Maryam
University of Oxford
BA French and Arabic
1st Year
DBS
5
2
10About Me
Hi there, I’m Maryam! I’m a French and Arabic student at Oxford.
I homeschooled, sitting my GCSEs and A-levels by age 13. Having taught myself many of the exams I sat, I have a lot to contribute to the field of teaching. For many subjects I would have an hour or two of tuition/week so I know how to maximise limited tuition time to get the most out of it.
After those exams I worked as a digital marketer, where I learnt how to manage a sales team and gained a ton of experience. I was encouraged by my family to go down the business route but with a growing interest in language and philosophy, I rebelled by sitting more A-levels (French A*, Arabic A*, Maths A*).
I want to go into academia and become a teacher because I love the subjects I am doing. I also love working with kids, and, being the eldest of three siblings, it comes naturally to me!
French:
– I am French!
– A* in A-level French, self taught
– A* in GCSE French aged 11
– Studying French at University of Oxford
Arabic:
– A* in Arabic A-level, Highest Score in Asia, self taught
– Studying Arabic at University of Oxford
Maths:
– B in A-level Maths, aged 13, self-taught
– A* in A-level Maths aged 18, self-taught
– A* in GCSE Maths aged 11
English:
– I’m from the UK and English is my native language
– A* in the English GCSE with about five hours preparation
– I used to be obsessed with creative writing and have years of story-writing experience
My teaching style
I was homeschooled and although I had a lot of help from my parents when I was younger, for my last three A-levels (Maths, French, Arabic) which I sat when I was 17-18, I self-taught entirely, except for Arabic where I had two or three hours of tuition per week for four months. I would often mark my own papers myself, read examiner notes, and had to read through the syllabus booklets to understand what I needed to teach myself.
This gives me the advantage of knowing how to understand the exam system, take advantage of past-papers and maximise a limited amount of tutoring time per week so that it actually helps. I would work with the student to understand where they’re at and would apply what I did with myself to them.
My Proudest Achievements
I would have to say getting an A* in the Arabic A-level despite being up against native speakers. Arabic is my favourite subject and going from having never written an essay in Arabic to an A* in four months just proved to me how much passion can drive me. It was also the one grade I needed to meet my offer from Oxford so finding out my result was one of the best moments of my life.
I teach
- English
- English Language
- Reading
- Creative Writing
- Maths
- Oxbridge Interview
- MLAT
- French
- Arabic
- OLAT
My Results and Achievements
- 5 A*s in GCSE's by age 12
- AAB in A-levels by age 13
- A*A*A*AAB in A-levels
- BA French and Arabic Oxford Student
- A* Maths A-level (self-taught)
- A* French A-level (self-taught)
- A* Arabic A-level (self-taught)