UCAS PROGRAMME

UCAS Booster Programme

Build a real academic research project and a personal statement universities remember — working 1-on-1 with mentors from Imperial, Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, MIT & Harvard, and industry professionals from Intel, IBM, Bain & Company, and Novo Nordisk.

3 / 20 spaces remaining this cohort

Imperial Edge for Students

Age Range

GCSE, A-Level, IB & Undergrads

Hours

8, 12, 16, or 20 hours

Format

Online, 1-on-1 · Self-paced

Built by practitioners from

Imperial College London
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
Stanford University
MIT
Intel
BNY Mellon
Aviva Investors

Every student applying to competitive universities has the grades. What separates an Oxbridge offer from a rejection isn't the As — it's the project, the research, the demonstrated intellectual interest. The UCAS Booster Programme is designed for ambitious students — from GCSE to undergraduate — who want to give their application real substance.

This isn't an essay-writing service. Students build a real academic research project — a working deliverable plus a research paper — then translate that work into a personal statement that universities can't ignore. There are no fixed weekly deadlines: you book sessions with your mentor whenever suits you and move at a pace that fits around school and life.

A real academic project — research paper + working deliverable

A personal statement written around your project, not a template

A portfolio piece you can attach directly to your UCAS application

Interview prep — articulate your project in 3 minutes under pressure

1-on-1 mentorship from academics at Imperial, Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, MIT & Harvard

Built across 8–20 hours, self-paced around school and exams

Limited Availability

20 spaces per cohort.

Limited places.

Student Results

What Students Say

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"I got offers from Imperial and UCL. My personal statement had a paragraph about my DCF model and a link to the GitHub repo. Three universities mentioned it in correspondence before the interview."

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Oliver K.

Finance track · Imperial & UCL offers

"I'd always wanted to study Economics but had nothing original to say. The research project gave me something concrete — my interviewer at LSE spent 10 minutes asking about the assumptions in my model."

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Aisha K.

Economics track · LSE & Bristol offers

"The clinical literature review was the most demanding thing I've ever written. My mentor is a practising doctor and she held me to an actual standard. Two interviewers mentioned it unprompted."

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Tom R.

Medicine track · King's College offer