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Insights from the classroom, university and consulting world

First-hand perspectives on academic performance, selective university admissions, the Harvard Business School Case Method and consulting interviews, grounded in Deep Biswas’s experience as a Cambridge graduate, Harvard MBA, former UK Government economist, tutor and adviser.

Punting on the River Cam beside the Cambridge college backs

Cambridge & Harvard

What Is It Really Like to Study at Cambridge?

What is studying at Cambridge University actually like? Drawing on my MPhil at Jesus College, I explain the college system, academic life, libraries, dinners, cycling, student support, careers and some of the details applicants often overlook.

6 August 2026 · 8 min read

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The Bodleian Library quadrangle in Oxford

University Admissions

What Oxbridge Interviewers Are Really Testing

Subject curiosity, visible reasoning, unfamiliar material and teachability: what Oxford and Cambridge interviews are designed to observe, and why preparation should build intellectual muscle memory rather than scripts.

6 August 2026 · 8 min read

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