Tareef
University of Oxford
Philosophy, Politics & Economics
2nd Year
DBS
5
11
31About Me
Hello! My name is Tareef and I am currently a 2nd year student studying at the University of Oxford.
For some context, I attended an underperforming state school for my secondary school (only 25% of students get a grade 5 in English and Maths), yet I managed to achieve the highest results in my school (5 grade 9’s and 3 grade 8’s). Whilst studying for my GCSEs, I found out that tutoring other students also helped me reinforce my learning and I realised I enjoyed helping my peers also succeed by teaching them the trickier concepts on a 1-to-1 basis that they would otherwise have not received.
After my GCSEs, I was fortunate enough to get a full scholarship to my local grammar school, which is where I did my A-Levels – achieving grades of A*A*A*A. The Sixth Form provided great tailored support throughout my Oxford application, and I hope to provide this support to capable students who have not been fortunate enough to receive the same level of support.
My teaching style
At first, I like to understand my student, see how much they know and how detailed their responses are. If the student knows which topic they are weak in, I will help them with that topic by giving them questions and assisting them if they struggle to answer within a reasonable time constraint.
My past experience
Yes – I have been tutoring students since I was in year 10
My Proudest Achievements
My proudest achievement is having come from an underperforming school where attending Oxford is unheard of, and making it happen.
I teach
- Oxbridge Interview
- Non Verbal Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
- TSA
- 11+
- Science
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Mechanics
- Pure Maths
- Algebra
- Calculus
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Statistics
- English
- English Literature
- Phonics
- Reading
- Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
- Communication
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- Geography
- Politics
- Business Studies
- Career Guidance
- Extended Project Qualification
My Results and Achievements
- Offer from Oxford
- A*A*A*A At A-Level
- A* in EPQ
- Top 5% in TSA