Owen

Oxbridge Admissions, Modern Languages, Linguistics

A Cambridge Modern Languages graduate with an MPhil in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, Owen is a full-time education consultant specialising in Oxbridge admissions for languages and humanities.

Owen

Owen studied at Girton College, University of Cambridge, completing an MA in Modern and Medieval Languages, specialising in French and German and comparative linguistics, and an MPhil in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic. He spent a year at the University of Strasbourg studying Russian, Dutch and Swedish.

Owen works full-time as an education consultant, supporting students from hundreds of schools in the UK and abroad with every stage of Oxbridge and top university applications, from course and college choice to admissions tests, written work and interviews. He has presented to thousands of students and designed training for teachers at leading independent schools. He also tutors A-level, IB, GCSE and IGCSE English Literature, French and German, IELTS and EFL, and Old English and Old Norse, and is a British Council Certified Counsellor.

Thoughtful and approachable, Owen tailors every lesson to the student, building knowledge, exam technique, essay writing and the confidence to aim high.

Areas of Expertise

  • Oxbridge admissions, tests, written work and interviews
  • GCSE, IGCSE, A-level and IB English Literature, French and German
  • Modern Languages, Linguistics and ASNC applications
  • IELTS and EFL
  • Old English and Old Norse

Positions Held

  • Education Consultant – Oxbridge and university admissions
  • Teacher Training Designer – Independent schools
  • Tutor – English, French and German

Qualifications

  • MPhil Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic – University of Cambridge
  • MA Modern and Medieval Languages – University of Cambridge (Girton College)
  • British Council Certified Counsellor