Tag: school
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Travelling during a pandemic – is it worth the stress?
Travelling during a pandemic – is it worth all the hassle? As soon as Portugal was added to the Green List in May, we took a risk and decided to book flights for the beginning of June. To celebrate the completion of all A-Level assessments set by our school, my sister, mum, and I…
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15 Things I Wish I Knew Before High School
At the beginning of our teenage years, we know very little. We are innocent and naïve and are willing to believe in everything. We join high school thinking it’ll be like the Netflix shows and that every day will be a blast – trust me, it’s not. We end high school knowing even less. If…
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Oxbridge Applications this year
If you didn’t know, I applied to Oxford University for 2021 to read German and Linguistics, but unfortunately I did not get accepted. I was a little disappointed but I wasn’t massively upset by this news, because I know that I’ve done my best to get to the interview stage alone – anyway it’s an…
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Looking back on 2020❤️
This year has been so different for us all, and we have all found ways of coping with the new adaptations we’ve had to make to our lives and lifestyles. Some of us have struggled more than others, but to some degree we have all found it hard. However, I want to take a moment…
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Oxford University Interview Experience!
The season of Oxbridge interviews has arrived! Having done both my interviews this week, I have decided to share my own experience and thoughts about the application process for Oxford University. Of course this year the whole process and experience is different: interviews are online. Whether that’s advantageous or not, it depends. First of all,…
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Tips for Effective Studying
I’m sure quite a lot of people reading this despise studying and doing homework, especially when it comes to revising for a test or exam. A lot of people hate it because they don’t know where to start. So, I have laid out some crucial points when it comes to getting your revision done for…
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Back To Normal?
On September 3rd, we went back to school. For me, this is my final year, Year 13, A Level year. Whether I will be able to take my exams at the end of the year or not, or whether or not they will be pushed backwards at all, remains unknown. Right now there are talks…
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