by Yetunde Kehinde, 1st year
What does a typical day studying Geography at Keble look like?
11am - Lecture
1pm - Lecture
3pm-5pm - Break
5pm-7pm - Reading or writing for weekly essay
7pm onwards - Relax
Why do you like studying Geography at Keble?
I enjoy studying Geography at Keble because the Geography tutors are super understanding and will constantly check in on you to see how you respond to - and are coping with - the workload. They care about if you have any academic issues, if you need an extension they will likely give it to you. They are also really responsive to your emails and will typically respond within 24 hours. They talk you through any feedback they have given, if you need it.
The tutes (tutorials) are really interactive and interesting and they do not demand too much of you, they will work at your pace.
Personal statement advice
Read some short books, listen to podcasts and/or watch documentaries surrounding Geography - this will demonstrate your interests.
Try to highlight things you have viewed/experienced that may seem not geographic and attempt to explore the geographic undertones of the event.
State your current career interests/ future aspirations.
How have your A-levels (or equivalent) informed or solidified your motivation to apply to Geography at Oxford, what skills have they allowed you to develop?
Admissions test advice
Plan you answer for 5 minutes or so
When trying to convince, inform, analyse etc. try to use
Point
Explanation
Example
Analysis
Evaluation
Interview advice
Take a breath
Try and maintain eye contact when you speak
Try not to overthink things like facial expressions
Try not to become intimidated thinking about how many other people are applying
Think out loud, work through problems analytically
You can speak slower than usual when working through things, you are less likely to jumble your answer
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