Oxford from the Inside

In this episode, Hannah interviews Sophie about writing a personal statement for Engineering.

Insight into University (Headstart) website: https://www.etrust.org.uk/insight-int...

The hard-to-say book Sophie used for super-curricular reading: Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems

Timestamps:
0:00 - introductions
0:55 - advice for prospective students
1:45 - extra-curricular activities/hobbies in a personal statement?
3:40 - finding an interest in engineering (and addressing that there isn't a specific A-Level in engineering, even though some A-Level subjects use similar knowledge and skills)
5:00 - Headstart/Insight into University
6:33 - some recommended/interesting super-curricular resources
9:13 - navigating and understanding differences between the (general) Oxford course, and courses at other universities which might focus on a specific aspect of engineering
15:22 - things Sophie had in her personal statement (structure and breakdown)
17:08 - wrapping up