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Premier Service Case Studies

Over the past 25 years. we are proud to have worked with over 100,000 applicants from over 120 different countries; but what exactly does these students' journeys look like? Here we present some example case studies from past Premier Service applicants to give prospective clients a better idea of just what it entails to be part of the OA Premier Service.

Abs: Cambridge AMES (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)

Read about how Abs, who was originally considering History at Oxford, discovered his love for Arabic and Persian and, through consistent OA mentoring, nurtured his interest into a Cambridge offer-winning application.

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Abs came into his initial consultation set on studying History at Oxford. However, through discussion with his consultant, Abs came to realise that his academic interests were more suited to deep dives into more focused topics. His consultant encouraged him to explore two options offered by Cambridge: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) and Anglo- Saxon, Norse and Celtic (ASNAC).

After his welcome call, Abs’ Study Director Theo set up taster sessions with tutors in History, AMES and ASNAC, so that he could learn a bit more about each subject. While Abs found the History and ASNAC courses interesting, he fell in love with AMES in his taster session and resolved to do a little more research into the languages and cultures offered by the course.

On the recommendation of his AMES tutor Lucille, Abs read books including Frankopan’s ‘The Silk Roads: A New History of the World’, which gave him a taste of the rich history and culture of Asia and the Middle East, deepening his desire to study it. When catching up with Theo over February half term, Abs confirmed his decision to pursue AMES, specifically the Arabic and Persian track.

Abs was re- introduced to Lucille as his long-term AMES mentor. Together, they decided on a regular schedule for sessions, and through these Abs learned more about Arabian and Persian history and culture, memorised the alphabet and began to study major texts.

Over the first half of August, Abs took a break from his mentoring sessions to go on a family holiday. Upon his return, he felt rested and began working on his personal statement, so he spent his next mentoring session brainstorming content to include with Lucille. Together, they identified some of the most impactful supercurriculars that Abs had undertaken, and he began his drafting process.

Once Abs had written a few drafts and worked with Lucille to refine them, he sent his personal statement to Theo, who reviewed it and also shared it with a former admissions tutor to provide final feedback. As his other university course choices were Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic, he did not include much mention of his developing skills in Persian in his statement, so Abs was able to showcase this in his My Cambridge Application form, submitted the week after his UCAS application.

On the Oxbridge Residential Course, Abs had a crash course in interview technique, taking five interviews with different tutors and receiving tips from a former Cambridge admissions tutor. After this course, he was set up to receive more interviews online, with Oxbridge- graduate tutors and former admissions tutors.

Abs went into his Cambridge interviews with his nerves mostly under control. The interviews themselves reminded him with his sessions with Lucille, and he found the conversations equally enjoyable, as the chance to have a discussion with an extremely knowledgeable academic.

In mid-January, Abs received his Cambridge offer, delighted that he would get to study the subject that he loved!

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Charlotte joins the Premier Service. She knows she’d like to study Economics at university but is unsure about whether the Oxford or Cambridge course would be a better fit for her. After taster sessions arranged by her Study Director, Tom, she comes to realise how much more mathematically demanding the ‘pure’ economics of the Cambridge course is. Despite, this she resolves to explore this further.

Charlotte is introduced to Arthur, a Cambridge Economics graduate mentor, to begin mentoring sessions. They begin studying regressions and other statistical modelling techniques. Charlotte enjoys the sessions, but it quickly becomes clear that even Higher IB Mathematics hasn’t begun to prepare her for the demands of the Cambridge course.

Charlotte arranges a session with Tom to discuss the situation. The breadth of the IB curriculum means that Charlotte spends a fraction of the lesson time studying maths that her A- Level competitors do. Tom sketches out two pathways: additional, specialist mathematics development and support, or a re-exploration of the Economics & Management course at Oxford.

Charlotte is re-introduced to Soraya, who met her for an Economics & Management taster session in February. After further discussion with Soraya and Tom, Charlotte decides that Economics & Management is likely the better path for her. She begins mentoring sessions with Soraya, but remains with Arthur for focused mathematical development to extend beyond the IB syllabus.

After enjoying some work experience at a management consultancy, Charlotte comes to realise that the breadth of the Oxford course is well-suited to the career path she thinks she might like to pursue. Over the summer, in consultation with Soraya, she begins drafting her IB Extended Essay on the potential mortgage crisis in China.

In August, Tom recommends a national essay competition to Charlotte and suggests she might like to submit a revised version of her Extended Essay to it as the competition brief dovetails neatly with the subject of her existing research. Towards the end of the summer, Charlotte pulls together the first draft of her personal statement. Before term begins, she also sits a full mock ‘TSA’ paper (the entry test for the Oxford E&M course) to get an idea of the structure and timings.

The most intense period of the whole process. Charlotte is juggling schoolwork, the finalisation of her personal statement, and intensive preparation for the TSA with her specialist tutor (the most important part of the whole process). She joins us for the ‘Premier Day’ in London in September and gets to meet other applicants to her course in a group setting.

On October 15th, Charlotte submits her application to Oxford, as well as UCL, KCL, Durham and Bristol. Having been informed that Durham allows her to submit a separate personal statement, she uses this opportunity to apply to their pure economics course and calibrates a version of her main statement that removes the discussion of management.

Later in the month, Charlotte joins us for the Oxbridge Residential Course in Windsor at the end of the month, and has a chance to sit a full, new TSA paper under exam conditions a week before the real thing. A face-to-face review session the following day with a specialist tutor allows her to target the last couple of areas of slight uncertainty about the paper.

Charlotte sits the TSA at her school on November 3rd and comes out feeling confident. As Oxford’s Economics & Management course removes candidates from consideration pre- interview largely on the basis of their TSA score, she understands that this might end up being the single most important exam of her school career. In Mid-November, Charlotte is invited to interview. Knowing that this has already made her one of the top 20% of applicants to the course, and that she has by this point done more than a dozen mock interview sessions, she approaches this confidently.

Charlotte has two interviews with Balliol, the college she initially applied to, and is subsequently invited to another set of interviews at St Catherine’s. Tom reassures her that this is often part of Oxford’s process.

Charlotte receives an offer of a place to study Economics and Management at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, and is delighted to begin studying on what is, statistically, the single most competitive undergraduate course in the UK.

Charlotte: Oxford Economics and Management

Learn how Charlotte, with help from her OA mentors, selected the right course for her interests and expertise, ultimately perfecting her application and winning a place on the UK's single most oversubscribed undergraduate course.


Client Testimonials

We welcome our current and former clients to leave reviews on their experience undertaking various Oxbridge Applications packages. We are proud to say that we receive an average of 4.9 stars across our tutor reviews, which pays testament to the dedication, knowledge, and teaching skills of our expert Oxbridge-graduate tutors.

Klara is a great tutor. She is highly engaging and discursive. Her lessons are interesting and relaxed, creating an enjoyable environment. She is always on time and very well organised, sending me notes on the lesson as well as reading material, both in preparation for the next session and for general interest on topics we have discussed. As well as discussing philosophy, she is also a greta mentor in general, giving me helpful advice on the whole process and life at university.
★★★★★
Bronte S.

Rhys is a never-ending source of positivity every week. He is always so understanding and so encouraging of me, and I really couldn't have asked for a more brilliant, passionate, lovely tutor who shares his own deep passion and positivity with everyone who so much as receives an email from him. He is always on the ball and comes up with the most fascinating plans for our sessions that I look forward to every week. We are both able to share our love of linguistics together and Rhys never hesitates to recommend some great reading, podcasts and articles that I can sink my teeth into to gain a broader understanding and appreciation of the topics that we cover each week. I am Rhys' biggest fan and I only wish that more people would have the same boundless energy, passion and enthusiasm for their subject as he does.

★★★★★

Annabel B.

Faith has been incredibly helpful and supportive throughout this whole process. I really appreciate all her support and look forward to continuing to work with her during my application process.

★★★★★

Maya K.

Hannah is such a nice person to talk to. She is responsive and empathetic to whatever I say and shows genuine wish to help. Her advices are helpful in general and she gives me freedom to choose what I want to do every session. I was not sure about what to do in terms of my personal research project and she sent me so many papers and her notes to help me find a topic that I’m interested in. I enjoy every mentor sessions with her and genuinely think she’s a good tutor to have.

★★★★★

Anika Z.
Leah has been extremely open and friendly, and really easy to work with. I think the greatest benefit of working with her is that she has studied the course that I am applying to study, so she has significant insights about particular features of the Cambridge Course and interviews.
She has a good knowledge of her subject, and draws different aspects of linguistics together in our discussion, which has allowed me to develop an awareness of different theories/ critical debates, etc, which has enhanced my base knowledge when I am doing my reading.
I have been able to work with her on areas of the subject that she is comfortable to teach, and in conjunction with Ela and Rhys, I have been able to get a comprehensive and in depth overview of the subject.
She is very prepared for our sessions, which means we can squeeze as much as possible in an hour.
★★★★★
Suchir S.

Annabel has been incredibly helpful for me. She continues to push my knowledge of Geography to new heights, encouraging me to interact with academic material in innovative ways, and holds me to the high standards of a Cambridge undergraduate in order to really unlock my potential. Although I thoroughly enjoy the supervision-style meetings, I would also like to have some more interview-style sessions. Instead of explaining the concept of material to me, perhaps Annabel could allow me to read it first and see what conclusions I can reach independently/ from her questions. I am also keen to focus on the application/interview process itself, looking at how I could work new concepts into interviews and my personal statement, and focussing on reading material that tutors would want to see on an application (if academic essays remain the best source for this then I'm happy not to change anything). Overall, I am very happy with my progress and the growing depth and variety of my subject knowledge. I now feel as though I have a much wider academic base to draw from during the interview, and am very grateful for all Annabel's help!

★★★★★

Maddie T.
I have focused on areas of Phonetics, Phonology and Sociolinguistics during my sessions with Ela. Ela adopts a more inquisitive "tutorial style" approach to teaching, probing me to find answers to unfamiliar topics, which has helped me to develop my ability to think quickly on the spot.
She has also encouraged me to consider other (non-Chomskyan) perspectives to linguistics. She encourages me to think about fundamental questions about language ("Where is language?"), which is helping me form a more developed perspective on critical areas of linguistic theory.
★★★★★
Suchir S.

Excellent maths tutor and a nice genuine guy. Good at conveying quite a difficult topic in an easy to understand way. Helps more when we use LatexBase so I can see his working out online. He also is committed to helping my learning - prior to our session he sits the paper himself, so he knows the best approach to the questions during the session which is great.

★★★★★

Scott P.

I have found that our sessions so far have been really helpful and I am starting to feel a lot more confident with new content. These sessions have allowed me to explore new ideas and the work I have been set from it has helped me to think about different topics in veterinary medicine that I wouldn’t have understood as well without these sessions.

★★★★★

Amber H.

I really feel like I'm making progress with both my approaches to unseen texts and my essay writing skills. Bridie's session feedback is always very detailed and useful, and in discussions about unseen texts she exposes me to new critical vocabulary, genres, and ideas. She is great teacher and I love working with her!

★★★★★

Nicole B.

Leah has been very thorough and engaging in everything we have covered so far. She has catered the tutoring to my needs and has been extremely willing to help with things outside of these sessions. Everything has been well planned very interesting throughout.

★★★★★

Kumayl K.

Leah has been very hands-on with my recent preparation sessions for the admissions test. Despite some unforeseen circumstances which made communicating and meeting in-person a bit more difficult, she has been very thorough in her teaching and guidance. Leah is very willing to give as much help as I need.

★★★★★

Kumayl K.

Jacob is a very nice person who is really good at listening to ideas I might have and corrects them if incorrect by guiding me to allow me to rethink my answer without actually giving it to me. He also helps me understand my ideas to a higher level of detail if needed.

★★★★★

Ben F.

Tom was very encouraging and enthusiastic. He gave me incredibly useful and valuable advice to help me prepare for the AHAA. Our sessions made me feel much more confident in taking the AHAA and the application process in general.

★★★★★

Kapri B.

In our sessions we have looked at lots of different unseen content over the past few months which has really helped in my actual interview. I have felt a lot more confident and wouldn’t have been able to develop the lateral thinking skills as much just through school. Through these sessions I also gained a deeper understanding on what interviewers are looking for and the extra practice has made me feel much more confident.

★★★★★

Amber H.

Idel was incredibly supportive throughout my whole application process and was always willing to go the extra mile to help me. She was so encouraging and enthusiastic and I’ve learnt so much from her! She definitely enhanced my application and I couldn’t have done it without her!

★★★★★

Kapri B.

Ali has been an incredibly inspiring and effective tutor. It has sincerely been a pleasure to work with and learn from such a highly talented, intelligent and warm individual. Not only has Ali prepared me in terms of legal knowledge, but he has also gone above and beyond to ensure that I am confident during every stage of the application process.

★★★★★

Viveka P.

She helps me build on my ideas as well as introducing new ones which helps me deepen my knowledge of a topic and think about something from different angles. She picks good topics and sends me interesting sources or articles which really challenge me. She is also very friendly and approachable.

★★★★★

Margaux R.
I found all my sessions with Bethanie excellent and her advice and help were always constructive. She is clearly highly intelligent but was also able to teach me in a clear and succinct manner. She was also very personable.
★★★★★
Constanza M.

I have found my sessions with Jack very well-structured, helpful and thought-provoking. He is clearly very intelligent and provokes new ideas in our conversations whilst at the same time building on my interests regarding history and working with my ideas and thought processes. I can see a clear path with his mentoring and what I am working towards in terms of my application later this year and I cannot rate his mentoring highly enough.

★★★★★

Siya G.
I've really enjoyed my first 3 sessions with Alicia. I'm already improving how I structure thoughts and answers for unseens and she has been brilliant in giving me useful frameworks to help frame discussion. She also has provided some great reading suggestions, which I'm thoroughly enjoying, and sessions with her are delightful. I couldn't be more pleased.
★★★★★
Cosmo S.

Alison is so helpful and I always look forward to our sessions. I have clear directions on what I need to do in preparation for our sessions and am gaining a lot out of them.

★★★★★

Maya P.

Ben is very helpful and takes the time to really make sure that I understand everything I need to. I have found him to be engaged and committed to helping me improve. He obviously also has a huge passion for linguistics, and this seems to be rubbing off on me!

★★★★★

Rohan R.

Gemma has been extremely supportive, encouraging and approachable throughout my LNAT lessons. Her method of teaching makes it easy to quickly pick up new concepts. The work Gemma has set in between lessons, her technique to approaching LNAT essays and the discussions we have during the lessons have been vital in my progress, which I am very happy with. Gemma is very accommodating with lesson times and she is very willing to share any resources that she is aware of.

★★★★★

Karan D.

I have only had Rhiannon for a few sessions but I can already feel a deep improvement in my maths. She has a very good all round knowledge of different areas of mathematics and has helped me to develop my understanding. I have enjoyed covering some further topics which I had not seen before as well as practicing some MAT, STEP and TMUA questions.

★★★★★

Thomas W.

Kuba is phenomenally engaging and always happy to explain anything to me: he has no trouble explaining concepts very well since he is exceptionally intellegent. He seems very organised as he plans lessons very well, quickly responds to my queries and always knows what's next. I look forward to more mentoring with him in preparation for my Oxford application.

★★★★★

Ketan R.

Raymond is an excellent tutor who makes the best out of the mentoring sessions with his thought-provoking questions, easy to understand examples, and engaging approach towards presenting new information. He always asks to reflect on the material, guaranteeing that his students will actively participate. Moreover, he helped me create reading lists for subject preparation and consistently gives his own insight on Oxford's Experimental Psychology course and university life. The sessions with him so far have been nothing short of superb.

★★★★★

Eva D.

Conor has been an enormous help to me especially with my personal statement and further reading recommendations. Our sessions have given structure to my preparations and I have really enjoyed our discussions so far.

★★★★★

Tomos P.

Ellie is an incredibly helpful tutor that has continued to provide advice, in depth knowledge and detail around my subject, & also personal statement help that has provided incredibly useful. Definitely highly recommended.

★★★★★

Charles D.

Lucy has been really helpful with my HAT preparation. She has helped me with all of the questions and difficulties I have had. Furthermore, she has given me great feedback on my work each week which I think will really help me in my performance for the HAT.

★★★★★

Nikhil S.

Alex is a brilliant teacher, he explanes difficult things with the simple words, he gives me the time to thing about solutions and find the best way. I appreciate a lot our lessons and I’m expecting to continue studying with him

★★★★★

Dmitry T.

Anindita has been extremely helpful and attentive to the details in my writing for the GMAT exam. She has not only helped me better understand the GMAT exam as a whole but also to better understand the process and expectation that universities will have of me when applying at a master's level. Anindita has been punctual, knowledgable and given great feedback on the work I have submitted to her.

★★★★★

Yakov P.

Klara is really detailed & constructive in the way she helps me work on structuring my thinking / arguments, as well as considering multiple different perspectives. The sessions are organised and engaging, and she is very nice.

★★★★★

Michelle H.

Perhaps my most challenging one yet, my interview session with Samuel was splendid. His questions prevented me from going rigid — instead, I found myself having to stay mobile for the entirety of the session and critically evaluate all ideas, both new and ones already established. Samuel gave me very detailed feedback, outlining areas that need improvement and things I have done well. All in all, it was a beneficial experience.

★★★★★

Eva D.

Frazer's mentoring is making a great difference in the quality of my PS and my preparedness for the interview. I know this is trite and others have said it, but it cannot be understated. His criticisms and suggestions are precise and useful, and he knows not to give platitudes but sincere words of encouragement. There is very much value in our conversations, in which we freely explore any topic. And he happens to be very kind and approachable, making our dialogue all the more enjoyable!

★★★★★

Andrei L.

Miruna has given me some really useful feedback and points to help improve my essay writing, some of which I can hopefully put into action! The sessions never fail to be fun and engaging and I love reading some really complex literature which makes the work wonderfully challenging. Really glad to have her as a tutor!

★★★★★

Cosmo S.

Will is very detailed and thorough, and clearly has an unparalleled grasp of the TSA content and essay. He has been very helpful in explaining and clarifying questions to me, as well as why I got them wrong or how I could have done better. Looking forward to this next couple of weeks where we will have more sessions!

★★★★★

Rohan R.

My experience with Cyara as part of four HAT tuition lessons went extremely well. Cyara is knowledgeable, supportive, and provided so much information about the exam and the techniques I could use to succeed. I feel confident going into the exam thanks to her tips, as she challenged me to think in different ways to answer the complex texts and essay questions of the HAT.

★★★★★

Hector L.

Rhys is probably the most enthusiastic person I have ever met, and he is extremely dedicated to his subject. At times, he can speak a little quickly for me to understand, but this is no major fault whatsoever. He is excellent at explanations, discussions, being prepared with material, and always sends me lots of useful documents and detailed emails for me to read. He is extremely prepared for every lesson, and is a great tutor so far.

★★★★★

Rohan R.
Bryn was an excellent tutor, the four hours I had with him was probably the most effective preparation I did before my admissions exam.
He explains everything and goes through the content in steps to help with grasping the concept. He made sure I was understanding as we went along by asking me questions and checking I wasn't lost with anything - this aspect felt very comforting especially when I wasn't so sure of myself as he made me aware that it's okay to make mistakes/get confused sometimes.
Overall I could tell he was very knowledgeable, patient, and gave constructive feedback that was very useful for me, not just for the admissions test but, for the future tests to come.
Thank you!
★★★★★
Amy L.

She was very helpful and gave me a good idea of what kind of questions I might be faced with at the interview. She also gave me a detailed and realistic review of my performance to help me improve for the next session.

★★★★★

Senara J.

I am absolutely enthusiastic about Miruna's sessions. She is knowledgeable, organised and helped me immensily with my application. Regardless of the outcome, I am extremely happy that I decided to ask for help and that I found Miruna as a tutor. All feedback I received was constructive and I have also been given useful insight and instructions on how to practically improve the documents for my application. She has been flexible, she has a positive approach, plus she is lovely to work with. 100% happy.

★★★★★

Beatrice C.

Incredibly helpful tutor who is always able to find targeted resources, give excellent advice, and helpful interview preparation. Ellie also was a source of positive energy necessary to get through the difficult elements of the application process.

★★★★★

Charles D.

Alison is always very patient and helpful. This patience gives me confidence when we go through different topics that I am unfamiliar with or trying to get a grasp of. Furthermore, Alison always explains new substance clearly and talks me through it so I can understand it better. All of this makes me feel more confident and gives me room to consider the topic of discussion.

★★★★★

Guy G.

Lucy is an amazing tutor who is always willing to help and offer me honest advice. She is also very passionate and caring, and gave me a lot recommendations of what I can be doing when I’m stuck or confused. I feel very lucky to meet her.

★★★★★

Eva Z.
Owen always answers any questions I have elaborately and I love the discussions we have around different conceptual issues, going into more depth in areas which I find inherently interesting and building knowledge and critical thinking skills.
The way we're going through different concepts and types of history is definitely a great approach and I feel as if I have a much more holistic understanding around the subject.
Also, it's worth adding that during my taster sessions I was definitely most impressed and intrigued by how he described the course, and my general questions regarding the university.
★★★★★
Ioannis S.

Theo was great. He gave very valuable feedback and advice for writing my personal statement for grad school. I feel so much more confident with my application because of his help.

★★★★★

Allison H.

Hannah has been extremely friendly and welcoming from the beginning of our sessions. She always provides very interesting papers and other content for us to discuss in our sessions. I also feel that the sessions are very well catered to my level of knowledge and any areas that I have wanted to work on eg. Reading and interpreting graphs. I very much look forward to my sessions with Hannah!

★★★★★

Ellie L.

Lola has been very helpful in guiding me - particularly regarding my personal statement, where she has been giving me valuable tips and constructive comments to keep in mind. I am encouraged by what we have been working on so far, and am looking forward to our future sessions where she has planned for a deeper dive into critical readings surrounding topics such as ethnomusicology.

★★★★★

Aysha K.

Chloe is a very supportive and encouraging tutor. She always brings a variety of questions and resources to sessions which are all thought provoking. She also is open to discussing and covering many aspects of psychology every session. I really enjoy reading what she has set for me to read in preparation of sessions and I have learnt a lot from them.

★★★★★

Inge D.

Maxim is a great support for me. He helps and guides me in all areas of my application: my personal statement, my further reading, my critical analysis and my English expression. In almost two months I have improved considerably and yet I still have several more sessions with him. Thanks to Maxim, I am hopeful that I will succeed in getting into the university of my choice.

★★★★★

Tristan C.

An excellent tutor- he has amassed a wealth of knowledge of the TSA and clearly has the passion to impart this knowledge on his tutees. I highly recommend him to anyone attempting to pass the TSA.

★★★★★

Alfie H.

The structure of my sessions with Sampson are incredibly helpful as they not only provide me with an opportunity to challenge myself by doing the TSA papers, but then they allow me to work through questions I struggled on, helping me to improve. Sampson has been so encouraging and taught me useful methods to help me approach more difficult questions. Not only have I improved in my TSA results, I also feel more confident approaching the TSA. I have really enjoyed working with Sampson.

★★★★★

Ellie L.

Matthew is very personable and easy to talk to. He is encouraging, knowledgeable and helped me to understand the application process. I felt very comfortable asking him questions and he gave clear and concise answers and advice. Matthew explained how crucial the portfolio is and offered lots of suggestions on how to present it professionally. I am looking forward to his help with the written paper at our next session.

★★★★★

Sara R.

Sofia has been incredibly helpful. Her feedback has been invaluable, particularly her reading and video suggestions. She definitely challenged me within the sessions, whilst also giving me the most useful tools for confronting questions/ sources I had little-to-no prior knowledge on beforehand. Her expertise on the subject was not only helpful for expanding my knowledge pre-interview, but it also made the sessions really inspiring. I could not be more grateful for her help!

★★★★★

Alison K.

Extremely enthusiastic and really dedicated to helping her students. Alicia puts in time and effort inside and outside of lessons. Evidently, she is very passionate about her subject and that influences her students greatly. Super tutor!!

★★★★★

Katie K.

My sessions with Richard have certainly improved my confidence and competence to answer interview questions. Each session was structured well to give opportunity to answer questions and receive useful and valuable feedback on how to better them. I would definitely recommend him to anyone approaching an Oxbridge interview.

★★★★★

Liberty S.

Kat is a fantastic tutor and really accommodating to your particular areas of interest. She is also very friendly and easy to talk to, such that I always feel comfortable to voice my opinion on a topic or piece of text. I have already learned so much from our sessions, so I am very grateful to have her as my tutor.

★★★★★

Mary P.

My daughter is flabbergasted by Georgia’s strong techniques teaching her how to structure and build her arguments in essay writing ! Hope she will mirror this and will do her justice come her LNAT results ! Thank you Georgia !

★★★★★

Corine G.

Adam is an excellent teacher. He explains concepts and answers clearly, and listens carefully to my questions. He is very patient when I ask for clarification, and enthusiastic about critical thinking/problem solving which in turn has motivated me.

★★★★★

Catherine W.

Matt has helped our son with his Oxford application, providing some excellent pragmatic advice that has helped both his TSA technique and his confidence. I would recommend Matt to any student looking to put together the strongest possible university application.

★★★★★

Stuart C.

We cannot recommend Theo highly enough. He has been fully supportive throughout the process, making each session a comfortable and stress-free experience, even when tackling the most challenging topics. In particular, our son found his enthusiasm for psychology and personal development infectious. Moreover, Theo's willingness to go above and beyond is evident in how he is always happy to answer questions, provide extra resources, and offer encouragement. Thank you Theo for everything, and bearing with us, especially during recent times.

★★★★★

Jules C.

I really appreciate that Will is fully engaged in our sessions and makes them really interactive. He sends lots of diverse materials in a format that works best for me and I feel has tailored his approach to best fit my learning style. I look forward to continuing my OA journey with him

★★★★★

Claire M.

Very helpful and individualized support which garnered a rather unique and tailored experience. Would highly recommend to anyone seeking to refine an undergraduate or postgraduate application.

★★★★★

Lance M.

Haleigh is really prepared for all my sessions and is good at directing the sessions towards the areas i want to work most on. She gives me a lot of ideas for revision and also finds lots of example/ past questions on each topic we look at. I also really enjoy the sessions and I feel comfortable to ask questions!

★★★★★

Hannah N.

TJ is an expert in this field! He knows exactly how to score top marks and is effective in communicating how to do so.

★★★★★

Sienna B.

Tanuvi is a complete pro. She is quick, analytical and immediately helpful in a practical way. There is not one word that comes out of her that does not directly add value to crafting my essays. I can not be happier with Tanuvi and she is frankly mind-blowingly good with what she does.

★★★★★

Joyce Q.

Ben holds impressive academic credentials, is super focused, organized and smart. He established a great rapport with Joaquim and has provided a great deal of insights and advice so far!

★★★★★

Juan G.
Robert was incredibly helpful in assisting my composition of my personal statement. He was incredibly encouraging during our tutorial sessions and provided me with helpful constructive criticisms that helped me improve my drafts. He was attentive and gave me insightful feedback for each of the drafts submitted to him, allowing me to perfect my personal statement in the end.
Overall, Robert was a highly helpful tutor for my personal statement and I am glad to have met him.
★★★★★
Henning T.

Theo is invaluable and extremely effective in his help for our daughter who came into the process with no idea of the system or expectations. He immediately won her trust and is providing brilliant advice and guidance. She is happy that she always knows what she needs to do and is rally enjoying the intellectual process. When she has questions, she feels Theo is super helpful and responsive.

★★★★★

Barbara K.

Abigail has been super professional, detailed, knowledgeable and she has been able to motivate Ines in a very positive and kind way. Ines really loving working with her!

★★★★★

Patricia M.

Dan had a good rapport with my daughter and asked a nice range of questions in her mock interviews including reasoning questions and questions on her Personal Statement. She found her two sessions with Dan valuable and helpful - exactly what she wanted.

★★★★★

Julia H.

I've really enjoyed my time with Ms. Sherborne so far. I have learned a lot not just about psychology, but also how to read a scientific paper and extract the most important information from it. Our conversations are always extremely interesting, and I think she's a fantastic teacher.

★★★★★

Adriano W.

Jake puts so much care and planning into making sessions specific to me. He also uses a lot of time out of sessions to derive and devise problems for me. Jake's feedback is also very useful and he is one of the most organised people I have ever met. I couldn't be more grateful to have him supporting my journey.

★★★★★

Sienna B.

Ella was extremely helpful during my two mock interviews with her. She challenged me and and the end of each session she took her time in giving me detailed, thorough feedback which was of great help and I was able to apply it to my real interview last Monday. Thank you very much Ella! I really enjoyed our sessions together.

Theo was at the core of helping me throughout my Cambridge application. Although I came to him towards the end of September (quite late,) he aided me with my personal statement, my extra Cambridge statement and my two pieces of written work. He talked me through each piece of advice and change which were of great use. The mock interviews were also extremely helpful as he introduced me to new theories and basic qualitative and quantitative measures which I hadn’t covered in schools. Whenever I emailed him with any queries he would reply almost instantly and he was always kind and compassionate! Thank you so much Theo.

★★★★★

Ellie W.

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