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St. Clare's has a full-time Careers and Higher Education Adviser, available to all students for advice and assistance on entry to British universities and other higher education institutions. There is an extensive library of prospectuses and information about higher education opportunities in the UK at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Individual appointments may be made with the Adviser to discuss future study plans.

The Careers and Higher Education Adviser also assists students in making applications to universities in other countries, except the USA. The US Universities Counsellor assists students wishing to apply to universities in the USA.

The College has special programmes to assist students to prepare for IELTS (an English language test required by some universities for non-native speakers) and SATs (for US university entry).

  • Each year around 100 students from St. Clare's enter universities in the UK, USA and elsewhere.
  • About 40 enter British universities, mainly those considered "premier" or "highly selective". These include Oxford; Cambridge; Imperial College, London; London School of Economics (LSE); Warwick.
  • 10-15 students enter universities in the USA.
  • Other students enter universities in a variety of countries, such as the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
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