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How to get into Cambridge

arltblogger — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:54:02 +0000

“The best independent schools are stretching their most able pupils,” he said. “There are ways in which state-school pupils are not as well guided as applicants from independent schools. "

To get a First Class Degree, go to a new university

arltblogger — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:50:18 +0000

The authors say: “This report does not prove that the degree classification system is flawed, but it certainly raises questions that need to be addressed.” They note that 60.9 per cent of students of physical sciences at Plymouth University receive a 2:1 or first-class degree for working 20 hours a week.

At Cambridge, where students may have twice the A-level points, they work 45 hours a week for the same class of degree.

What did the Romans wear under their togas?

arltblogger — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:05:28 +0100

Although the title sounds exclusively Classical, the piece is about the entrance interview at Cambridge. Worth reading, for any teacher advising Oxbridge hopefuls.

'Crunchy A levels please' - Cambridge University

arltblogger — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:55:31 +0100

Cambridge has posted a notice on its website telling youngsters: “Your choice of AS and A-level subjects can have a significant impact on the course options available to you at university.

University Classics Departments assessed 2006

arltblogger — Tue, 23 May 2006 09:33:09 +0100

The Guardian league tables put university Classics departments in an order based on 7 criteria, including amount spent per pupil and inclusiveness.

Nice one, Royal Holloway!

arltblogger — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:19:51 +0100

This year's ARLT Summer School was held at Royal Holloway, which I had never visited before.

I was impressed. I picked up a copy of Quid Novi?, the four page brochure for schools, and liked the Editorial with its robust defence of the Classics and its news of expansion in the department.

"a bunch of grasping, meddling, money-grabbing young men,"

arltblogger — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 23:56:53 +0100

There are people ready to advise your students on how to get into the best university, apparently. It's big in America, and it is probably coming here.

Will this mean a cut in University Classics places?

arltblogger — Mon, 09 May 2005 10:43:37 +0100

News from The Times today suggests that some universities are to run a quota system limiting the proportion of Independent School candidates they admit. While the majority of State Schools deprive their pupils of the Classics, it occurs to me that this could lead to a reduction in Classics undergraduates.Make your own judgement:

Cambridge University admissions

arltblogger — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:38:42 +0100

The magazine of my old college contains this interesting insight into admission proceedures from the Admissions Tutor (Arts), Dr. Andrew Thompson.

Go to Cambridge for Classics - if you can.

arltblogger — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:19:17 +0100

Here's the 2005 universities' pecking order in Classics, according to The Guardian.

Can there be one entrance test for all university candidates?

arltblogger — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:10:52 +0100

Apparently 1500 hopefuls will take a kind of super intelligence test, which, the inventors hope, will prove a better guide than A level grade predictions. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea:

So, would you get into university?

arltblogger — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:01:21 +0100

Sample questions from an American test show the kind of problem that all candidates for universities will have to tackle if two exam boards have their way.

British University Classics Departments

arltblogger — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:37:02 +0000

The Times has a list of UK universities with Classics departments, and some indicators of how demanding and successful they are. The link is here, for reference. The Guardian's rather fuller table is here.