
Umran’s curiosity on topics such as black holes was sparked at a young age and she was given the opportunity to explore these topics in greater detail as part of our NCS Project X (Physics), which exposes students to first year undergraduate material. Umran took advantage of all the academic enrichment the NCS provides and with the support of our staff, Umran made competitive applications to some of UK’s leading universities. Umran will now be heading to the University of Cambridge to carry with her love of learning Physics.
“The NCS is an environment where you learn to grow. You learn to become the best person that you absolutely can be. It’s just been the best environment that I could have ever chosen.”
He built up his knowledge of the application process and prepared for his SAT entrance exams, by attending our free week long summer SAT workshop. We also took Lennox to visit the Ivies in Boston and New York as part of our specific Ivy League Preparation Programme. It was an experience that filled him with inspiration and his applications were so successful that he secured offers from both MIT and Princeton, the latter is where he will be continuing his studies on a full scholarship of $320,000.
“The support The NCS gives us overall for our education is really quite amazing.”
Alongside work experience at the Royal London Hospital, the NCS Med School also arranged for her to see the world of research at Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Heath. She now plans to have a career working as a surgeon and will be concentrating hard on her studies at the University of Oxford
“The NCS Med School is absolutely amazing! They help with every single step of the medical application process.”
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Amongst the work experiences the NCS Med School arranged for Juanita, her placements in NHS hospitals helped her see first hand the difference she could make in the world of medicine. She’ll now be continuing her studies at the University of Cambridge.
“The NCS provides opportunities for whatever career path you want to go down. And that really helped me to decide that medicine was right for me.”
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One of the things that supported her make a compelling and competitive application was the expert preparation we provide for the UCAT and BMAT entrance exams in addition to the numerous mock interviews we hold. In part this includes free access to rich resources, which for Med School students includes the Medify online library.
Khadjiah will now be following her dream by studying at UCL
“As someone that wants to go into medicine, The NCS is the perfect place to be because they provide a lot of extra support.”
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She used the opportunities that The NCS provides students with to build her confidence and overall skillset. She found her studies enjoyable and prospects of securing an Oxbridge offer improve dramatically due to our specialists guidance, especially the Oxbridge Supervision Sessions that helped grow her critical thinking skills. Dayna will continue to discover what her future will hold at the University of Cambridge.
“I didn’t feel I received as much academic support at my previous grammar school. At NCS there was so much support from the teachers for the students, I felt the support at NCS was unmatched.”
He also used all the Code Breaking and Emerging Talent Programme opportunities that we provide to help improve his soft and presentation skills to increase his chances of standing out at university and in his chosen industry.
He enjoyed his many visits to financial institutions in the city where he saw first hand how he could put into practice his deep love of mathematics. Jai will continue his studies at LSE.
“The professional skills that I’ve gained at The NCS are as important as the academic scheme of work. They’ll put me in the right environment when I compete against very like minded students.”
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Catherine joined The NCS from Sir John Cass Redcoat and soon found her teachers displayed nothing but love for the subjects that they teach. She found it infectious and soon developed her own passion for Physics.
Encouraged by NCS staff, she gained the confidence to apply to Ivy League universities – something she admits wasn’t something she thought was possible two years ago. Our Elite University Preparation Programme gave her the knowledge to sit the American SAT exams and the skills to have an accomplished interview as part of her application.
She will be continuing to study the sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) In America.
“The NCS encourages us all to shoot higher than we would have done previously. It’s been a fantastic environment for me academically.”
Earlier this year we were visited by the team from the Good Schools Guide, the notable publication that’s written by educational experts, for parents.
Below are a few quotes from their report on the work we’re doing to raise student ambitions and affect social mobility in our community.
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