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General Tips for Personal Statements

Whilst Personal Statement work is far more productive with a statement on which to improve, there are some general tips I can provide to help with the first draft. Your first sentence and paragraph should...

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Why do we have and use musical periods?

An oxbridge music interview won't require a written out answer, but it's good to get used to following your thought patterns through. categorising widespread media is a practical way of enabling conversat...

EL
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What do physical and human geography have in common?

I was asked this question in my Cambridge interview and I think it is a useful starting point to encourage students to articulate why they want to study combined 'Geography', as offered at Oxbridge, rathe...

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How should I best approach writing an Oxbridge personal statement?

Writing an Oxbridge personal statement is difficult, as there is immense pressure to present yourself and your knowledge of your subject as best and in as sophisticated a way as you can. However, contrary...

RS
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How can I show I've done research around what I want to study at university?

The main thing here is to remember that every aspect of your personal statement must show you're a good match to the course. Having done research is great, and there is definitely space to show it in a pe...

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