Cambridge graduate, specialising in Oxbridge admissions - Philosophy tutor with Harriet

I was Harriet’s Director of Studies at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, which means that I oversaw her academic progress in the College, as well as the modules she took and the tuition she received. I also taught her one-on-one, for two of the Philosophy of Religion modules she has studied in her course. In the time that I have worked with her she has proven herself to be an eloquent, intelligent, organised, and industrious student.

Her exam results for her first two years of study included some excellent performances: averaging a very high 2:i overall, she also achieved good first class results in a cluster of modules, including work in the history of Christianity, Philosophy and Ethics, and Literature. Last year, Harriet was awarded the Robert Johnson Scholarship by the College for placing among the top 20% of students in her year. This year, she achieved a 1st class result in her degree overall: a splendid achievement.

In the papers that Harriet has achieved high marks, her supervisors have described her as producing well-argued, well-structured and detailed essays, and as being a thoughtful, perceptive and wide-ranging thinker.
She also stands out among her peers for her ambitious record of pairing a commitment to her studies with a score of extra-curricular activities. That she has produced good results alongside these commitments is testament, no doubt, to her hard work and determination. In her second year (in which she earned her scholarship) she was on the Varsity dance team, was a member of the Corpus Christi College Choir, a member of the College Boat Club, and took on responsibility for helping to administrate the College Gym. Early in her third year she was elected President of the June Event, and has therefore not only had to lead the planning of a large-scale entertainment event, but has also had to oversee the cancellation of plans and the dismantling of structures in the light of the COVID-19 crisis this year.