When all applicants are outstanding on paper, what determines who is offered a place? And what exactly are admissions tutors looking for when they ask questions about fruit...?

So you want to go to Oxbridge? Tell me about a banana... is the compendium of applying to Oxbridge. Packed full of over ten years' research and up-to-date advice on how to prepare, Tell me about a banana draws on the experiences of thousands of successful Oxbridge graduates and how they would approach the application process if they had to do it all over again.



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About the authors & publishers

To read more about the book's authors, Rachel Spedding and Jane Welsh, both graduates of Oxford University and directors here at Oxbridge Applications, just click here.

And to find out more about the publishers, Oxbridge Applications, simply click here to read a little overview from Company Founder, James Uffindell.

(You can also catch James talking to CNN about Oxbridge interviews here!)

Are you an independent thinker?

Rachel Spedding, co-author of Tell me about a banana and Executive Director at Oxbridge Applications, writes in The Independent about whether school exams are really preparing students for the questions they will have to tackle at university - and in the Oxbridge admissions tests. To read the full story just click here. 

And check out Rachel's personal statement advice on The Times School Gate Blog too!

Think you can Think?

Think you can Think is the latest book from us here at Oxbridge Applications.

Crammed full of advice and in-depth analysis, Think You Can Think? is the ultimate book to give you the opportunity to pit your logical wits against challenging critical thinking questions and complex problem solving exercises.

Think you can Think? reveals the secrets, the strategy and the skills required to succeed in this all-important admissions test. 

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