Karishma
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University of Oxford
Law
Graduate
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3About Me
Hi, I am Karishma.
I am an Oxford Law Graduate. Prior to reading law, I studied Maths, Economics and English Literature at A Level alongside AS Further Maths. I have three years of experience tutoring for the 11+ and since then I started tutoring GCSE Maths as well as supporting students with their Oxbridge applications and the LNAT entrance exam.
Having run my own legal blog and been heavily involved with several mentoring programmes, I remain fully up to date with the UCAS application process and the LNAT. This allows me to competently support prospective applicants by breaking down each stage of the process.
Personally, the LNAT was the hardest part of the application process for me so during my preparation I spent hours and hours meticulously researching and analysing the patterns, skills and key assessment criteria for the exam. In my first LNAT paper I scored 17/42, however after intense amounts of practice and research, I transformed myself into a student with a strong enough LNAT score to receive offers from Oxford, UCL and KCL.
Moreover, I have a bank of essay questions from when I have previously tutored LNAT students and I will work with my student to create essay plans, mark essays and teach them the most important aspects of how to plan and structure your essay when writing under strict time conditions.
Independently, I was able to secure 5/5 offers with my personal statement and many of the students who I supported have gone on to secure offers with top universities including (but not limited to) Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and UCL. Thus, I am keen to support more students on their UCAS journey and I think my experience proves I am in a strong position to do so.
My teaching style
The imperative thing with tutoring is the ability to remain flexible and adapt to the changing needs of the student. Usually, I start by working through an example with the student and sensing their confidence. From this we will either proceed to a further question together or I may ask them to do it independently. Following each question we will work through the solution and consider the most efficient way of answering if there are multiple methods.
My past experience
I have three years experience tutoring for various subjects (11+, GCSE Maths) and I have a year of Oxbridge and LNAT experience in addition to actually going through the process myself. As a result, I am accustomed to adapting my teaching methods based on the preferences of individual students.
I am confident with tailoring my teaching methods to best suit different learning styles. I have received feedback praising my ability to explain different methods based on students’ preferences as well as breaking down more difficult topics into digestible chunks with easy to follow methods.
My Proudest Achievements
My proudest achievement was undoubtedly securing my place at Oxford but since then I have embraced every opportunity presented to me and it is my proactive and outgoing nature that I am most proud of.
I teach
- Oxbridge Interview (Non-Medicine)
- LNAT
- Maths
My Results and Achievements
- Oxford Offer
- Successful Oxbridge personal statement reviews
- Successful LNAT Tutoring
- Successful interview coaching
- 5/5 offers
- A*A*A at A Level
- Achieved 10 Grade 8/9s
- A* in Maths A Level
- A in AS Further Maths
- A* in GCSE Further Maths
- Grade 9 in GCSE Maths