Looking
for a last minute Christmas present? A future Oxbridge applicant may appreciate
a subscription to a specialist journal or quality paper. Student online editions, now
widely available, have brought down prices considerably.
Which
publication, though, should you pick? Well, a sixth former set on a specific
course may benefit from Geography Review,
The Psychologist, Nature, New Scientist, Scientific American or Biological Sciences Review. Future
doctors love Student BMJ. The New York Review of Books or the LRB will pleasurably expand a
student’s grasp of literature and wider issues. History Today also suits GCSE students.
A
student focusing on politics, social issues and/or economics can develop
his/her ideas by reading the (leftish) Guardian
or the (rightish) Times - or, if
terribly busy, just the Saturday Guardian
or Sunday Times. Their journal equivalents, (leftish) Prospect Magazine and the (rightish) Economist, offer longer, more reflective
pieces.
To
readers looking for a ready mix, The Week
offers a compendium of UK news and features. A student interested in world affairs
may enjoy the English edition of Le Monde Diplomatique.
Finally, even an avid reader of challenging stuff may need further skills. A nervous student may also value advice on how to calmly and intelligently
display his or her knowledge to Oxbridge. If so, send them a copy
of OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE: THE REAL RULES as
a Christmas gift. Accompanied by a card and wrapped in festive paper, it can be
delivered within 24 hours.
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TEACHERS:
Does your school rarely get a student into Oxbridge,
or has it perhaps not yet tried?
Would you like a staff teach-in on Oxbridge entrance, at your school,
showing you how to maximise able students’ chances?
Starting next term, teach-ins will again be led by
Elfi Pallis, author of tried-and-trusted guide
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