Description: Cambridge graduate, Vega shares her experience with helping students ace Oxbridge interviews by perfecting their Personal Statements. Showcase your Skills When it comes to Oxbridge applications, especially the personal statement and interview, there is no set formula for achieving a successful application. Each person has individual skills and achievements. It is more important to […]
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Description: Private tutor Katie shares her advice to students on how they can add variety to their revision and explores what techniques work best. Revising for exams is never going to be anyone’s favourite activity, but there are ways we can make revising for even the dullest exam more enjoyable. Variety in how we revise
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Description: Private tutor Nikhita shares her insight on why it is important to make mistakes in order to progress and develop in academia. An Opportunity to Learn Nobody likes making mistakes. Getting things wrong, committing errors and slipping up no matter what you call it, or what stage of life you are in, it’s something
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Description: Private tutor Julianna specialises in teaching German, Russian as well as English as a Foreign Language. In this article, she speaks about her experience teaching children with dyslexia. As someone who has taught languages in various academic settings and worked with all sorts of students, I have always been interested in ways to help
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Description: Science and Maths tutor, Emily, shares her knowledge on a revision technique called ‘blurting’. What is Blurting? By definition, blurting literally means “to utter abruptly and impulsively”. In terms of a revision technique, it is where you choose a subtopic in a subject that you are revising for. You write down everything that you
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Description: Maths and Science tutor Harry shares his thoughts and experience on what it takes to have a healthy balance with exercise when it comes to studying. When it comes to revising for exams, it can seem suddenly daunting how much time you think you need in order to get through everything. Just looking at
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Description: Private tutor Joya shares her thoughts on the new trend and style of revision called Anki. What Does it Mean? The word Anki means memorization in Japanese. It is a digital flashcard app that has been gaining popularity with the growing digitalization of our world, especially in academics. The app cleverly uses spaced repetition.
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Description: Law and Psychology tutor Corrie shares her insight on how students can work towards effective exam preparation. For many students, the process of sitting for an academic exam is extremely daunting and highly stress-inducing. According to the National Education Union, recent changes to the educational system in the UK have put more pressure on
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Description: Economics graduate Maggie shares her insight on the main reasons why it is beneficial for students to study Economics. Economics is formally defined as “the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.” However, ask any economist and I guarantee they’d all say something different. At its core, economics
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Description: First Class Honors English / Creative writing tutor, Claire, shares her thoughts on how to best prepare for an Essay-Based exam question. When it comes to essay writing, it feels impossible to over-stress the importance of good preparation. Even for someone who writes essays for fun, proper preparation is what ensures the ability to
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