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Writing a personal statement is never an easy thing to do, but some students fall so spectacularly short of the mark that their efforts can…
February 7, 2021
Britain’s ancient history is written all over the landscape. The ancient history of Britain comes in two parts. The first part is prehistoric Britain, between…
February 3, 2021
As if you didn’t already have enough to think about when you’re at school, it’s the time when bright, forward-thinking students start to lay the…
February 2, 2021
The moment of truth has arrived: you’ve got your marked essay back and you’re eagerly scanning through it, taking in the amount of red pen,…
February 1, 2021
If you’re wandering through Oxford on a Sunday afternoon, it’s easy to imagine generations of students walking there before you. Following the narrow twists and…
February 1, 2021
The holidays are here – at last! – and it’s time to have some well-earned rest. Many weeks stretch ahead of you in which you’re…
January 31, 2021
The journey of humanity from hunter-gatherers to a species that has the power to shape almost every aspect of its lives and its environment has…
January 26, 2021
by Emma Bates English, despite not being the most-spoken language in the world by some margin, has become an almost universally accepted lingua franca, and…
January 25, 2021
It’s little wonder that it’s the part of the UCAS form that every student dreads: the personal statement is your chance to explain – in…
January 24, 2021
Of the top ten universities in the world, all but one are in the USA or UK. Five are in the USA and four are…
January 20, 2021
If there’s one part of the university application process that most students dread above all others – even more than writing the personal statement –…
January 18, 2021
When you are getting to grips with English, much of your time will be taken up with learning the nitty gritty: grammar and vocabulary. These…
January 14, 2021
As a revered seat of learning, it’s no surprise that Oxford is home to some incredible works of art. The city has a number of…
January 14, 2021
One of the most enjoyable things about studying Law is the sheer strangeness of some of the cases you’ll encounter. You might think that cases…
January 13, 2021
Go back ten years and you would have found endless hand-wringing articles about how our use of the internet, MSN messenger and texting was ruining…
January 13, 2021
Humans can be more easily influenced than we realise. You already know that the way you study affects what you learn; for instance, you might…
January 13, 2021
It’s the situation everyone dreads. It’s a few weeks into your degree. You’ve bought your textbooks, got to know your lecturers and made a few…
January 9, 2021
About the AuthorStephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama at…
January 5, 2021
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…
January 2, 2021
With one lawyer per 400 people, the UK is in the top ten countries in the…
December 29, 2020
