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What Should I Do in the Summer Before Starting Engineering at Oxbridge?

Congratulations on making it to Oxford or Cambridge! It’s a great achievement and an enormous opportunity. With that in mind, you need to make sure you’re prepared to make the most of your time at one of the world’s leading universities. But how can...

How to Prepare for an Oxbridge Engineering Degree

by | | Physical Sciences

Given that you probably won’t have studied engineering on its own before, the most important skills you can bring are from your Physics or Maths A-Levels. The sort of skills that will prove invaluable at university level are: Knowledge: the knowledge you have...

Oxford PPE Essays and 6 Ways they Differ from A-Level Ones

by | | oxford, ppe, tsa

An artistic shot of one of my Oxford essays1. Oxford Essay Rule One: There Are No RulesWriting a good university essay begins with changing your mindset from, "how do I write a good essay?" to "how do I write this good essay?" I remember getting my...

A packing list for Oxford Maths: Skills to bring from school to your degree

by | | mat, Maths, maths at university

So, you have a place on the Oxford Maths course. You've seen every packing list for university going, reminding you to bring paracetamol, an extension lead and coat hangers.But once you're all packed up and driving to university, your over-full car bursting...