Resources created by Tom Furber, an economics tutor.
Since I started studying Economics at Cambridge, I have been supporting students with the application process.
Particularly I have helped applicants mainly for Cambridge Economics and for economics applications to UK universities more broadly. I have also helped students applying to Oxford Economics and Management and PPE.
Tutoring and support for UCAS applications
I offer support for students applying for UK university courses for 2027 and 2028 admission.
- This includes support for personal statements, admissions tests and interviews, with a focus on economics and related courses.
- Students I have guided have received offers at Cambridge, Oxford and Russell Group universities.
- I can support students in Year 12 or Year 13. However, typically the earlier the support starts, the more effective it will be on average.
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Articles
Personal statement:
- Economics supercurriculars – foundation:
- Economic supercurriculars – advanced:
- For more able students, reading and discussing academic papers can be a key differentiator in economics personal statements. However, this can be very challenging for most students. So I would recommend these articles on how to start reading academic papers:
- Writing an economics personal statement:
- How to write your economics personal statement
- How to integrate supercurricular activities into your economics personal statement
- 7 Economics Personal Statement Examples | With analysis of what makes a good economics personal statement.
- More information on the economics personal statement guide for 2022
- How to write your economics personal statement: ultimate guide (paid resource)
- Considering economics at university?
- Related subjects:
Oxbridge interviews:
- 20 Tips for Oxbridge Economics interviews
- How to prepare for Cambridge Economics Interviews with practice questions
- 6 Types of Oxbridge Economics style Interview Questions with examples
- Answering 8 practice Cambridge Economics Interview questions
- 50 Oxbridge Economics Style Practice Interview questions (paid resource)
- Article discussing the 50 Oxbridge Economics style practice questions.
TMUA – admissions test for Cambridge Economics and other mathematics courses at other universities:
- How to revise for the TMUA: 3 Step Guide
- TMUA Question Type Breakdown
- TMUA Question Type Breakdown: Part 2
Resources
50 Oxbridge Economics Interview Style Practice Questions Guide
Based on helping students with the Oxbridge Economics application process for seven years.
I have designed 50 questions to best help students prepare. It is best to run through these questions with a teacher or fellow student to generate discussion and get the most value from this.
Questions on microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, article discussion, interpreting graphs, pure mathematics, applying maths to economics and more!
Price £19
In addition there are links to free sample questions on the same page.
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How to write your Economics Personal Statement: Ultimate Guide
Based on my experience helping students with their personal statements for the last seven years.
A guide that covers what activities (supercurriculars) to include, with examples specific to economics. Includes common mistakes and what makes a great economics personal statement.
Also covers a 4 step cycle to use activities in your statement, as well as how to structure your statement and construct individual paragraphs.
Price £9
On the same page there is a link to sample pages from the guide on activities.
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Also some other helpful links to external pages:
- Interview profiles from past candidates here and here.
- King’s College Cambridge practice questions here.
Undergraduate economics resources
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