QUANTUM PREP INSIGHTS

1) A “well-rounded” student One of the biggest misconceptions about what top US colleges are looking for is a well-rounded student; in reality, they are looking for a well-rounded student body. What that means is that schools are seeking individual students who are very good at certain things and who come together to form a community that is good at everything. To put simply, university admission officers are looking for a student’s depth of knowledge in what they say they

Oxbridge application season is upon us, and one procedure baffles students every year – college selection. There are thirty-six undergraduate colleges at Oxford, and twenty-nine at Cambridge, so selecting colleges is no easy feat. Picking the right college can make or break your application, so selecting one carefully is essential. As a consultant who graduated from Oxford, here are the steps that I take with my students every year. Firstly, we look through the available admissions statistics. Cambridge publishes their

Universities around the world are promoting new undergraduate AI degrees, believing that this specialized training will help graduates stand out and thrive in a competitive tech job market.  A notable example is the University of Pennsylvania, which recently announced the launch of a B.S.E in AI degree, becoming the first Ivy League university to offer such a program.  In a recent news release, Penn Engineering noted “an urgent need for innovative, leading-edge AI engineers who understand the principles of AI

Are you considering applying to universities in the US? If so, then you need to understand the differences between public and private universities. In a nutshell, public universities receive funding from the state and federal governments, while private universities do not receive any government funding and rely solely on donations, tuition fees and other private sources. Sounds simple, right? However, this basic distinction significantly affects not only the academic opportunities and campus life that schools offer, but also their admissions

Many students now love gaming, but how about designing games? Interested in joining the highest grossing entertainment industry, with annual revenues that have blown past the revenues of both the music and movie industries combined? Game Design is an up-and-coming major, with many universities funding new e-sports teams and games research centers like the NYU Game Center. But as an admissions consultant who has worked with Game Design students for over a decade, I have seen how countless students misunderstand

Oxbridge interviews are always very specific and technical, but what are the professors looking for in your answers? Let’s dissect an example Chemistry interview question from Oxford: Please rank the following seven molecules in order of acidity. Right away, this is already shaping up to be quite a weird question. A lot of the compounds listed are not traditionally considered acids. How can we rank them in terms of acidity if they are not acids? Let’s take the quantitative approach