How to win an Oxbridge essay competition | Part 3: Writing a prize-winning essay

In this video, I'll go through how to write a prize-winning essay. This guide is also very relevant to writing 1st class essays at university.

This is mainly aimed at sixth form students applying for university, but also applicable to undergrad students (especially those starting out in first year!) The process of writing and research between these is very similar!

Structure of this video:
Part 1: Before you start writing
i) Understanding the question
ii) Note down initial ideas and research needs
iii) Research (why and how)
iv) Making a research document

Part 2: Writing Process
i) Drafts
ii) Research document


Part 3: Structure
i) Significance
ii) Introduction
iii) Main body (overview)
iv) Paragraph structure
v) Conclusion

Part 4: Proof-Reading
i) Significance
ii) Check by yourself and with the help of others
iii) Leave the essay (and come back with fresh eyes)
iv) Cut down to the word count


Part 5: Referencing
i) Significance
ii) Using your research document
iii) Checking you have the right format

Hope you find this video useful and enjoy it!