Rejection is tough. We rarely want to face it, but it’s important to remember that it’s never the end of the world. Today, we’re looking at the different paths open to you if you don’t receive the university offer you were hoping for. Whether it’s early in the...
Rejection is tough. We rarely want to face it, but it’s important to remember that it’s never the end of the world. Today, we’re looking at the different paths open to you if you don’t receive the university offer you were hoping for....
Okay, so you're thinking about joining a summer school this year, but you're not sure which one to pick? We know that it can be a really daunting prospect, particularly if you're looking to join a programme abroad, or if it's your first time taking part in something...
One of our wonderful Oxford Scholastica content interns wrote this article about their experience with culture shock when they started at Oxford University as an international student. We hope you find it useful! All students starting university can sometimes feel...
A familiar excitement fills your mind as you begin a new school term. "This semester will be different", you tell yourself; the one where you stay ahead of lecture material, take elegant notes, and absorb information faster. As the lectures begin, you scramble to get...
Whether you're preparing to study at university next year or you're still exploring your potential interest in the subjects, we've got some Economics and Business book recommendations for you. Below, we've narrowed down our favourite Business and Economics books to...
There's no two ways about it: internship applications are hard. All the refining and editing will be worth it when you land the placement of your dreams, though, which is why we're trying to make the process as simple as possible for you. An internship is a great way...
Making choices can be extremely tricky. Everything from picking your morning Starbucks order to deciding the subject(s) you want to study at university can cause stress and uncertainty. This is shown very clearly by the fact less than half of recent graduates believe...
Studying engineering is an exciting but challenging venture. It is essential that engineers keep a broad and open mind, coupling this with rigour and analytical skills. Reading around your subject is a great way to encounter new ways of thinking, and to prepare to...
There is a teapot flying around the moon, too small to be seen by any modern telescope. Much closer to us, there are birds flying through the sky. One of these claims is, of course, nonsense. Last time we checked, there was no crockery orbiting anything in space. Even...
School’s out, and summer has given you plenty of time to yourself. What better way to spend it than trying your hand at a cool engineering project? If you're wondering how to become an engineer, or why study engineering, participating in summer engineering projects...
You'll often be told that you have to read around your subject in order to prepare for your university applications. But how do you find out what to read? Law is notoriously complicated and inaccessible, so it’s hard to know where to start. For that reason, we’ve...
The UN, or United Nations, is an international, intergovernmental institution set up in 1945. This was after World War II caused the collapse of its predecessor, the League of Nations. Currently, the UN represents 193 of the world’s 196 sovereign states.Why was the UN...
The League of Nations was the first global institution to be established in the modern world. Set up in 1920, it heralded a new era of international relations. Significantly, it vocally denounced war as a means of achieving a state’s foreign policy. Despite noble...
A familiar excitement fills your mind as you begin a new school term. "This semester will be different", you tell yourself; the one where you stay ahead of lecture material, take elegant notes, and absorb information faster. As the lectures begin, you scramble to get...
Photo credit: Chris BolandWhether you’re still working out what and where you’d like to study, or you’re already set on applying to medical school in the UK, this whistle-stop tour of a day in the life of a Cambridge Medical student is sure to prove an interesting...
Anatomy and physiology textbooks will likely be at your side throughout your medical studies, and you’ll be reading through countless scientific papers, but you might want to read something beforehand that gives you insight into the world of medicine in practice –...
Every year, dozens of Politics books flood onto the market, but only a select few stand the test of time. This list of the ten books every Politics student should read span from 375 BC to 2012 AD, covering everything from political treatises and ethical reflections to...
The UN, or United Nations, is an international, intergovernmental institution set up in 1945. This was after World War II caused the collapse of its predecessor, the League of Nations. Currently, the UN represents 193 of the world’s 196 sovereign states.Why was the UN...
The League of Nations was the first global institution to be established in the modern world. Set up in 1920, it heralded a new era of international relations. Significantly, it vocally denounced war as a means of achieving a state’s foreign policy. Despite noble...
Have you ever wondered why good people do bad things? Or why anyone would ignore someone in need of help? How about why anyone would conform to an extreme idea that they don’t agree with? Throughout the history of psychology, many experiments have attempted to answer...
Psychology is a wide-reaching field, covering everything from social attachments to disorders of the brain and nervous system (neurology). We've put together a list of ten Psychology books that we think every student should read, whether you're set on studying the...
There is a teapot flying around the moon, too small to be seen by any modern telescope. Much closer to us, there are birds flying through the sky. One of these claims is, of course, nonsense. Last time we checked, there was no crockery orbiting anything in space. Even...
Whether you’re a keen student journalist yourself, or just looking to learn more about student culture at the universities you’re planning to apply to, student newspapers are the place to go. We break down the benefits you’ll get if you become a student journalist at...
William Shakespeare is (arguably) the most recognisable name in English literature. And even if you haven’t heard of him, you’ll know about some of his plays, like Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. Even beyond that, if you’ve ever seen an actor chatting to a skull, or...
A magical wardrobe, the rising hills of Hobbiton, a Mad Hatter’s tea party: Oxford has represented all of these things to the writers who created them. And with a nudge in the right direction, the literary locations of the city can be brought to life for any visitor...
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