Can you distinguish between needs and wants? Are you afraid of spending too much and accumulating debt? Financial management may not be taught at school, but it is something that involves responsibility, budgeting and saving that every student should learn. Children who lack financial management skills may develop poor spending habits, have financial stress and limit their opportunities for education… Read More
Throughout most maths classrooms all over the world, students are asking the same question: “But Miss, why do I even need to know this?” They feel frustrated at the seemingly useless content they are learning and wonder why they are wasting their time learning something that they’ll never need to use again. Aside from the important ways maths can aid our personal growth… Read More
As a law student at Cambridge, my week is a careful balancing act between intense academic commitments, sports at a high level, and making the most of the social side of university life. With five different modules, each taught by a specialist supervisor, no two days look exactly the same. Academics: On average, I have around 11 hours of lectures each… Read More
As a second‑year Engineering student at the University of Cambridge, I undertook the ENGAA (now replaced by the ESAT) prior to my interview, gaining first‑hand insight into the challenges these assessments present. For most applicants to Oxford and Cambridge, the admissions test is a critical element of the application process, influencing both shortlisting for interview and final selection. These tests are… Read More
People often ask questions on how to approach an interview, hoping to get some tips to help get accepted to Oxbridge. Instead of trying to ‘game the system’, let’s look at it from the perspective of the interviewers; what do you think they want to see from you? Have you ever heard “the goal is not to be able to run… Read More
