Saturday, August 18, 2007

Preparatory Resources for UK Universities

There many possible sources of literature about preparing yourself for university in Britain. But the single most comprehensive and up-to-date resource is Amazon.

Start by browsing the broad categories like Education. Then “drill down” into more detailed sub-categories that are pertinent to what you are looking for. Read the Customer Reviews to get a rough idea about whether a given book is of interest to you. Follow the Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought and Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed lists. Then view the side-bars and bottom sections on the page, especially the Listmania! books. Before long you will have a sizeable list of relevant books.

The application to university is managed by UCAS and there are books which explain this process. For instance:

Oxford and Cambridge distinguish themselves from other UK universities by their reputation, quality and method of teaching, selection process and quality of entrants. There are books specifically for pupils who wish to apply to these universities:

Candidates applying for law study in Britain invariably undergo the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT). There are guides for that:

Similarly, applications for medical school must be accompanied by results from either the Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) or BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) results. And, again, there are various books about applying to medical school:

The above are just the tip of the iceberg of books about preparing for university entrance.

Good luck on finding the right books,

Kiley

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