Victoria Ayodeji is a recent Cambridge geography Graduate. She was the only person from her school cohort to receive an offer from Oxbridge

Victoria has spent the last 5 years speaking, mentoring and advocating on behalf of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to overcome barriers to higher education.

During her time at university, she was nationally recognised with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Student Social Mobility Awards and Most recently she received the prestigious McKinsey Achievement Award for 2021.

In this episode, Victoria and Josie discuss all things Gap years, university and the importance of education!

Useful links from Victoria:

Sutton Trust

InsideUni

Zero Gravity

Project Access

Target Oxbridge

IntoUniversity

Career Ready

Jack Petchey Foundation

Taking Up Space book interview she did for the Cambridge student newspaper, Varsity: https://www.varsity.co.uk/interviews/18215

Gap year panel she did with the organisation InsideUni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4kS_Y_73Vc&t=16s

Gap year opportunities: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/gap-year/gap-year-opportunities

Gap year video I with her  friend Drew who is a Law Graduate from Robinson College, Cambridge:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTUpT-RNmJM&t=0s

Victoria's Black Ballard article: https://blackballad.co.uk/views-voices/how-i-planned-a-life-changing-gap-year?listIds=5b5f1f6edb9c1ace614b73a0

Gap year video by YouTuber Ibz Mo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3bjo4p1Xc4&t=0s

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