Hello! I’m Alyssa, one of the Creative Writing tutors at the Oxford Scholastica Academy. In addition to my wonderful role at Oxford Scholastica, I’m an editor and a DPhil (PhD) student of Literary Translation at the University of Oxford, where I also teach and convene...
Hello! I’m Alyssa, one of the Creative Writing tutors at the Oxford Scholastica Academy. In addition to my wonderful role at Oxford Scholastica, I’m an editor and a DPhil (PhD) student of Literary Translation at the University of Oxford,...
Contrary to what my Engineering flatmate may claim, Humanities students work hard. This is particularly true for Modern Languages students! Between lengthy essays on French literature, prose translations into Italian, and intensive language skills classes, my days are...
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If you decide to study English at university, it’s going to involve a lot of essay writing. It’s a challenging skill to master because it requires both creativity and logical planning, but if you ensure you do the following whenever you write an essay, you should be...
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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...
Whether you’re still deciding if you’d like to apply to Oxford University, or you’ve got your place and will be arriving soon enough, it’s very reasonable to find out early what the daily schedule of an Oxford student looks like. Given Oxford’s unique routines and...
Hi, I’m Jen, a finalist student of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Oxford. In my degree, I study the lives of the ancient Greeks and Romans through the material objects they left behind. This includes many things from huge buildings like...
Are you considering studying Music at university or college? Do you want to find out more information about what music courses at different institutions are like, to find out which might be best for you? We know that the content of courses can vary quite a lot between...
What is the League of Nations? 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...
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