Yes, each year and from all over the world, so I also have substantial knowledge of who your competition is and how your application and preparation need to counter your peers for the most in demand courses globally.
Yes, each year, I have students wanting to read Economics and needing to be clear about how it connects with other subjects and its use in a career in Finance.
Yes, you can. It is important to check the entry requirements for each course and college at both Oxford and Cambridge to see how they compare international curriculum grades and results with national curricular offerings. You will also need to factor in additional testing that many courses require including Medicine, Law, Engineering and Maths as part of the decision to apply and to prepare for and be part of the operational plan to make a successful application.
Yes. Currently I have a student in Singapore who has a fascinating year planned to have, already started teaching Music in the junior school of her previous school before heading to Vietnam to work in two different consultancy practices. Other Gap Year experiences include conservation projects, music summer schools in the UK and US, internships in start-up firms, learning another language as well as getting work experience with soft skills and earning much need funds for travel.