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Are you thinking about applying to Oxford or Cambridge when you submit your UCAS form this year? If so, it’s advisable to think carefully before taking the plunge. Not everyone properly stops to consider whether or not Oxford or Cambridge will be right for them; some get caught up in the hype, wanting to go...

With one lawyer per 400 people, the UK is in the top ten countries in the world by percentage of lawyers, and the popularity of law as a degree remains high. Though it seems a strongly vocational degree, it is in fact the case that law graduates can go into a wide variety of possible...

It’s hard to say whether it’s an excellent or terrible time to be studying modern foreign languages at university at the moment. On the one hand, with dwindling student numbers, university language departments are facing significant budget cuts and some are closing down entirely. On the other hand, this means that the scarcity of graduates...

Cambridge has less of a reputation for producing famous writers than perhaps it deserves. For one, some of Cambridge’s greatest writers are not strongly associated with the city; John Milton was a graduate of Christ’s, but Paradise Lost doesn’t make much mention of May Balls or punting. For another, there’s no Inklings circle to produce...

England is curiously well suited to developing history. Almost everywhere on Earth has a fascinating history, of course. Humans have lived virtually everywhere, invented things virtually everywhere, fought wars virtually everywhere, engaged in intrigues virtually everywhere and generally done all the things that history books are made of all over the world. But in much...

It can feel like there’s nothing fun to do in winter.

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Although it’s a lot of hard work, the advantages go beyond simply gaining a qualification: through self-study, you develop invaluable skills and traits, such as the ability to motivate yourself and to take responsibility for your own education. It shows initiative and drive, and both universities and employers will be impressed by this. In this...

Plenty of universities conduct interviews as a means of deciding between candidates who appear equally well-qualified on paper, but unfortunately, applicants often crumble under the pressure of the interview situation. The key to a successful interview lies in thorough preparation...