QUANTUM PREP INSIGHTS

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,

I started playing the piano when I was four years old. When I started my A-levels at Tonbridge School, I was determined to develop my musical capability, working towards my dream of attending a music conservatory one day. Every day after school, every free period, and every morning, I would wander to the music block for some practice on the piano. A Rachmaninoff concerto here, and a Chopin ballade there, I conquered many challenging pieces that I thought were too