Knowledge Building Short Course
Learn about subject-specific, degree-level concepts that you can use in your personal statement, admissions tests and interviews to impress admissions tutors at top UK universities.
Gain deep subject knowledge from world-class consultants
Top UK universities are looking for curious, hungry applicants who have explored beyond the A-level syllabus to build their knowledge in the subject they want to study at university.
The Knowledge Building Short Course has been carefully designed to ensure that you have the opportunity to pre-learn topics that are most likely to come up in the Oxbridge interview. These higher-level concepts can also be used in personal statements to impress admissions tutors.
Our Pricing
Advanced Knowledge
Learn about degree-level concepts related to the areas that you want to study at university. This extra knowledge will impress admissions teams at top UK universities.
Current Events
Expand knowledge of current events, news and academic research trends in your subject. This wider knowledge can be used at every stage of the application process.
Wider Reading
Top universities expect that applicants have read many books related to their subject. Our mentors will guide you through your wider reading.
Critical Thinking
Sessions are designed to be highly interactive and discursive, allowing you to develop the critical thinking skills needed to excel in an Oxford or Cambridge interview.
Course Benefits
Admissions Tests
The knowledge you gain through the programme can be used to achieve a higher score in the admissions tests for Imperial, Cambridge, Oxford, medical and law schools.
Interviews
Building knowledge in your area is the best possible preparation for the university interview at Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial or Medical Schools. Your extra knowledge will help you to answer difficult interview questions.
Personal Statements
The knowledge you gain through the programme can be used in your personal statement for all top UK Universities. Mention the books and concepts you have learned about to impress the admissions tutors.
Expert Tutors
We only accept the top 10% of mentors who apply to work with us; so we can guarantee that they are the best in the world! All mentors are from Oxford or Cambridge and many have MAs or PhDs.
We just wanted to say how excellent we think the Knowledge Building programme. It is well thought through, far-reaching and very insightful; Jamie has benefitted greatly from the range of guidance and training that Tommy has provided – definitely worth the price!
Designed by expert admissions
counsellors
Our courses have been developed by our core team of world-class educationalists, who have spent years studying the Oxbridge application process, led by CEO Kieran Hammond.
Ginny Rose
Economics
London School of Economics
Georgia Rose Byrne
Psychology and Philosophy
St. Edmund Hall, Oxford
Ana Leonescu
Chemistry
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Michael Cui
Mathematics
The Queens College, Oxford
Ugo Amadi
Engineering
Imperial College London
George Andrews
Mathematics and Computer Science
Christ Church College, Oxford
Jiratheep Pruchyathamkorn
Chemistry
Peterhouse College, Cambridge
Erind Maho
Engineering
Trinity College, Cambridge
About Kieran Hammond
Kieran Hammond is the co-founder of Leading Education and holds a BA and MA (Cantab) from Cambridge University. Over the course of 10 years, he has been helped over 500 students with their Oxbridge/Medicine applications.
Kieran started his career as Head of University Applications at Cardiff Sixth Form College, which at the time had been the UK’s No.1 ranked school in terms of A*-A A-level results for 6 years running.
Your first lesson has been unlocked for FREE!
In this free lesson, you will discover:
- Why advanced knowledge gives you a competitive advantage in the Oxbridge/Medicine application process
- Which topics to focus on when developing knowledge in your subject
- How to approach wider reading, including how to choose the right books and make effective notes
- How to select and deploy knowledge in the personal statement and interview
