridge's intensive theoretical training.
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University of Cambridge — MASt in Mathematical Statistics
2023 Entry
University of Cambridge — MASt in Applied Mathematics
Analysed computational models in fluid mechanics and partial differential equations.
- Academic background
- BSc Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Academic profile
- GPA 3.92/4.0 with outstanding results in partial differential equations and fluid mechanics; needed to show independent derivation of advanced mathematical and physical models.
- Target programme
- MASt in Applied Mathematics
Admissions highlights
Analysed computational models in fluid mechanics and partial differential equations. Used the statement to evidence independent derivation and rigorous mathematical reasoning.
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University of Cambridge — MASt in Applied Mathematics
2023 Entry
University of Oxford — MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Introduced institutional economics and comparative-politics frameworks.
- Academic background
- BA International Relations
- Academic profile
- Average 88.5/100; strong awareness of diplomacy and international politics, with limited use of institutional-economics models to analyse industrial policy and local governance.
- Target programme
- MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Admissions highlights
Introduced institutional economics and comparative-politics frameworks. Developed a focused analysis of how industrial policy is transmitted through local governance.
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University of Oxford — MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
2023 Entry
University of Oxford — MSc in African Studies
Converted language and cultural knowledge into a research agenda on geopolitics and regional economic change.
- Academic background
- BA French
- Academic profile
- Average 89.0/100; strong French-language and regional-cultural knowledge, with limited formal training in area-studies methodology and geopolitical theory.
- Target programme
- MSc in African Studies
Admissions highlights
Converted language and cultural knowledge into a research agenda on geopolitics and regional economic change. Integrated primary-language sources with a global-history framework.
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University of Oxford — MSc in African Studies
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