Medical school application is, and always has been, extremely competitive. It consistently attracts the top students from every school. Oxford and Cambridge do this regardless of subject, so the difficulty to getting in is doubled. These two medical schools have very difficult decisions to make. They have to decide who are the very best amongst…
WHAT IS PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL)? Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching style just like lectures or seminars that some universities use to teach. Read on to know if Problem Based Learning (PBL) will suit your style of learning at medical school. PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL): WHAT IS IT? PBL is a far more interactive way of…
Exams are an extremely stressful period for any student. There’s no question about that. It’s easy to let the exam pressure start to grate on you and let the procrastination bug kick in. After weeks or months of revising in preparation, you’re nearly at the end… but it doesn’t feel quite like that. Because of…
Each year, 400,000+ freshers will begin a 3 or 4 year life of drinking, socialising and a little bit of studying in-between. Of this 400,000, around 7,000 will embark on their journeys at Oxford or Cambridge. These 7,000 students have managed to perfect the art of revision (and make no mistake, revising perfect IS an…
Cambridge Law entry requirements are high, but this is to be expected for a university of Cambridge’s calibre. In this post, we’ll go through the entry requirements for the M100 course. It sees extremely high competition, with 7 applications per available place in 2018. There are 202 total places available across all colleges. This meant…
With exactly 6 months until admissions tests on the 30th of October 2019, what should you be doing to make sure you nail that test and get your dream offer? In this post, we’ll go through what should be your timeline of events from 6 months out until the night before. Follow it closely and…
A-levels are looming closer by the day, so what are the best last minute revision tips? With less time comes more stress and potentially a worse performance in the exam(s). Use these 8 last minute A-level revision tips to avoid that stress and knock it out of the park! Plan your day It might seem…
Oxford vs. Cambridge. Two universities renowned for being world-leading institutions of learning. Which is better? Although both universities are known for their well-established academic excellence, the intricacies of student life and the similarities and differences between the two giants of academia, are lesser known. Lizzy Cole, former student, teacher, and resident of Cambridge, explains. …
Dr. Rohan Agarwal and Simon Ellson at The Business Excellence Awards 2019. UniAdmissions co-founder Rohan Agarwal named as “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist! The prestigious Business Excellence Forum honours the accomplishments, achievements, value and contributions of small businesses and their owners worldwide. We’re extremely proud to announce that one of our founders, Dr.…
Each year, the main exam boards make a public document which is written by the examiners called the “Examiners Report”. In this report, they tell you what the common errors were, where many students missed marks, what surprised them about the paper, examples of how best to answer questions and past topics. This is different…
If you are applying to study at Cambridge, there are two types of assessment you may have to go through; pre-interview and at interview assessments. In this post we will explain the types of assessment you will come across, exactly which assessment you will have to take for your chosen subject and some information about…
Every single year, exam boards create a public document written by the people who mark exam papers. In the document, examiners tell you what the common mistakes were, where student’s missed marks, examples of what to do and past topics for that particular past paper. This is different to a past paper mark scheme as…
8 Ultimate Revision Tips 1. WHEN TO START It’s always best to get ahead with your revision and start ASAP so you don’t need to cram in the last month. 2. MANAGE YOUR TIME Make a checklist of 3-5 things you want to achieve each day and MAKE SURE you achieve them! …
Your personal statement is yourchance to show the universities you apply to who you really are. The rest of the application is faceless statistics – the statement gives admissions tutors an opportunity to look beyond these statistics and focus on the real you, the person they may spend three years teaching their subject to.
Problem based learned (PBL) is used by many medical schools as a style of teaching. PBL stations, however, are used even if the university isn’t strictly a PBL institution! This is sometimes used exclusively; sometimes it’s used alongside other teaching methods such as an integrated course. PBL offers benefits which work with some students’ learning…
