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Finding The Work-Life Balance

University - many look back on this chapter of life as the time when they had the most fun, independence and when they truly ‘found themselves’. Many also remember it as the peak years of studying in their lifetime. However, finding the perfect ‘balance’ between excelling academically and extracurricular accomplishment can often prove to be a challenge. Imagine that you have [...]

How To Avoid Information Overload

Study leave, contrary to popular belief is not an excuse to stay in your pyjamas all day, watch day time TV and have a lie in. Rather, it is as an invaluable time to revise and polish your exam technique and must be used as productively as possible. However, it’s also incredibly important to not let revision get you down, [...]

University Life As An International Student

I graduated from my school in Barcelona in 2013 and this is my third year studying Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. Since then, I have been able to immerse myself in the fast-paced, enriching environment that being an international student in university provides. My university is not only world renowned for its academic merits, but it also offers a [...]

A Year Abroad In Italy: What I Learnt

Being passionate about a particular subject or topic means you suddenly find yourself looking deeper into what surrounds you to fulfil your interests. A historian, for example, will search for the back story to a situation, perhaps seeing how the past has affected the present, a mathematician may challenge themselves to find the quickest, most logical solution to any problem [...]

Keeping An Objective Perspective In History

When looking at a school timetable or syllabus, no one is surprised by the mentioning of History – perhaps followed by some categorization, such as “Ancient Egyptian”, “Ancient Greek”, “Contemporary”, or “Twentieth Century”. History always has been, and always will be, a part of school curricula. It’s the core of nearly every humanities subject, and can be expanded to [...]

What Is The Modernist Journals Project?

. Given that my academic interest in the subject in which I have come to specialise––modernist literature––began while I was the age of many of Tavistock’s tutees, I thought that I would try in this blog post to introduce students to an exciting online resource which may aid in the study of this notoriously difficult, but (as I can testify) [...]

The SAT: Five Steps To A Great Score

In the United States, the acronym SAT is universally feared among students and parents alike. For decades this test has been the standard by which all college-bound students are measured. Academic admissions offices across the nation stress that the full student profile will be considered, this includes grades, awards, sports achievement, and extracurricular activities such as High School Drama or [...]

5 Reasons To Study Actuarial Science At Uni

Actuarial Science is a great course to study at university for a number of reasons. It is not limited to only 5 reasons however I am going to highlight to you the top 5 reasons why I chose to study this amazing course; a decision I never look back on! 1) Many will tell you this is the hardest and most [...]

How To Make A Career Out Of Tutoring

Why is tutoring such an appealing job?

The reason tutoring appeals to so many is partly due to the flexibility of the position. Tutors are able to create their own schedules and choose their own hours. This means that tutors can decide whether they want those extra few hours in bed on a Monday morning or to spend Fridays writing their [...]

Best Universities To Study Chemistry In The UK

Best Universities To Study Chemistry In The UK