Lauren
University of Oxford
BA Modern Languages (Spanish and Russian)
4th Year
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5About Me
Hello! I’m Lauren and I’m in my final year of studying Spanish and Russian at the University of Oxford. Outside of academia, I like to stay active, playing rugby for Oxford’s first team. I enjoy travelling and immersing myself in other cultures, which I did a lot of on my year abroad: I have lived and worked in Russia, Colombia, Cuba, and Spain, and I am planning to go to Kazakhstan next! Living in foreign countries (often on my own) has made me an outgoing, enthusiastic, and proactive person. It was a very different experience to living on the farm I grew up on in coastal Wales!
I’ve had such a positive experience studying and living in Oxford, and I am excited to share what I have learned with others who are aspiring to study here too. I am happy to give advice on personal statements, interviews, or admissions tests.
Please feel free to reach out!
My teaching style
My teaching style is interactive, engaging, and student-centred. I believe that everyone has a unique way of learning and I tailor my tutoring to help students achieve their specific academic goals in a teaching style that suits them. Confidence building is the key to success, and so within a lesson we will set and achieve short term goals, as well as play plenty of revision games.
My past experience
I have tutored multiple students through their Spanish and English Literature GCSEs, helping them to achieve their Grade 9 goals. I also have a Level 5 TEFL qualification (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), and this came in handy when I taught English to students at a school in Colombia for three months. There, I taught primary, secondary and university students who were working towards language exams. When I lived in Russia, I helped university students with their English speaking practice.
My Proudest Achievements
My proudest achievement is volunteering at a Venezuelan refugee centre in Colombia, where I did a mix of teaching and childcare. It was emotionally challenging but a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
I teach
- Oxbridge Interview
- LAT
- MLAT
- Spanish
- Russian
My Results and Achievements
- 1st class honours in 1st year at Oxford
- Awarded Exhibitioners Prize at Oxford
- A*A*AB at A-Level
- A in EPQ
- Grade 9 Spanish and French GCSEs
- Level 5 TEFL
- Achieved 6x 9s 5x 8s and 1x 7 at GCSE