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University Applications: UCAS Made Easy
If you are in your final IB year, you will have realised by now that you have a lot to do. As terms go, this is probably the busiest. Alongside all your IAs and mocks revision you also need to find time to apply to university. If you are applying for universities in the UK,…
Considering a Gap Year after IB? 3 ideas to get you started!
Are you feeling the pressure to follow the status quo as you watch many of your friends completing university applications at the moment? Are you really nervous to admit to your friends and parents that you have been contemplating a gap year or an entirely non-academic future after the IB? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone!…
Responding to University Offers as an IB Student | University Series Pt 3
Back when I was completing the IB Diploma, my thoughts were frequently occupied with where I was going to study at university. Whilst I was SO excited to move onto uni life, I knew that choosing where I wanted to study was going to be a pretty big decision. But once you’ve applied and your…
University Applications: Where are you now?
Where to start? There’s no denying it, this term is tough. From the insurmountable amount of IA deadlines to the onslaught of homework and revision, it can be easy to slip behind on certain things that seem less important. Perhaps the easiest to forget is university applications. In your final year of the IB, the…
Oxbridge Interview Tips
If you are reading this, then you probably know that the deadline for undergraduate applications to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge is coming up soon (the 15th October to be precise). And if you are reading this, you probably also know that in order to get an offer from either Oxford or Cambridge, you…
The Secrets to Writing a Brilliant Personal Statement | University Series Pt 1
The Personal Statement is probably the most crucial element of any university application. It is the closest an Admissions Officer will get to asking ‘who are you really?’, ‘what can you bring to the course?’ and ‘why should I choose you over anyone else?’. That last question is a really important one. You want to…
IB University Applications: have you got it all under control?
It’s that time of year again when students in their last year of the IB are not only grappling with their Extended Essays and have IA deadlines coming out of their ears, but are also starting to look to the future and think about what will come next. Of course, I am talking about the…
Applying to university as an IB student
The world of university applications can sometimes be a confusing minefield of forms, submission requirements and deadlines. When you’re already putting all of your energy into getting to the end of your IB in one piece, the stress of working out what to do afterwards can all get a bit much! But DON’T WORRY! Over the coming…
