Three Oxbridge hopefuls are in high spirits following the news they will be off to Cambridge in September thanks to their fantastic set of A Level results.
Head Boy Geordie Cheetham was awarded three A* grades in History, French and Maths; Head Girl Virginia Barbour achieved three A* grades in History, Politics and Theatre Studies; and Sam Meston achieved A* grades in German and Philosophy and an A grade in Biology.
Both Geordie and Sam are heading to St John’s College and Virginia will attend King’s College. However, in a twist of fate, both Geordie and Virginia will study History and Politics.
“Everyone laughed when they found out both the Head Boy and Head Girl were applying to the same place to study the same course!” said Virginia. “In fact, no one expected me to apply to Cambridge and with all of the uncertainty following the cancellation of the exams I thought I might have to resit – I even kept all of my study books in my car just in case. I’ve always loved history and I’m really passionate about politics, but I’d originally intended to study acting – Cambridge offers so many acting opportunities so it seems like it will be a great fit for me. Now I just have to tackle the huge reading list!”
Geordie is also looking forward to the extracurricular opportunities available at Cambridge.
“The great thing about Cambridge – and university in general – is all of the opportunities available for us to do different things outside of our studies. I’ve always loved sport and Dame Allan’s is great for the amount of co-curricular activities it offers – during my time at the Schools I’ve been involved in cross-country and this year captained the Sixth Form 2nd football team. Everyone has asked if I’ll get involved in the boat race. I don’t think I’d be any good, but I’d definitely give it a go!”
All three students are in agreement about the importance of aiming high and being willing to ‘give it a go’.
“Cambridge is a strong choice for so many subjects and degrees so, when looking at university choices, I just wanted to try for the very best.” said Sam. “I’ve always been interested in different cultures, East Asia and China in particular. Over the past two years it has become a bit of an obsession, but there’s such a wealth of things to learn so I’m looking forward to September.”
We wish them all the best as they embark on their next big adventure.