I went to Oxford University. It’s a daunting process but if you’re very good at your subject, can blag an interview and ace your A levels its not too hard.

I disagree with the chap above, you need the mystique of Oxford and the air of elite pretention and academic snobbery. If you’re good enough to get to interview you damned well better be a snob about it and be confident of you haven’t got a chance in hell of getting in, let alone surviving the place.

uch nonsense is talked about Oxford and Cambridge. If you decide to apply, it is important to de-mystify the process and be as down to earth as possible in your reasoning. Vague ideas about privilege, dreaming spires and punting on the river are fine and dandy, but peripheral. What will get you into Oxbridge is a good brain, an ability to perform well under pressure, and (at least as important as either of the above) very careful planning. You will need to have a precise understanding of a) what course you wish to study and b) if you have chosen a particular college, what the reasons are for your choice.

I went to Trinity College, Dublin, founded in 1592. It wasn’t difficult for me. Been Irish. Mind you had the grades to be accepted there.