22 Huish students have received offers to study highly competitive university courses; 9 students have secured places at Oxford or Cambridge, 10 have received offers from medical schools, and 3 have been successful in gaining places on veterinary science or medicine courses.
Huish is a state-funded sixth form college with boarding provision that is dedicated to supporting students in pursuing a wide range of progression pathways after college. This includes those setting their sights on competitive university courses across the UK and beyond.
Students who have secured places to study at the respected Oxford and Cambridge universities are Cormac Pickford (Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge), Emily Howells (Biology at Oxford), Evie Titley (Chemistry at St Anne’s College, Oxford), Grace Liang (Law at New College, Oxford), Mayara Souza Paiva (English and French at Oxford), Nadine Matull (Law with German Law at New College, Oxford), Sam Stroud (Mathematics at Cambridge), Zoë Buttivant (Modern and Medieval Languages [German and Spanish] at Emmanuel College, Cambridge), and Charlotte Ambler (Medicine at Cambridge).
Students who have been offered places on competitive medical courses (not including Oxbridge) are Alexis Bulloso (Birmingham), Arran Bailey (Plymouth), Cristina Cijan (Brighton & Sussex), Daisy Williams (Bristol), Diana Krautsova (Exeter), Gaby Davison (Bristol), Honor Farnie (Bristol), Parsa Khawaja (Southampton), Yasmin Augustine (Newcastle), and Sasha Movchan (Plymouth).
Students who have secured places to progress onto veterinary courses are Chloe Johnson (Veterinary Medicine, Nottingham), Holly Britton (Veterinary Medicine, Liverpool), and Sophie Paskin (Veterinary Science, Bristol).
Students were supported with their university applications by Academic EnRICH, a programme open to all students that helps to develop key skills, knowledge and understanding beyond the curriculum.
Students applying for medicine or veterinary courses also benefited from the College’s specialist strand of Academic EnRICH, the Medical Careers Academy, which provides tailored support. This includes admissions test preparation, seminars led by both internal and guest speakers, skills development sessions, interview coaching, and wider reading suggestions.
Richard Jones, Careers, Exams and Learning Centre Manager, commented: “These wide-ranging offers from competitive universities highlight the students’ dedication, hard work and commitment. We look forward to seeing where their degrees take them! Best of luck to everyone for their next steps and future endeavours”.
