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Five Tips for Productive Study at Home
Even for the most productive amongst us, working from home can often be a challenge. The temptation to stay in...
Navigating Home Study – How to Support Your Child During Quarantine
In the current climate surrounding Covid-19, it is understandable that both students and parents should be worried...
Why Is Shakespeare Still Important?
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...
Three Things I Learned in the Scholastica Discussion Group
I was really lucky to attend the Oxford Scholastica Academy back in 2017 as part of the Creative Writing Summer School. In one of our classes, our teacher introduced us to an article by William Deresiewiez, discussing the disadvantages students face at an ‘elite’...
The Psychology of Success: How Can Students Harness Their Own Psychology To Maximise Their Potential?
Imagine I could whisper thoughts about you directly into your mind. Whatever I whispered, you would believe about yourself. How would you feel about my having this power? If your answer would depend on what I would say, what does that make you think about what you...
How A High School Summer Programme Might Benefit Your College Application
It’s well known that colleges receive more applications than places. At top institutions in the United States such as Harvard and Stanford University, less than 5% of applicants successfully gained places in 2017. This means your application needs to be really strong...
Ultimate Guide to Finding Your Perfect Summer School
There are thousands of summer schools worldwide, all promising to offer a life-changing week or twelve, but only the very best can actually live up to this claim. So, without visiting every single one out there, how do you find your perfect summer school? We’ve put...
Finding A Mentor
Whether you’re looking to make the jump between school and university, or to make a name for yourself in your chosen field of work, you’ve probably thought about how much easier some things would be if you could just ask someone who’s already been through it about...
Life As A Medical Student
What to Expect and How to Prepare Whether you’ve just made the decision that you want to pursue a career in medicine or you just got accepted into medical school (congratulations!), you’re probably wondering what life as a medical student is like. What is it...
A Guide To The College Admissions Cycle
Your college application can be potentially stressful and intimidating, but it needn’t be a confusing process. We’ve prepared this handy college admissions guide to help you apply to some of the best universities worldwide. Whether you’re thinking of a college...
10 Books Every Business and Economics Student Should Read
Preparing to study business and economics? Or do you think you might be interested but don’t really know that much about it? We have a reading list for you. Below, we have listed ten books from the huge literature available on business and economics topics. There is...