How to Prepare for Unseen Texts in Oxbridge Interviews Congratulations! You’ve submitted your UCAS form, and perhaps also sat an admissions test, and now you’re onto preparations for the next stage: the interview. Understandably, this is the part of the Oxbridge admissions process that we get the most questions, concerns,…
How can I make last-minute improvements to my admissions test performance? Congratulations on taking the big step and applying to Oxford or Cambridge - you're now on an exciting, if challenging, path! You've put time and effort into perfecting your personal statement, and you've now got to back it up…
How Important is the Admissions Test to my Oxbridge Application? With Admissions Tests coming up in the next few weeks, many applicants to Oxford and Cambridge are understandably becoming quite nervous about performing to the best of their abilities, and worrying about what might happen if they underperform. Here at…
The UCAS Personal Statement: The Basics We talk a lot about personal statements here. That’s because it’s arguable the most important part of the entire UCAS application (at least until interviews, if you need to do them). The statement is your only chance to inject some personality into the application,…
"Ever since I was a child, I have longed to study geography…" The room feels heavier. Your eyes glaze over. Inside, a little part of you wilts. A friend of mine, an ex-Cambridge admissions interviewer, recently sent me a voice note. She sounded defeated. “It’s a sad state of affairs,”…