Ending Year 12 and planning for life after secondary education
As the sun sets on another school year, some students in secondary education find themselves reaching the end of one important stage in their lives, and eagerly begin to look forward to the next one. Those who are fighting their … … read more
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Last-minute ideas for the summer
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Options for School Leavers
Exams are over and the sun is out! What else could you want for the end of your school days and the start of your summer holidays? After all the excitement, however, it is important to remember the summer won’t … … read more
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Another tip for international students
In our last blog post we looked at how international students who are coming to study in the UK can lay the foundations of a really successful study experience by taking steps to make sure their English-language skills are up … … read more
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Tips for international students coming to the UK
Every year at around this time, thousands of international students who had applied for a place to study at a UK university some months ago finally start to get their heads around the idea that in a few months they’ll … … read more
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Short of Summer Plans?
Are you short of summer plans? No, we didn’t think most of you were! But remember to make the most of long summers like these between school or university years because you are unlikely to get holidays like it again … … read more
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Should I go through clearing?
The month of June is in some ways a strange lull in the undergraduate university application cycle. With the regular deadline for applications having passed way back in January, students have nevertheless been able to submit applications throughout the year, … … read more
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Alternative careers in healthcare: speech therapist
Building on the profiles of alternative healthcare careers we’ve been blogging about over the last couple of weeks–all part of our plan to help you good folks see that if you’re interested in helping people but don’t think you’d be … … read more
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Some tips on becoming a financially savvy student
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Dentistry Personal Statement
Dentistry as a career contains, for me, two most attractive elements. It is based in some complex and intriguing science, which appeals to my intellectual curiosity, but it also involves very close human contact and offers the opportunity to use … … read more
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