EIGHTEEN students from Truro and Penwith College have been offered conditional places at Oxford or Cambridge this year to read a diverse range of subjects in a variety of colleges.

Among the students, who are currently studying A-levels and International Baccalaureate programmes, are Chris Smart from Wadebridge School, who hopes to study History at Mansfield College, Oxford, Georgia Lundon from Callington School, who hopes to study Psychology and Behavioural Sciences at Clare College, Cambridge, Lauren Henderson from Sir James Smith's School, Camelford, who hopes to go on to study Psychology at Jesus College, Oxford and Rebecca Richmond-Smith from Polzeath, who hopes to study Natural Sciences (Biological) at St John's College, Cambridge.

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