Freddy
University of Oxford
English Language and Literature
3rd Year
DBS
3About Me
I am a final-year student at the University of Oxford studying English Language and Literature. I have consistently performed very well at university, with Firsts in every paper I sat in my first year, and winning an essay prize in my college in second year. I also achieved 5 8s and 5 9s in my GCSEs, as well as A*A*A at A Level in English, History, and Russian.
Further to this, I have over six years of tutoring experience, as I have tutored boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 16 in English since I was 14 myself. I consistently help students achieve above their predicted grades at GCSE, and I have worked with students at A Level and undergraduate level to improve their essay writing.
Having successfully gone through the Oxbridge application process, including passing the ELAT, writing a personal statement, and having three interviews at two different colleges, I am primed with expertise and experience to help students achieve the absolute best they can.
My teaching style
For English, my teaching style is always text-based, as close engagement with literary texts helps exam performance but also is crucial in stoking an interest in passion in the literature students study. I tailor each lesson to my individual students, but students can expect rigorous, discussion-based learning that mimics the tutorial system at Oxbridge, as well as a focus on exam technique in order to replicate the thinking done in lessons in exam conditions.
My past experience
— Six years of tutoring
— Taught a class in Vietnam for five weeks at a summer school (aged 10–11)
— Mentor to A Level and Undergraduate students
My Proudest Achievements
I am proudest of my first-year university results, where I was one of very few students to achieve over 70 in every paper I sat, and was awarded a Junior Scholarship from my college as a result. I was also very proud to receive the Many Prize from my college after I wrote the best English undergraduate essay in my college in second year.
I teach
- Oxbridge Interview
- ELAT
- English
My Results and Achievements
- Offer from Oxford
- First Class in First Year
- A* at A Level
- 8s and 9s at GCSE
- Scholarship for First Year Exam Performance