EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CAMBRIDGE’S NEW PRE-INTERVIEW EXAM As well as high A Level or IB grades, most courses at Cambridge University also require you to sit a pre-interview test. These will happen on Wednesday 30th October 2019 at 9 am GMT, and can be done at your school, college, or a registered…
TSA Oxford – What is it and what do you need to know? As covered by our other articles, the Thinking Skills Assessment is an entrance exam sat by many Oxbridge candidates as a prerequisite before interviews and the test forms a significant part of the selection criteria. In this article we outline the format…
Preparing for the TSA is a large task, namely because of the number of skills you have to practice. The Thinking Skills Assessment – the TSA – is an aptitude-based test for admission to certain courses at certain universities in the UK. The assessment tests a range of skills including your problem-solving abilities and how…
The TSA or (Thinking Skills Assessment) is a test that Oxford University requires applicants to take who are applying for certain courses. These courses vary widely and include some of the most competitive courses at the University, such as Economics and Management, PPE and Philosophy. So, why exactly do applicants have to take the TSA…
It’s all about the TSA results! The TSA results are the be-all and end-all of this process. They determine whether you are invited to interview along with other factors like your personal statement. Some colleges/courses operate a cut-off, so scoring highly is a must! Section 1 Section 1 scores 1 mark per question.…
This section is not a brain dump of academic knowledge! This section is all about your ability to write a structured, logical and reasonable argument. The question will not be subject specific; you will not need any prerequisite knowledge to answer it. However, having residual knowledge about a topic will help! What is…
Problem Solving questions are difficult to prepare for… This is an accepted statement, and one that we do agree with, but we disagree with the naysayers who say it can’t be prepared for! To show you how, here are our top methods for revising and tackling problem-solving questions. What is TSA Section 1? Section 1 consists of…
What does TSA Critical Thinking require? TSA Critical Thinking questions require you to understand the constituents of a good argument and be able to pick them apart. The majority of TSA Critical thinking questions tend to fall into 5 major categories: Identifying Conclusions Identifying Assumptions and Flaws Strengthening and Weakening arguments Matching Arguments Applying Principles Let’s take…
What is the TSA? The Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) is an aptitude test taken by students who are applying to certain courses at Cambridge, Oxford and UCL. Cambridge applicants sit the TSA Cambridge, Oxford applicants sit the TSA Oxford and UCL applicants (surprise, surprise) sit the TSA UCL. What does the TSA test? The TSA…
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