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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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2024 Entry
University of Alberta — BSc Computing Science and Mathematics
Focused the narrative on delivery of an AI algorithm project and its software architecture, with a measured connection to Alberta's work in reinforcement learning.
- Academic background
- UK A-levels: 2 A*s and 1 A in Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Computer Science
- Academic profile
- Mathematics score of 95/100; the initial statement needed clearer evidence of machine-learning pipelines and software-engineering practice.
- Target programme
- BSc Computing Science and Mathematics
Admissions highlights
Focused the narrative on delivery of an AI algorithm project and its software architecture, with a measured connection to Alberta's work in reinforcement learning.
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University of Alberta — BSc Computing Science and Mathematics
2024 Entry
University of Oxford — MChem Chemistry
Used rapid-response practice in quantum chemistry and thermodynamics to prepare for Oxford's tutorial-style academic discussion.
- Academic background
- A-levels: 4 A*s in Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Mathematics and Physics
- Academic profile
- Strong TSA and PAT performance, with interview preparation needed for unfamiliar physical, thermal and quantum-chemistry questions under time pressure.
- Target programme
- MChem Chemistry
Admissions highlights
Used rapid-response practice in quantum chemistry and thermodynamics to prepare for Oxford's tutorial-style academic discussion.
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University of Oxford — MChem Chemistry
2024 Entry
University of Oxford — MBiochem Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Reframed a school science placement around hypotheses in enzyme kinetics and structural biology to demonstrate readiness for Oxford's academic pace.
- Academic background
- UK A-levels: 4 A*s in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Further Mathematics
- Academic profile
- The initial statement relied heavily on textbook knowledge and did not yet demonstrate independent scientific hypothesis-building.
- Target programme
- MBiochem Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Admissions highlights
Reframed a school science placement around hypotheses in enzyme kinetics and structural biology to demonstrate readiness for Oxford's academic pace.
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University of Oxford — MBiochem Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
2024 Entry
Parsons School of Design at The New School — BFA Product Design
Added speculative-design research and circular-economy materials to give the product portfolio greater technical grounding.
- Academic background
- A-level Art and Design (A*AA)
- Academic profile
- Strong aesthetic judgement, while the initial portfolio needed CAD engineering models and ergonomic evidence.
- Target programme
- BFA Product Design
Admissions highlights
Added speculative-design research and circular-economy materials to give the product portfolio greater technical grounding.
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Parsons School of Design at The New School — BFA Product Design
2024 Entry
King's College London — PhD Culture, Media & Creative Industries
Applied Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital and platform-capitalism scholarship to build an academic proposal on digital creative labour.
- Academic background
- BA Media and MSc, King's College London
- Academic profile
- MSc Distinction. The initial proposal leaned towards commercial market analysis and needed stronger theory around digital-platform labour and cultural sociology.
- Target programme
- PhD Culture, Media & Creative Industries
Admissions highlights
Applied Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital and platform-capitalism scholarship to build an academic proposal on digital creative labour.
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King's College London — PhD Culture, Media & Creative Industries
2024 Entry
University of Cambridge — PhD in Education
Used propensity-score matching to examine how urban-rural educational-resource allocation affects social mobility and to clarify the causal assumptions.
- Academic background
- Undergraduate study at UCL IOE and an MPhil at Cambridge
- Academic profile
- MPhil Distinction. The proposal addressed educational inequality in rural China but needed a more developed quantitative design.
- Target programme
- PhD in Education
Admissions highlights
Used propensity-score matching to examine how urban-rural educational-resource allocation affects social mobility and to clarify the causal assumptions.
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University of Cambridge — PhD in Education
2024 Entry
University of Cambridge — PhD in Education
Combined Bourdieu's field theory with longitudinal survey data to create a mixed-methods framework and clearer alignment with prospective supervision.
- Academic background
- BA Education and MA Education
- Academic profile
- MA Distinction (75/100). The initial proposal relied chiefly on interviews and did not yet establish a mixed-methods design.
- Target programme
- PhD in Education
Admissions highlights
Combined Bourdieu's field theory with longitudinal survey data to create a mixed-methods framework and clearer alignment with prospective supervision.
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University of Cambridge — PhD in Education
2024 Entry
University of California San Diego — PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
Focused the proposal on hardware-software co-design for deep neural networks and VLSI acceleration, aligned with the target laboratory's research direction.
- Academic background
- BEng Computer Engineering and MS Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Academic profile
- UK First Class degree and one second-author IEEE paper. The proposal needed a more precise connection between the applicant's work and UC San Diego's hardware-acceleration research.
- Target programme
- PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
Admissions highlights
Focused the proposal on hardware-software co-design for deep neural networks and VLSI acceleration, aligned with the target laboratory's research direction.
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University of California San Diego — PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
2024 Entry
Carnegie Mellon University — PhD in Robotics
Combined model-predictive control with reinforcement learning for locomotion across complex, unstructured terrain.
- Academic background
- BEng Mechanical Engineering and MS Robotics
- Academic profile
- First Class (82/100) with strong C++ and ROS experience; the proposal needed a more developed control strategy for quadruped robots.
- Target programme
- PhD in Robotics
Admissions highlights
Combined model-predictive control with reinforcement learning for locomotion across complex, unstructured terrain.
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Carnegie Mellon University — PhD in Robotics
2024 Entry
University of Leeds — PhD in Biological Sciences
Developed a structural-biology research plan on changes in membrane proteomics, linked to relevant cryo-electron microscopy facilities at Leeds.
- Academic background
- BSc and MSc Biological Sciences
- Academic profile
- MSc Distinction. The initial proposal's proteomics hypothesis required sharper theoretical definition.
- Target programme
- PhD in Biological Sciences
Admissions highlights
Developed a structural-biology research plan on changes in membrane proteomics, linked to relevant cryo-electron microscopy facilities at Leeds.
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University of Leeds — PhD in Biological Sciences
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