This blog offers a comprehensive guide to preparing for the Oxford Physics Aptitude Test (PAT), required for students applying to study Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, and Physics and Philosophy at Oxford. It covers the structure and content of the PAT, provides tips on exam strategies and accessing and using physics aptitude test past papers.

In this blog, we provide students with tailored BMSAT advice for the new BMSAT exam, replacing the BMAT for 2025 entry. We break down the new test format, offer advice on how to create your own practice resources and how to structure your preparation, as well as the benefits of working with a BMSAT tutor.

In this blog, we dive deep into the intricacies of the new Oxford Geography Admissions Test. Designed to challenge and captivate aspiring geography students, this blog is your key to understanding the test's nuances and help guide students’ preparation, to help unlock the doors to a world-class education at Oxford University.

The GMAT is the standardised test required by most business schools from prospective students looking to apply to post-graduate business programs. In this guide, a U2 GMAT Consultant, CFA (MBA, The London Business School), discusses important considerations for how to approach preparing for and taking the GMAT exam from his years of GMAT tuition experience.

Applying to Oxford for Classics? One of U2’s Oxford Classics tutors, Imogen, provides her top tips for preparing for the CAT and CLAT tests, including how to approach unseen translations and what to read.

Applying to Medical School and unsure how to tackle UCAT preparation? U2’s UCAT tutor, Rhiannon, offers advise on exactly what the UCAT test requires, when to start preparing, how to structure preparation and top tips for tackling each question type.

There are 3 courses at Cambridge for which you might need to sit an admissions test for Modern and Medieval Languages (MML) at Cambridge. This guide leads you through the basics of the test, when to start preparing and top tips on how to approach Section A and B.

This guide is written by Rhiannon (Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford graduate). Rhiannon leads you through her top tips for preparation, including how to approach the test, how best to structure your preparation, key aspects of critical thinking and problem solving and examination technique.

What is the HAT and why does Oxford use it? What factors do I need to consider for my source analysis? How do I make my answer stand out? Find out how to prepare for the HAT and key exam technique tips with one of our Oxford History graduate tutors!

In this blog, one of U2’s 1st Class Oxford Linguistics and Spanish graduates, leads you through the key components of Oxford’s language tests: The MLAT, LAT and OLAT, including when to begin studying, what the tests look like, how to prepare and key strategies on the day. Find out how to crack the language-based puzzles and demonstrate your creativity and flexible thinking!

This guide to the new ESAT Test is written by U2 Natural Sciences tutor, Alex (NatSci, University of Cambridge). Here you’ll find all the tips and tricks to take into the exam, as well as advice on how to structure and focus your preparation on the areas where it really counts.

The English Literature Admissions Test or ELAT as it is commonly known is the pre-interview test for applicants to English undergraduate courses at Oxford and Cambridge. Places at these prestigious universities have always been highly sought after and, because the process of interviewing is lengthy and time-consuming, the ELAT serves as a kind of filter. Your performance on this test dictates whether or not you’re called for interview. Cheltenham Ladies’ College English teacher, Elisa, has taught candidates for the ELAT and interview for over a decade now. She also went through the process herself - these are her top tips for preparing for (and passing) the ELAT.