Expert Insights

Advice and support for parents and students

Category: UK Universities

How to Write a Standout Oxbridge Personal Statement (2025 Edition)
Aug 09, 2024
How to Write a Standout Oxbridge Personal Statement (2025 Edition)

Whether you're applying to Oxbridge or any other university course requiring a personal statement, knowing where to star...

Oxford vs Cambridge: Which University to Pick?
Jul 26, 2024
Oxford vs Cambridge: Which University to Pick?

The two most prestigious and renowned British universities are so synonymous they even have a portmanteau: Oxbridge. Lik...

How to Revise for A Levels
Jun 21, 2024
How to Revise for A Levels

Effective revision techniques are key to achieving the desired A Level grades, but some students develop bad revision ha...

How to get into Oxford University
Jun 07, 2024
How to get into Oxford University

Oxford's influence permeates continents with alumni spanning Nobel laureates, world leaders, and trailblazers in every f...

What is Oxbridge: A Guide
May 24, 2024
What is Oxbridge: A Guide

Oxford and Cambridge, hence, Oxbridge, represent the epitome of academic excellence. As two of the world's oldest and m...

The UK Education System Explained - 2024
May 17, 2024
The UK Education System Explained - 2024

Navigating the UK Education system can be challenging. Whether you are a parent, student, national or international, thi...

What are A-levels?
May 10, 2024
What are A-levels?

Transitioning from the realm of GCSEs to the next stage —A Levels— becomes a critical milestone for UK students aspirin...

UCAS Personal Statements - Changes Taking Place In 2024 with Sarah McWatters
Feb 07, 2023
UCAS Personal Statements - Changes Taking Place In 2024 with Sarah McWatters

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) announced on 13th January that the personal statement, a key ele...

5 key considerations when applying to US universities
Jun 16, 2021
5 key considerations when applying to US universities

There are a number of key differences to bear in mind when applying to university in the US as opposed to the UK. We hav...

UK University Admissions with Dr Caroline Watkinson
Mar 29, 2021
UK University Admissions with Dr Caroline Watkinson

For one of our recent webinars, Ivy Education spoke with Dr Caroline Watkinson to gain her insights on applying to (and ...

Should I enter a fifth choice? Advice for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine university applicants
Dec 04, 2020
Should I enter a fifth choice? Advice for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine university applicants

Continuing our recent theme of offering specific and timely university admissions advice - thanks to the input of our wo...

SEN and Extenuating Circumstances in University Applications
Nov 27, 2020
SEN and Extenuating Circumstances in University Applications

As more and more students will be putting together UCAS applications for university, we approached our brilliant univers...

A simple, step-by-step guide to UCAS applications
Oct 08, 2019
A simple, step-by-step guide to UCAS applications

It sounds simple enough, right? Just fill out a form. However, anyone who has dipped into the UCAS form for applying to ...