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. But I have also helped students applying to Oxford Economics and Management and PPE. Also I have supported students in economics applications to other UK universities.
While there is no guarantee of success, I hope the information provided may be useful.
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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Articles
Personal statement:
- Book recommendations for economics personal statements 2022
- 5 key tips for economics essay competitions
- How to write your economics personal statement
- Economics supercurricular activity ideas: how to enhance your personal statement
- How to integrate supercurricular activities into your economics personal statement
- 8 reasons why you should study economics
- How to write your economics personal statement: ultimate guide (paid resource)
- More information on the economics personal statement guide for 2022
- 7 Economics Personal Statement Examples | With analysis of what makes a good economics personal statement.
In addition here is some Oxbridge economics interview advice:
- 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
ECAA (note this content is outdated. For 2022, the TMUA exam will be used. Therefore advice on this will follow shortly).
- ECAA Mathematics section advice
- Breaking down key ECAA Mathematics question types.
- 2020 ECAA Mathematics worked answers
- ECAA essay guidance
- ECAA essay guidance part 2 – examples
Also some other helpful links to external pages:
- Interview profiles from past candidate here and here.
- King’s College Cambridge practice questions here.