QUANTUM PREP INSIGHTS

Many of my students study at U.K. boarding schools that offer both the GCE A-Levels and the IB Diploma Programme. So, when both are available, should you pick the A-Levels or the IB? The quick answer depends on your intended university/college destination. Simply put, if your priority is top American schools, pick the IB; if your priority is UK schools only, then pick A-Levels. If you want to keep both options open, pick the IB. So why should students targeting

What is an EPQ? When doing your A-levels, you can choose to do an EPQ (Extended Project Qualification). EPQ is an A-level standard standalone qualification designed to extend and develop students’ abilities beyond the A-level syllabus and prepare them for university or their future careers. In some schools, doing an EPQ is mandatory; in most schools, it is optional.  The EPQ allows students to conduct their own investigations, planning and conducting research on a topic they have chosen that is

On top of the recently announced UCAS personal statement changes, UCAS has also announced that there will be changes to the reference letters. UCAS has received complaints that referees need to put too much effort into writing references compared to the value that universities get out of them. These changes will be enacted in fall this year, applying to applicants for 2024 university entrance. Therefore, they are changing the references to three

Thinking about applying to architecture? Architecture has been increasingly popular in recent years, so competition is at an all-time high! Keep reading to find out how to stand out!  1. B.A. vs B.Arch  The first (and very crucial) thing is choosing the right program! In the US, some schools offer a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), and some offer a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)—some even offer both!  Below is a quick overview of the two programs’ differences at Carnegie Mellon University

Alarming news has come up that UCAS intends to scrap the historic personal statement. Many generations of UK university applicants are familiar with the approximately one-page essay with a character limit of 4000 and 47 lines.  The announcements state that the new questionnaire format will come into effect in 2024, which will apply to students applying for the academic year of 2025. So, if you’re set to start university in the fall of 2024, don’t worry; these changes should not

College visits have always been an “American thing”. With more than four thousand universities and colleges located across the vast country of the United States, school visits are extremely important for a student to gauge whether they would like to spend four years in that environment. Besides the fact that many universities track whether students make college visits to them, U.S. college visits are also immensely helpful to students when it’s time to write the many supplement essays. After all,