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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?
The two most prestigious and renowned British universities are so synonymous they even have a portmanteau: Oxbridge. Lik...
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 Cambridge University
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
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
Navigating the UK Education system can be challenging. Whether you are a parent, student, national or international, thi...
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
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
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
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
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
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
It sounds simple enough, right? Just fill out a form. However, anyone who has dipped into the UCAS form for applying to ...