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What should I prioritise in my personal statement?

It's a common misconception that a personal statement should say lots about your extra-curricular life and experiences. However, it's important to realise that including these details really depends on the u...
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How should I revise quotes for the exam?

Getting enough quotes memorised for the exam always seems like a huge task, but it's helpful to view quote-learning as similar to learning a language (but easier!): little and often is essentially the way fo...
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Answered by Jessica B. English tutor
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How should I plan my English essays?

Lots of students find planning daunting, or think it's unnecessaryt. In fact, it's the most important part of the essay process. Once you've nailed the steps, you've unlocked the key to controlled, thoughtfu...
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How would you prepare for your Maths exam?

My advice is always past papers! There are only so many questions that the examiner can ask, and a lot of the time the questions have already turned up in previous papers. I would also just try to stay as ca...
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Answered by Ayesha H. Maths tutor
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How do you factorise x^2 + 3x + 2?

Since there is an x^2 term, we know that there are two brackets that are of the form (x- ) (x- ), but we need to fill in the blanks! What are the two numbers where you can add them up to make 3, and you can ...
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Answered by Ayesha H. Maths tutor
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