It has been a banner year for university admissions across Wellington College China schools. Our pupils continue to receive offers from the world’s best universities, like Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College London and University College London. These institutions are among the top-10 QS World Rankings for 2024!
Such offers are the traditional benchmark of success that all schools strive to achieve. The level and depth of achievement, however, far exceeds even this impressive measurement. Amongst those who have so far received their decisions, more than 20% have received an offer from a top-10 ranked institution. Over half have received an offer from a top-50 ranked institution.
Additionally, pupils have received offers from several top-ranked art and design schools (QS Art and Design Rankings 2024), like UAL (#2), The New School (#3), The Glasgow School of Art (#13), SVA (#20) and Goldsmith’s (#21).
We have also seen offers from some of the finest schools in North America, like the University of Toronto (#21), UCLA (#29), McGill University (#30), The University of British Columbia (#34), New York University (#38), University of Washington (#63), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne (#64) and Boston University (#93), as well as Hong Kong with The University of Hong Kong (#26), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#60) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (#65).
Liberal arts colleges have also figured prominently in this year’s admissions season, with offers from Vassar (#16), Bryn Mawr (#30), Colorado College (#33), Mount Holyoke (#34), Scripps (#35) and Pitzer (#39). These institutions are sometimes overlooked because they are smaller and not included in the global rankings. However, they are great places for pupils who want to explore the links between their area of concentration and other fields. Moreover, they have a strong record of sending their alumni to top graduate programmes in the US and globally.
The offers from the institutions above each represent a unique achievement. The offers to study natural sciences and mathematics at Cambridge come with some of the highest entry requirements of any course in the world. Our pupil’s offer to study law at Oxford was made possible not only by their academic preparation but also by the strength of our holistic curriculum. Beyond these impressive offers, our pupils have been accepted to other highly competitive courses around the world, including medicine, engineering, biomedical science and economics. And while UCL as an institution is ranked #9, its Bartlett School, where one of our pupils has received an offer to study architecture, is ranked #1 worldwide for that subject.
As well as having outstanding teachers, each Wellington College China school has a dedicated Higher Education and Careers team that assists pupils in researching and preparing their applications. This includes support for essay and personal statement writing, test preparation (SAT, Oxbridge admissions exams) and mock interviews with subject experts.
With such a solid track record of success, Wellington College China pupils are in excellent hands. Congratulations to our pupils on their remarkable achievements. We wish them all the best as they embark on the next exciting chapter of their lives.
