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How to Use University Websites and Prospectuses to Make an Informed Choice of University
If their websites and prospectuses are anything to go by, every single university in this country is the perfect place for you, will give you stunning career prospects and will guarantee you an ecstatically happy university experience. They’re probably ‘best in the country’ or ‘in the top 10’ for various things too, and they’re all...
UK Students to Study in China
The British Council, who accredit Oxford Royale Summer Schools’s courses, is to offer more scholarships for UK students to study in China amid concerns from businesses that graduates lack the experience to work with the rising economic giant. The council’s Generation UK campaign aims for at least 15,000 UK students to study or gain work...
10 Exam Mistakes That Lose Easy Marks and How to Avoid Them
Exams subject us to an uncomfortable amount of pressure, making us feeling as though the entire sum of our education is leading up to this one chance to prove ourselves. The stress and pressure of the exam situation can lead you to make some silly mistakes that cost you marks, but by remaining calm and...
9 Ways to Stay Focused in Class
Do you ever have difficulty concentrating in class? Maybe you’ve had the experience of glancing up at the teacher and realising that you haven’t heard a thing that they’ve been saying for the past ten minutes, and your notes are just a squiggly line. Or you’ve spent more time watching the clock than looking at...
9 Exam Preparation Tips to Keep Your Sanity and Get Better Results
Time management: it may sound like one of the biggest clichés in the book, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s of paramount importance as you juggle four or five different A-level subjects. Naturally, you’ll want to get top grades in all your subjects; but achieving these is no mean feat, simply because of...
Top UK Graduate Employers: What They Want, What They Offer and How To Get In
When making decisions about your future options, you may have heard a lot of doom and gloom about the current state of the job market, and horror stories detailing the unprecedented levels of competition for jobs among young graduates. But a recent article in The Times has suggested that the situation may not be quite...
12 Languages That Are Easy for English Speakers to Learn
There are a disproportionate number of English speakers who can only speak one language. Globally, 40% of people are monolingual. But in the UK, 75% of people can only speak English, and in the USA, it’s as high as 80%. The reasons for this are obvious: English is an extremely useful language, allowing you to...
University Open Days: How they Work and How to Make the Most of Them
One of the things you’ll need to do in the run-up to your university application is visit some universities on official open days. Many students get nervous about open days, imagining them to be some sort of informal interview process, but this is not the case if you haven’t yet submitted your application. In this […]
18 Fun Things To Do in Oxford Over the Summer
The historic university city of Oxford is one of the UK’s biggest tourist attractions, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s absolutely packed to the brim with interesting things to do and see, and the summer is a particularly good time to visit and enjoy its beautiful architecture, leafy parks and fascinating museums. If...