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Oxford Announces Partnership With Pearson VUE For 2024 Admissions Tests

Oxford Announces Partnership With Pearson VUE For 2024 Admissions Tests

Admissions Test, OxfordBy Matthew Amalfitano-Stroud3rd June 2024

After a number of changes within the Oxbridge admissions test space, the University of Oxford has announced its partnership with global testing company Pearson VUE to deliver all of its admissions tests. In this guide we’ll explore what’s happened, how it will affect your application and what it means for admissions testing as a whole.

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TSA Section 2: The Essay

Admissions Test, Economics, Exams, Psychology, TSABy Chloe Hewitt23rd September 2022

Section 2 of the TSA is an extended essay responding to an excerpt of text. The best way to guide you through this section is to start with the basics. In this guide, we will outline the basics of Section 2, explain how to structure your essays and leave you with some final useful tips.

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TSA Scoring: What Is A Good TSA Score?

Admissions Test, Economics, Geography, History, Humanities, PPE, TSABy Chloe Hewitt16th September 2022

When you’re preparing for the TSA one thing you’re going to want to know straight away is how the exam is scored and what you can expect from your results. This guide will take you through everything you need to know about how your score is determined.

TSA Complete Guide

The TSA Complete Guide

Admissions Test, Economics, Exams, Getting started, Other, Psychology, Science, TSABy Chloe Hewitt27th May 2022

Are you having to sit the TSA? Understanding the key information about this Admissions Test is essential to scoring highly, so this guide will cover what it is, who has to sit it, how its scored and more.

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Preparing Your Oxford PPE Application

Applications, Getting started, PPEBy Rob Needleman7th May 2021

The PPE is a very demanding course offered by only about 30 universities in the UK, including the University of Oxford. The admissions process for the course is equally demanding but will vary depending on which university you apply to. Therefore, you should be aware of the whole process and give yourself the best chance of getting in.

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ECAA or TSA, Which Should I Take?

Economics, Land Economy, Other, PPEBy Rob Needleman5th May 2021

Are you interested in economics, wondering which degrees require the TSA or curious about what the ECAA means? We explain the two entrance exams, which universities require it and which degrees require the specific test. You will learn that Cambridge is not just about taking the ECAA and that the TSA is not just an entrance test for Oxford.

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How to Apply TSA Critical Thinking Skills in the Test

Economics, OtherBy Adi Sen6th November 2018

How to apply TSA critical thinking skills in the Thinking Skills Assessment. TSA Critical thinking skills are one of the requirements applicants are expected to demonstrate. The written test tests required skills such as communication skills, writing skills and critical thinking skills; the latter will be the focus of this article.

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Preparing for the TSA: How to tackle the test

Admissions Test, Economics, Exams, Geography, Land Economy, Other, PPE, Psychology, TSABy Adi Sen19th October 2018

Preparing for the TSA is a big task, especially because of the number of skills you have to practice. The Thinking Skills Assessment – the TSA – is an aptitude test for admission to certain courses at certain universities in the UK. The assessment tests a range of skills, such as problem-solving skills and how to interpret data.

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Why does Oxford use the TSA test?

Admissions Test, Economics, Exams, General, Geography, Oxbridge Life, Oxford, PPE, Psychology, TSABy Isabella Zou5th September 2018

The TSA (Thinking Skills Assessment) is a test that Oxford University requires of applicants applying for certain courses.
These courses vary widely and include some of the University’s most competitive courses, such as Economics and Management, PPE and Philosophy. So why exactly do applicants have to take the TSA?

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TSA Section 1: Problem Solving | UniAdmissions Guide

Admissions Test, Economics, Exams, Getting started, Psychology, Science, TSABy Cassandra Keller31st May 2018

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.

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TSA Section 1: Critical Thinking | UniAdmissions Guide

Admissions Test, Economics, Exams, Getting started, Other, Psychology, TSABy Cassandra Keller30th May 2018

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, let’s take a deep dive into each category.

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