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What should I read in preparation for a Classics Interview at Cambridge?

At your interview, you will most likely be questioned by someone who teaches the course; if you get an offer, they will be closely involved with your progress and might even supervise you personally. Unsurpr...
RG
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Is a law still a good law if nobody actually follows it?

This depends on how we define the concept of "law", which academic scholars have been at war over for decades. Some people take what's called a teleological point of view, where the procedure that ...
SS
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Answering Oxbridge medical questions: water regulation by the kidneys

Oxbridge medical questions look for 'how you think' rather than knowledge above A-level standard. For a particular topic, they may start on A-level material to warm you up, and then ask follow-up questions t...
MA
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How much reading around your subject should you do?

It varies depending on the subject, but you should generally try and have two or three areas within your subject (not covered at school) that you're interested in and are able to talk about at reasonable len...
SF
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Is it easier for organisms to live on land or in the sea?

This is a question I commonly use when giving interview practise for potential Oxbridge students. A question like this doesn't have to have a corrrect answer necessarily, but should evoke a discussion and an...
FS
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