When an admissions tutor reads your personal statement you want them to sit up and take notice. But, how do you do that? One way is by bringing colour, life and orginality to your writing. However, this can be really tough, especially when you’ve studied the same A-Level syllabus as thousands of other applicants all […]
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Are you looking for ways to showcase your passion for the subject you want to study at university? Are you short on time and want to double up your efforts, reading around your subject, making connections with other people interested in it and revising for your exams at the same time? If you’ve answered yes […]
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Loads of people want to be a doctor. I can understand why. It’s a worthy, ethical profession that commands both respect and a high salary. However, this means it’s really competitive. To help my readers who’d like to study medicine I asked Nehal of Medtutors4u to answer some key questions about how to get into […]
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If you want to go to university you know that there’s a lot that goes into writing a really effective personal statement. You’ll also know that university is a very expensive commitment. But how do you get paid work that helps you get into university? For this week’s blog I interviewed recruitment specialist, Leah Stewart, about how […]
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I can’t stand it when people bang on about the price of university, whether it’s the media, parents and students or some of my lovely readers. I get it, money is very real. It buys you important stuff like food, clothes and a roof over your head. However, there are some things in life that you […]
Continue reading I can’t stand it when people bang on about the price of university, whether it’s the media, parents and students or some of my lovely readers. I get it, money is very real. It buys you important stuff like food, clothes and a roof over your head. However, there are some things in life that you […]
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Exams are over for the summer – yippee! So, when your exams are over what the first things you think of doing? Sleeping? Partying? Burning your revision notes? Well, once you’ve had a good sleep but before you’ve been to too many parties I want you to do this: review your exam season. It may not […]
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It’s your worst nightmare. You’ve been studying hard for months to do well in that Biology exam. You’ve made flash cards, revision posters and mind maps. You’ve tested yourself endlessly and got others to test you until their eyes are rolling with boredom. And don’t even start on the past papers – they’ll need to […]
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Do you get tired after exams? I know I used to. However much you try to fight it emotional and physical exhaustion after exams is real. One reader wrote to me and said this: How can I stop myself from becoming so emotionally and physically exhausted after every single exam? I had my first one […]
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Hopefully you know by now that you can’t revise for hours on end without taking a break. It’s not productive or efficient and it certainly doesn’t make you happy. With half-term coming up and with it lots of time for you to spend on revision I’ve put together some revision break ideas for you. These […]
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