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When it comes to writing essays, many students regurgitate the opinions of whichever scholar they happen to be reading at the moment, without questioning whether or not they actually agree with it. However, if you really want to excel academically, you need to be able to think rationally and develop your own opinions (and, of...

Comparing universities is a tricky business. For some people, there will be a single measure by which they choose their university. It might be that they want great sports facilities (Loughborough is the obvious choice here) or a renowned Creative Writing programme (UEA). But for others, choosing a university is more about finding the best...

If their websites and prospectuses are anything to go by, every single university in this country is the perfect place for you, will give you stunning career prospects and will guarantee you an ecstatically happy university experience. They’re probably ‘best in the country’ or ‘in the top 10’ for various things too, and they’re all...

The British Council, who accredit Oxford Royale Summer Schools’s courses, is to offer more scholarships for UK students to study in China amid concerns from businesses that graduates lack the experience to work with the rising economic giant. The council’s Generation UK campaign aims for at least 15,000 UK students to study or gain work...

Exams subject us to an uncomfortable amount of pressure, making us feeling as though the entire sum of our education is leading up to this one chance to prove ourselves. The stress and pressure of the exam situation can lead you to make some silly mistakes that cost you marks, but by remaining calm and...

Do you ever have difficulty concentrating in class? Maybe you’ve had the experience of glancing up at the teacher and realising that you haven’t heard a thing that they’ve been saying for the past ten minutes, and your notes are just a squiggly line. Or you’ve spent more time watching the clock than looking at...

Time management: it may sound like one of the biggest clichés in the book, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s of paramount importance as you juggle four or five different A-level subjects. Naturally, you’ll want to get top grades in all your subjects; but achieving these is no mean feat, simply because of...

When making decisions about your future options, you may have heard a lot of doom and gloom about the current state of the job market, and horror stories detailing the unprecedented levels of competition for jobs among young graduates. But a recent article in The Times has suggested that the situation may not be quite...

There are a disproportionate number of English speakers who can only speak one language. Globally, 40% of people are monolingual. But in the UK, 75% of people can only speak English, and in the USA, it’s as high as 80%. The reasons for this are obvious: English is an extremely useful language, allowing you to...