Was it good for you? The Times have published the holy grail of university rankings. Not for them the hilarious inaccuracy of the Guardian’s league tables – such as ranking Bangor fifth for Maths, despite it not having a maths department – the Good University Guide is generally regarded as the most trustworthy and...
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Cambridge ignores UCAS personal statements
The admissions tutor at Cambridge has revealed that the university pays scant attention to personal statements. Duncan Robinson explains why this is a good thing and how university admissions as a whole are completely flawed.
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How did I end up here?
University is a funny beast. I always thought that I would go to university as it is now the ‘done thing,’ but I never really thought a lot about what I wanted to study, where I wanted to study, or even, perhaps most importantly, if I actually wanted to go to university at all....
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