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2019/20 | 01634 828115 www.rochester-college.org THE RIC TIMES A co-educational day & boarding school | Year 7 to Sixth Form | Non-selective & high performing | ISC accredited Destination: Success The RIC route to a brighter future Rochester Independent College is Fashioning the future celebrating another year of top results. #FabRIC 60% of the 409 A level entries were graded A*-B, with top A* achieved in Noah George, who has subjects ranging from English Literature, a place on the highly Sociology and History of Art to Computer competitive Fashion Science, Biology, Spanish and Media Design Menswear course Studies. The College’s results - from at UAL’s Central Saint a mixed ability intake - comfortably Martins says: “What I am match those from many highly selective really grateful to my grammar and independent schools. teachers, Francesca and Robin, for is that they FutureDoc allowed me the space to find out what I am really Rupert Cochrane-Dyet feels well prepared capable of. They gave for his medical training: “What helped me me the self belief to not most was the more relaxed relationship produce pieces of work with teachers and lots of individual just as a tick-box exercise attention, giving me a more rounded and to go on and make a understanding career for myself in the of my subjects. fashion industry.” That five minute informal chat Exceeding expectations after lessons really James Murphy from helps. My study Sevenoaks thought skills improved success was beyond him exponentially; my after a disappointing set time management of GCSEs, but his parents got better and I confirm that being given at Aston University. “Thank you for not reported: “The school fulfils its aim to realised the time and individual encouragement only making this possible, but for giving enable pupils who have not necessarily importance of has given him back his self-belief: “Two him the confidence to know that he can had a successful experience in their dedication and years ago James had very few options succeed. James has done better than education previously to reach the taking responsibility on GCSE results day; few schools would many of his contemporaries from his course of their choice. The quality of for myself and my own learning.” even speak to us, let alone discuss A old Grammar School, who, unlike him, pupils’ personal development is Rupert’s A*A*A* in Chemistry, Biology levels. Only one school gave us hope were allowed into the sixth form.” excellent.They flourish as they become and Mathematics have gained him and that was RIC.” Despite having only more confident because staff encourage a place at Southampton University to four GCSEs, James gained the precise Rochester Independent College was them at all stages and provide high study Medicine. grades - BBB - he needed for his place inspected by the ISI in 2018 who levels of pastoral care.” 2019 Oxbridge Trinity There’s more than one path to top universities Three students are off to Oxbridge this year via RIC Three coveted places, three very different academic pathways. Georgia Crean is taking up the place she secured post A level results after moving to RIC for Year 13 transfer 2 Year A level 1 year A level year 13. Felix Enslin took his Georgia, who featured in last year’s RIC Thai Government Scholar Thanawitch Felix was home-educated before taking A levels in a single year after Times, says she has “had an absolute is heading to Merton College Oxford, to the IB at a grammar school. Having switching from the IB. blast of a year” after deciding during read Chemistry. He feels the individual decided to switch from the sciences, Thanawitch Chatbipho’s main her gap year to apply for Biochemistry approach at RIC helped him to gain he joined RIC’s year 14 for three new hurdle was the level of English at Oxford. Her previous school his A*A*A*A in Chemistry, Physics, A levels in a year and set his sights language he needed to achieve considered her background too weak Maths, and Further Maths: “The English on Cambridge to study History and the top grades. for A level Biology, but she transferred classes have helped me to use my Politics. “I actually felt relaxed and to RIC’s year 13 and gained grade A knowledge better in the A level classes. well-prepared in my interview. When I in a year from scratch which, with the I have also really enjoyed being able explained the reason for my choice of A*A in Chemistry and Maths she took to discuss beyond the A level syllabus sample essay was that it was the only at the same time, secured her place with my two Chemistry teachers.” Four new one I’d written, the interviewers were at New College. Thai Scholars join RIC this September. amused, but not concerned.” “Go there, they know what they’re doing.” Charlie Stocks, Year 14. Destination 2019: University of Bristol, Economics and Politics From Year 7 to Sixth Form | www.rochester-college.org | 01634 828115 RIC shape and Bristol fashion there, and 7 more will join them studying your mates are already at university Strong ties at the university, which is ranked 44th in but I have matured a lot this year and It is not only recent students who have the world by QS. 5 of these 7 were year 14 appreciate the need for hard work moved to Bristol. Dr Annika Johnson, students at RIC, demonstrating perhaps much more than I did before.” former RIC teacher of Economics and RIC that retaking, or changing direction for Times infographics wizard, orginally left A levels can often make an application Alex Eyo, who came to take up a doctoral scholarship with the stronger, even for the most competitive of to RIC from Fulston Economics and Social Research Council the Russell Group universities. Manor in year 9 and Royal Holloway, University of has a massively London. She has since taught Economics Freddy Bott from The Judd School, well-deserved place to students at UCL, the Foreign and Tonbridge improved his grades from to study the course Commonwealth Office and is now an BBC to A*A*A and now has a place at of his dreams in Economics lecturer and Faculty Admissions Bristol University has long been an Bristol for Aerospace Engineering. Palaeontology Officer at the University of Bristol. aspirational destination for students, He’ll be joined there by Freddy Cammegh and Evolution at particularly those aiming for engineering from King’s Canterbury, also a year 14 Bristol. Alex took or medical degrees. It is also the home boarder at RIC, who improved his A levels his GCSEs at RIC, of Banksy, and Aardman Animation. It is from CDE to A*A*A and will study discovering the joy of learning in the perhaps unsurprising that in April 2019 Engineering Mathematics. RIC Lower School. Alex says of that Bristol was the first University to declare a time: “I have lots of good memories of climate emergency after having vowed to Another retake success story heading to my time at RIC. I think my best year divest from fossil fuels in 2015. Bristol with A*A*A, this time for Economics was probably year 11 when I really and Politics, is Charlie Stocks from St started to get into studying hard and Former RIC students are currently studying Olave’s Grammar. He says: “I could have taking my education seriously. This Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science gone to university with the grades I had made school much more enjoyable last year and that for me because I’ve always been makes it even harder determined to do my best.” Other when you know successful Bristol all your friends are applicants have settled on degree places to read courses. But I knew Cellular and Molecular I could do better. Medicine, Medical It is particularly hard Microbiology and at first when all Psychology. UCAS places as at 24/9/19 University Destinations for RIC students 2019 RIC Course Previous School University Course University RIC Course Previous School University Course University 2 year course Bryony School Opthalmic Dispensing Anglia Ruskin Year 14 Cranbrook School Environmental Sciences East Anglia Year 13 transfer Wymondham College Computer Sci & Business Aston Year 14 King’s School, Canterbury English Literature East Anglia 2 year course Maidstone Grammar School Marketing Aston 2 year course Kent College, Pembury Fashion Design East London Year 14 Weald of Kent Grammar Int Dev & Economics Bath 2 year course King George V, Hong Kong Economics Edinburgh Year 14 Oakwood Park Grammar Accounting and Finance Bath Year 13 transfer Tonbridge Grammar School Biomedical Sciences Edinburgh Year 13 transfer Rochester Grammar School Accounting and Finance Birmingham 2 year course Liantang Middle School Chemical Physics Edinburgh 2 year course Maidstone Grammar School Psychology Birmingham City 2 year course Zhoushan Putuo Middle Sch Electrical Engineering Edinburgh 2 year course International School, Hague Games Design Bournemouth Year 14 Sandringham School Biomedical Sciences Edinburgh 2 year course Sackville School Business Studies Bournemouth 2 year course Hillview School for Girls Creative Producing Essex 2 year course Fort Pitt Grammar Fine Art Painting Brighton Year 14 Mid Kent College Economics Essex 2 year course King’s School, Canterbury Business Management Brighton Year 13 transfer Simon Langton Girls Neuroscience Exeter Year 14 Judd School, Tonbridge Aerospace Engineering Bristol 2 year course St Edmunds, Canterbury Popular Music Goldsmiths Year 14 King’s School, Canterbury Engineering Mathematics Bristol 2 year course Gad’s Hill School Computing (Extended) Greenwich Year 14 St Olave’s Grammar School Psychology Bristol 2 year course Trinity School, Rochester Physical