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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...
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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 ...
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How do you give yourself the best chance of getting into University?

A personal statement should be tailored to yourself. It should be enticing as a University admissions team is probably bored of reading the same old thing. You should sell yourself to the University and high...
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a human could win a running race against a cheetah, if this was a long distance race? why might this be, can you think of any adaptations humans have that will allow for this?

This question is about what the student may know and applying this knowledge in a different situation. At first it seems ridiculous, a cheetah is the fastest animal on the planet? which is more or less true,...
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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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