In our latest episode, Ellis is joined by recent History graduate Bradley to talk about his experience as a state educated northerner at Oxford - stay tuned to find out about him discussing fake Russian kings in the History Aptitude Test, the North East Trap, and his role as JCR Access Officer. You don't want to miss it! 

Timestamps:

00:20 – Bradley, would you like to introduce yourself?

00:39 – Would you like to start by telling us a bit about your background? 

01:48 – Why did you want to study history? 

03:05 – Would you say there’s some kind of hesitation in encouraging state school students to apply to Oxford? 

05:15 – How did you find the application process as a whole? 

08:22 – Did you get any Oxford-specific support e.g. mock interviews? 

16:41 – If you were going to go through the applications process again, is there anything that you’d do differently? 

20:29 – Would you say you suffered from imposter syndrome? 

25:15 – Can you tell us about your role of JCR Access Officer? 

29:44 – How do you think Oxford can improve inclusivity for state school applicants? 

32:40 – What advice would you give to people from the north who want to apply to Oxford?