PREPARING STUDENTS FOR UNIVERSITY SUCCESS RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITIES SINCE 2012, OUR STUDENTS HAVE PROGRESSED TO CONTENTS 01 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 02 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ALL 24 81 OUT OF THE 4 Best for University Preparation RUSSELL GROUP 03 IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON TOP UNIVERSITIES 5 Preparing for Oxbridge UNIVERSITIES 04 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS 100 HAVE ACCEPTED OUR STUDENTS 05 DURHAM UNIVERSITY RANKED IN ‘THE TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2019’ 6 Business, Management and Finance 12 17 06 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON 8 Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Science 07 UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK GUARANTEED PROGRESSION TO TOP UNIVERSITIES 10 Engineering and Physical Sciences 08 UNIVERSITY OF EXETER All students receive one-to-one impartial guidance 12 Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts 19 09 UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS on applying to university. We also have guaranteed 14 Law, International Relations and Politics 23 10 UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM progression agreements with over 20 UK universities 05 to give students the confidence to progress to a 16 Architecture and Urban Planning 11 UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL leading institution upon successfully meeting the 18 Computer Science 12 UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW entry requirements. On application to CATS students 16 13 UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER will receive conditional offers from: 20 Best for International Students 09 14 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON 22 University opportunities with CATS Colleges 13 20 15 UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM 18 16 UNIVERSITY OF YORK 15 17 UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 10 18 UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD 07 01 19 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 20 UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL 22 02 21 KING’S COLLEGE LONDON 11 22 CARDIFF UNIVERSITY 23 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY, BELFAST 14 24 QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SEE THE FULL LIST 08 06 24 21 04 03 3 Our students have progressed onto a wide range of degrees 44% 15% 12% 11% 11% 4% 3% Business Medicine Engineering Law Social Sciences Architecture Computer Science PREPARING FOR OXBRIDGE Our goal is to prepare students for university success; whether they want to study Business at LSE, Medicine at Manchester or Chemical Engineering at Cambridge. To achieve this, we offer all students access to a range of extra activities through our Key Professions Programme (KPP). This Total number of Total number of Applications The Times & Sunday CATS helps students research, plan and develop the varied skills they need for university. applicants (2018) places (2018) per place Times Ranking 2019 placements University c. 18,000 3,465 5 1 11 KEY PROFESSIONS PROGRAMME of Cambridge University c. 21,500 c. 3,300 6 2 1 The programme comprises: of Oxford University visits, lectures and Career preparation We also offer Key Professions support for those students who want to apply to the universities of Oxford or Cambridge. application support ▪ Seminars from professionals such as Our support programme offers a range of activities focused on the Oxbridge application process to ensure that students lawyers, bankers, doctors are well prepared and their application stands out every step of the way. ▪ Support with personal statement and interview practice Visits to relevant industry sectors ▪ Preparation for university entrance exams ▪ ▪ Seminars from university representatives Personal development STUDENT SUCCESS ▪ Extracurricular activities to develop skills needed for university Name Nationality Programme Grade Destination Degree Yuliia Ukrainian A level A* A* B Cambridge Mathematics Anisa Albanian A level A* A* A* A* Cambridge Economics Endi Albanian IB 41 Oxford Experimental Psychology “I HAD INCREDIBLY GOOD TEACHERS. THEY Iago Spanish IB 39 Cambridge Human, Social and Political Sciences GAVE ME RESOURCES AND EXTENSION Ka Man Hong Kong Chinese A level A* A* A* A* Cambridge Natural Sciences Kostiantyn Ukrainian A level A* A* A* A* Cambridge Natural Sciences QUESTIONS TO HELP ME DEVELOP” Ludivine French FT A level A* A* A Cambridge Modern and Medieval Languages Maxwell American A level A* A* A* Cambridge Natural Sciences Yuliia from Ukraine is going to pursue a degree in Qianli Chinese A level A A A B Cambridge Mathematics Mathematics at the University of Cambridge SEE MORE Reimi Japanese A level A* A* A* A* Cambridge Veterinary Medicine Lexie Vu Vietnamese A level A* A* A* A* Cambridge Natural Sciences 4 Na Yeon South Korean A level A* A* A Cambridge Economics 5 “ CATS GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO TOP UNIVERSITIES” Anastasia from Russia studied A levels at CATS. She graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Government and Economics from London School of Economics CATS has helped a large number of students go on to study business, management and finance at some of the top universities in the UK. STUDENT SUCCESS Name Nationality Programme Destination Degree Ranking* TOP PROGRESSIONS: Anisa Albanian A level University of Cambridge Economics 1 University of Cambridge Na Yeon South Korean A level University of Cambridge Economics 1 Imperial College London Leyu Chinese A level Imperial College London Mathematics and Statistics for Finance 4 Terry Hong Kong Chinese A level Imperial College London Mathematics and Statistics for Finance 4 Loughborough University Anisah Nigerian UFP Loughborough University Accounting and Finance 5 23 of the 24 44% London School of Economics Vitalii Russian A level Loughborough University Economics 5 Russell Group universities have of all students progressed to a Durham University Son Vietnamese A level Loughborough University Finance and Economics 5 accepted our business students business-related degree Guillem Spanish A level Loughborough University International Business 5 An Na Vietnamese A level London School of Economics Actuarial Science 6 Hyoseo South Korean A level London School of Economics Economics 6 Cen Indonesian UFP Durham University Accounting and Finance 7 TAILORED SUPPORT Shichun Chinese UFP Durham University Business and Accounting 7 All students receive dedicated advice, support and extra opportunities as part of the Key Professions Programme. Zhengjun Chinese UFP Durham University Business Finance 7 Elizaveta Russian UFP Durham University Business Management 7 Applying to university Personal development Binhui Chinese A level Durham University Economics 7 Askar Kazakh IB Durham University Finance 7 Receive one-to-one advice on applying to university. Learn how to use a Bloomberg Terminal ▪ ▪ Zhishan Chinese IB Durham University Finance, Business and Management 7 Enjoy lectures at top business schools such to analyse financial markets in the CATS ▪ Soni Albanian IB Lancaster University Accounting and Finance 8 as LSE and CASS Business School. London Bloomberg Business Lab. Annie Vietnamese UFP Lancaster University Marketing 8 ▪ Take Bloomberg Market Concepts, an eight-hour, Shazwan Malaysian A level University College London Economics 9 Career preparation self-paced e-learning course that provides an Grigory Russian A level University College London Economics 9 interactive introduction to the financial markets. ▪ Join the Investment Club to understand the Jin Vietnamese A level University of Warwick Economics and Industrial Organisation 10 techniques employed by investors to maximise ▪ Participate in activities such as a workshop Kamran Azeri IB University of Warwick Economics 10 returns through simulated trading projects. by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Dana Kazakh UFP University of Warwick Economics 10 Participate in Young Enterprise to develop business on commercial awareness. ▪ Tamari Georgian A level University of Warwick International Business 10 skills by learning how to set up and run a business. Ella Thai A level University of Warwick Management 10 Elina Malaysian IB University of Bath Business Administration 11 Grace Nigerian UFP University of Bath Management 11 Faradilla Indonesian A level University of Bath Politics and Economics 11 Mark Malaysian A level University of Exeter Accounting and Finance 12 Tamerlan Kazakh A level University of Exeter Economics and Industrial Organisation 12 “AT CATS I GAINED SELF CONFIDENCE TO STAND UP Artem Ukrainian IB University of Exeter Economics and Politics 12 IN FRONT OF A CROWD… NOW MY ENTIRE JOB Seabe Botswana A level University of Leeds Accounting and Finance 13 REQUIRES PITCHING IDEAS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE” Jeong South Korean UFP University of Leeds Environment and Business 13 Faizal Nigerian FT A level University of Leeds Economics 13 Iulia Romanian IB University of Leeds Management 13 Aarul from India graduated from CATS in 2015. He was granted his Tier 1 Entrepreneurship Visa in 2016 and set up his London-based start-up MASH Virtual. The start-up focuses on developing Milo Chinese UFP University of Birmingham Business Management 14 applications for augmented reality and creating mobile SAAS applications. Thao Vietnamese A level University of Birmingham Business Management and Communications 14 Yumika Japanese UFP University of Bristol Finance and Economics 15 Junming Canadian UFP University of Glasgow Business Management and Economics 16 6 7 *The Times & Sunday Times University Ranking 2020 “ CATS COLLEGES IS IN TOUCH WITH A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES, SO I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO MANY REPRESENTATIVES” Ozair from India completed A levels and progressed to study Medicine at the University of Central Lancashire CATS offers a range of extra support for students seeking successful careers in some of the most competitive medical subjects. STUDENT SUCCESS Name Nationality Programme Destination Degree Ranking* TOP PROGRESSIONS: Maxwell American A level University of Cambridge Natural Science 1 University