Hare or Tortoise? How to get ahead with your grades by plodding along behind
Are you a hare or a tortoise when it comes to your studies? I’ll tell you why I ask… It’s becasue tortoises tend to win in the end. It’s the people who work steadily all year long – starting the school year in the right way, doing the same amount of work week-in and week-out, […]
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Should you study in the morning or at night?
Life gets busy. You may have a part-time job, play in a sports team and belong to a club like guides or venture scouts. It’s hard to fit it all in, and then when something exceptional comes along, like a camp or a weekend sports festival your studies somehow drop to the bottom of the […]
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How to Stand Out in an Oxford or Cambridge Personal Statement or Interview
It’s a question that comes up in the mind of anyone applying to the UK’s premier universities: “How do I stand out from all the other candidates?” The other day, Ami, a reader of my blog, wrote to me and asked me this exact question. Ami said: “I’m applying to Cambridge and to be honest […]
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Why you need to get out of your comfort zone to achieve better grades
A while ago, I was talking to one of my readers, we’ll call her Polly. A year ago Polly told me she wanted to study physical natural sciences at Cambridge. At the time she was in the early stages of year 12, doing all the right subjects and was clearly passionate about the subject matter of […]
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How to successfully transition from GCSE to A Level
It’s a well known fact that it’s not easy to make the transition from GCSE to A Level. A Levels are hard. Really hard in comparison to GCSEs. What’s so hard about them? Well, there’s a number of the things: The quantity of work you need to do The amount of work you need to do […]
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How to approach your exams like an Olympian
Did you watch any of the Rio Olympics? I loved marvelling at what people can make the human body do with enough training, dedication and determination. The gymastics and diving were mind-blowing and the endurance of long-distance runners like Mo Farah and the triathletes was simply incredible. As I watched I heard things from the […]
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The Essential Back to School Stationery List: 18 Items that will propel you towards exam success
There’s something truly wonderful about the start of a new school year. It’s like a magnified version of the freshness of spring blossom on the tress, the good intentions of New Year’s Day and the promise of a brand new exercise book waiting for you to fill it with your learning. Back to school is […]
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Personal statement: How to bring colour, life and originality to your personal statement
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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How to set up a blog that helps you get into uni
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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How to get into medical school
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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