You may know that there are many Oxford University attractions in the "Harry Potter" movies, so do you know which films of the British G5 schools have been featured? In the blink of an eye, it is a holiday again, during the double celebration, how can the film masterpiece be missed, the following small editor to give you a heavy reveal of these good movies that gather in the British G5 famous schools.
Among them, they use famous schools as backgrounds or become important story threads. You may already be very familiar with these things, or you may be surprised to see them. In addition, at the end of the article, there are admission standards for major famous schools, including teaching advantages and admission requirements, and you can also choose a british famous school while watching movies! If you apply to study in the UK, please be sure to refer to it before the application deadline.
The Theory of Everything (University of Cambridge)
In 2014, James Marsh's Hawking biographical film won two Golden Globe Awards, and young Stephen Hawking fell in love with Jane Wilder, an English literature student at Cambridge University.
Other notable Cambridge film references include Ace Agent 1: Secret Agent Academy, Sherlock Holmes 2: Shadow Game, Chariot of Fire, Cloud Atlas, and BJ's Single Diary.
Institution Profiles
Founded in 1209, it is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world; the type of education is a public comprehensive research university; it is one of the G5 super elite universities, and the "rich and handsome" among the famous universities; the golden triangle school; the "Russell University Group" member; the world-renowned research university; the British university with the most Nobel Prize winners;
QS world rankings in recent years
QS World Ranking 2021: 7th
QS World Ranking 2020: 7th
QS World Ranking 2019: 6th
TIMES rankings in recent years
TIMES Ranking 2020: 1st
TIMES Ranking 2019: 1st
Application Guide
Strengths major: Law, Anthropology, Archaeology, English Language and Literature, Anatomy and Physiology, Biological Sciences, Geography and History, etc
Undergraduate Tuition: £19,197-£50,130 (International)
Admission ratio: About 20%
Admission Criteria: A-level requirements are A*AA-A*A*A
Regarding entrance examinations: Different majors have different additional examination requirements
To apply for mathematics, you need to take the STEP exam;
To apply for medical pharmacy student biology, you need to take the BMAT;
To apply for a social science class, you need to take the TSA Cambridge exam;
To apply for law, you need to take the CAMBRIDGELAW TEST;
About the interview:
Chinese mainland students can choose to interview in Shanghai, China or Cambridge, UK; Hong Kong students can choose to interview in Hong Kong or Cambridge, UK.
Undergraduate IELTS requirements: the total score is not less than 7.5 points, and the individual items are not less than 7.0 points
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Oxford University)
The Divinity School of Oxford University, the Duke Humphries Library (part of the Bodleian), new college and Christ Church College all appear in the first film in the JK Rowling bestseller series about a boy wizard with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Subsequent "Harry Potter" films also showed parts of Oxford, which became a popular tourist attraction for fans on the map.
In addition to the Harry Potter series, venues such as Radcliffe Square, Exeter College, and Christ Church College were also used as film scenes for adaptations of Philip Pullman's best-selling novel The Golden Compass. This small city has also been used in the background and setting of many other films, including History Boys, Deep Mystery, Shadow Land, Growing Up Education, and Hustle aristocrats.
Founded in 1167, it is the oldest university in the English-speaking world; a prestigious university in the Golden Triangle; a member of the G5 super elite university; a member of the Russell University Group of British research universities; and is recognized as one of the most well-known higher education institutions in the world today.
QS World Ranking 2021: 5th
QS World Ranking 2020: 4th
QS World Ranking 2019: 5th
TIMES Ranking 2020: 2nd
TIMES Ranking 2019: 2nd
Strengths major: Anthropology and Geography, English and Literature, Law, Classics, Philosophy and Ancient History, etc
Undergraduate Tuition: £24,750 -£34,678 (International)
Admission Ratio: Approx. 9:1 (International Students)
Admission Criteria: A-level requirements are AAA-A*A*A
About the entrance examination: Students who want to apply for Oxford should note that Oxford has an entrance examination and the elimination rate is particularly high.
To apply for the Social Sciences class, you need to take the TSA;
To apply for mathematics, you need to take the MAT;
To apply for physical engineering, you need to take the PAT;
To apply for classical literature, you need to take the CAT exam;
To apply for English Language and Literature, an ELAT exam is required;
To apply for Oriental Studies and Oriental Linguistics, you need to take the OLAT examination;
The Oxford interview is notoriously difficult to engage in, and it is impossible to touch its routine; the interview process is also very long, some of which are more than 1 day, depending on the major you are applying for. However, it is intimate that every year, the official website will announce the interview example questions, problem solving ideas, and interviewer candidates. Every major has it, so if you want to take the Oxford exam, pay more attention to the official website
Undergraduate IELTS requirements: the total score is not less than 7.0 points, and the individual items are not less than 7 points
Ace Agent (Imperial College)
Directed by Matthew Vaughan, the 2014 film revolves around gary Ignacy Anwyn being recruited into a secret spy organization. Some scenes of Kingsman, such as Harry Hart confronting Professor Arnold, were filmed at Imperial College London. Other films shot at Russell Group University include Instinct 2.
One of the "BRICS universities"; G5 super elite universities; members of the "Russell University Group"; graduate starting salaries are the highest in the UK, with the latest research data showing that among all universities in the UK, Imperial College graduates have a starting salary in the first year more than Niu Jian; considered the most stringent university in the UK, it awards first class degrees and the annual elimination rate are very impressive, although it is one of the highest admission standards in the UK. As a specialized university, Imperial College is often compared to the UK's MIT because it only offers offers for science, medicine, management and finance courses.
QS World Ranking 2021: 8th
QS World Rankings 2020: 9th
QS World Ranking 2019: 8th
TIMES Ranking 2020: 4th
TIMES Ranking 2019: 4th
Advantages: Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Finance, Medicine, Biological Sciences, Aviation, Computer sciences and other majors
Admission ratio: 7:1
About the entrance examination
The Department of Engineering and the Department of Physics require a PAT;
Medical school requires a BMAT;
BSc and MSci chemistry require CAT;
The Mathematics Department requires an MAT or STEP.
Letters of recommendation
Letters of recommendation are also very important, before there were students who only got the ABC test, but the letter of recommendation was written very successfully, and Liu Wasomi Was admitted to the biochemistry major of IC.
About the interview
Many IC courses also need to be interviewed, oh, you can go to the official website to view the requirements of different departments.
Undergraduate IELTS requirements: the total score requirement is 6.5-7 points, and the average score is 6-6.5 points
Hair-trigger (London School of Economics and Political Science)
The 2014 American action spy thriller, directed by Kenneth Braannagh, tells jack Ryan's story. Jack, who studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science and became a U.S. Marine fighting in Afghanistan, was seriously injured when he was hit by a helicopter.
After a long recovery, Jack learns to walk again and is recruited by the CIA for covert operations. The film's scenes were filmed at LSE, known for its many high-profile alumni, 18 of whom won Nobel Prizes and others became billionaires or world political leaders.
G5 Super Elite University; British Golden Triangle Elite University; Members of the "Russell University Group"; Members of the "University Of London Alliance"; and the internationalisation of students is one of the characteristics of the College, with 44% from more than 120 other countries and regions in the world. Compared to comprehensive colleges, LSE's ranking in schools is not so prominent. However, LSE is the only institution specializing in social sciences in G5, and the social science major is very strong and has been at the forefront of the major professional lists for many years. It is also known as the "cradle of the world's political and business elites".
QS World Ranking 2021: 49th
QS World Ranking 2020: 44th
QS World Ranking 2019: 38th
TIMES Ranking 2020: 6th
TIMES Ranking 2019: 9th
Strengths: Geography, International Relations, Media, Sociology, Accounting and Finance, Politics, Humanity, Economics, History, Law, Business Management, Physics and Statistics, etc.
Admission ratio: 11:1
Admission Criteria: A-level requirements are A*AA-AAB
Required Materials:
Required documents: AS score, AL estimated score, PS, letter of recommendation. Some majors also require students to provide AL math scores and take entrance exams, depending on school requirements.
There is no interview, and the admissions officer examines the key items are PS and letters of recommendation. You have to take the time and energy to prepare well enough to stand out from the crowd. The LSE official website has a recommendation for professional bibliography
It should be noted that the LSE admissions officer refers to a wide range of grades, you not only need to provide ALevel scores, but also GCSE scores have some reference significance for the application. Admissions officers look at your past grades and hope that you will have a stable excellent grade, or that your grades are on the rise, making progress rather than being unstable. Therefore, you had better have a good performance in every big exam, and get a good score in one exam in order to grasp it more when applying.
Undergraduate IELTS requirements: the overall score is not less than 7.0 points, and the individual score is not less than 7.0 points
The Dark Knight of Batman (University College London)
Some of the scenes of the blockbuster, directed by Christopher Nolan (UCL alumnus) in 2008, were filmed around University College London, a popular venue for film and television crews because of its location in central London (near Euston) and its historic nature of its front square and main building.
Other films filmed here include 39 Steps, Eye Opener, Gladiator, Thunderbirds, The Mummy 2: The Mummy Returns, Atonement, Love Credits, and Inception.
Founded in 1826, University College London was the first university in London, with its main campus located in the historic district of Bloomsbury. Red Brick University"; G5 super elite university; one of the "Golden Triangle schools"; enjoys the largest financial budget of the British government; the first British university to recruit students regardless of race, religion and political belief, known as a pioneer of educational equality in Britain; the first British university to systematically teach law, architecture and medicine.
Strengths: Education, Architecture, Anthropology, Civil Engineering, Development, Physics, Geography, Pharmacy, Law, English Literature, History, Economics, Biology, Statistics, Sports Management, Oceanography, Chemical Engineering, International Relations, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, etc.
About majors:
UCL has 216 majors in education and training, architecture, anthropology, psychology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacy, dentistry, geography, life sciences and medicine, arts and humanities, and medicine.
Relatively progressive majors: biology, chemistry, computer, economics, etc.;
Relatively difficult majors: architecture, medicine (requiring BMAT), law (requiring LNAT), etc.
Admission ratio: 8:1
Admission Criteria: A-level requirements are A*A*A-ABB
About the entrance examination:
Additional exams are mandatory for some institutions to apply for related majors, and are a plus for UCL.
Undergraduate IELTS requirements: the total score requirement is 6.5-7.5 points, and the individual items are not less than 6.0-7.0 points
The above is today's high-energy famous school movie masterpiece, these famous schools interested in the small partners can refer to some of the above basic conditions for admission, details can also carefully read the specific requirements of the official website. Finally, I wish you a happy double festival here!!!