empoword columns Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/empoword-columns/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 03:21:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Rulebook of Oxbridge Written Work https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-rulebook-of-oxbridge-written-work/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-rulebook-of-oxbridge-written-work/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 03:21:29 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=30443 An almost unspoken stage of the Oxbridge process is the submission of written work. Too many students believe it to be of little relevance. With the interview, admissions test and interview, how will a school essay be the grain to tip the balance from rejection to acceptance?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-rulebook-of-oxbridge-written-work/feed/ 0 Narrowing Down the UCAS Options https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/narrowing-down-the-ucas-options/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/narrowing-down-the-ucas-options/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 03:10:42 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29986 No matter how set on one university you may be, you will always need a backup… 4 backups, in fact. So, how do you choose which universities to apply to? With the course, location, reputation and distance from home to consider, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. However, here is a comprehensive guide to choosing the 5 UCAS options.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/narrowing-down-the-ucas-options/feed/ 0 Acing Admissions Tests https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/acing-admissions-tests/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/acing-admissions-tests/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:17:42 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29032 Once the personal statement has been tweaked until you can recite it by rote, it is time to finally submit that UCAS form. Yet unfortunately, this doesn’t signpost the end of the admissions process.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/acing-admissions-tests/feed/ 0 Tackling the Personal Statement https://www.empowordjournalism.com/columns/tackling-the-personal-statemeent/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/columns/tackling-the-personal-statemeent/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:46:44 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=24308 Ellie Whelan 4000 characters. A page of writing. Surely, writing a personal statement takes no time at all? As anyone who has sent off a UCAS form has discovered, this couldn’t be further from the truth. From deciding on a captivating opening sentence, to selecting which books or articles to

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/columns/tackling-the-personal-statemeent/feed/ 0 Easing A Level Anxiety https://www.empowordjournalism.com/columns/easing-a-level-anxiety/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/columns/easing-a-level-anxiety/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:03:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=23625 A Level Anxiety Money may not buy happiness, but it can certainly pay the way to success. Ask the parents at Westminster College! With state school students being disproportionately represented at Oxford and Cambridge, we are led to question how heavily your school impacts your chance of success. For many

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