If you are successful enough to have secured an Oxbridge interview, then we’re sure you won’t have got this far by expecting it to be easy. But are you really prepared for everything you might be asked? Below are some of the most unusual and unexpected questions asked during Oxbridge interviews, with rationale from Oxbridge…
Back in the day – we are talking about 30 years ago now – it was completely normal to take a gap year before going to university. Hardly anyone went straight there. Everyone wanted to have a tale of adventures and near scrapes in far flung places to relate on their first day at uni. …
A ‘sandwich year’, ‘year out’, ‘study abroad’, ‘work experience’, call it what you will , many universities encourage their students to consider spending their third year “out in the field”. This time can be spent gaining industrial experience through a work placement, studying abroad or a combination of the two. In this blog, we look…
Key points to remember for your UCAS Form: Deadline for submission of the UCAS form for almost all courses and universities is 15 January 2019, 18.00 UK time. Your personal statement should be a maximum of 47 lines, and 4,000 characters. Don’t confuse ‘characters’ with ‘words’: 4,000 characters is about 600 words! You can only write one…
You have done your research, made your selection of 4 medical schools, honed your personal statement and submitted your UCAS application, now you wait with eager anticipation to see if you will get an interview. Only 1 in 3 applicants gets invited to interview so to even get to this stage is impressive. But preparing…
For most students applying to study in the UK, once the UCAS form is filled in and sent off, you can sit back, relax and wait for the offers to come in. However, for particular courses and universities this is just the start point of the process. If you are applying to Oxford or Cambridge,…
As an international student starting at a UK University, we are sure that you are feeling a mixture of relief, excitement and anxiety at the moment. Relief about your results and the fact that you have secured a place on a course at a University in the UK; excitement about the new adventure that lies…
Gabbitas Education has worked with hundreds of students across the years when choosing a University and securing a place at the best Universities in the UK. Here are the top ten factors to consider when looking for a University. 1. The Course Pick a course that you think you will enjoy, if the course doesn’t…
Starting for the first time at University can be quite daunting – maybe it’s your first time living away from home, perhaps you are nervous about the prospect of not knowing anyone there and the thought of having to make new friends. The best thing you can do is just try not to worry about…
Students today have the opportunity of going to universities anywhere in the world. We regularly work with students who want to continue their studies all over the world but the number one destination for most of our Gabbitas students remains the UK. So what are the top reasons why the UK remains such a popular…