Strong applicants to Oxbridge and other competitive universities have often explored their chosen subject through wider reading outside of their A Levels. This is a ‘super-curricular’ activity as it is mostly for academic exploration and builds on what you are studying in school.

They are not required reading and you are not expected to have read them before application or interview; however, they provide some suggestions for how you may start to explore your own academic interests individually and enrich your school experience.