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Meet the three East End winners of £1m Ivy League scholarships – The Times
“Three girls from deprived backgrounds have won places at Ivy League universities and £1 million in scholarships between them.”
Leaving the UK for the first time – The Times
A featured student story in The Times’ A-Level Results day coverage about our student who’s off to study at America’s Ivy League
Why pay £25k to go private when our state pupils reach Oxbridge? – The Times Saturday Interview
“As part of the school’s ‘holistic’ approach, students are prepared for interviews, taught how to dress smartly in a work setting and even shown how to navigate a formal dinner.”
Ivy League success in 2020 – BBC London News
“From east London to the east coast of America, these four students have received offers from what have been ranked as three of the best universities in the world. The sixth formers have won scholarships worth one million pounds.”
Leagues Ahead – The Times
“Thanks to schools like Newham Collegiate … able pupils in London are no longer prisoners of their disadvantage.”
East Ham sixth form sees four teenagers secure scholarships to top US universities – Newham Recorder
Inner City students win top US scholarships – Metro
Four students at east London sixth form are awarded £1m in scholarships to US Ivy league universities – Daily Mail
“All the support is offered to students for free, in contrast to an agency in the UK who are charging richer families up to £20,000 per pupil to guide families through the American application process.”
From the East End to the Ivy League – The Times
“NCS is highly ambitious for its pupils, taking the applicants on a week-long visit to Ivy League institutions and giving them coaching with an admissions tutor flown in from the US to prepare for their SATs – the standardised tests for higher-education entry in America.”
