Benjamin McEvoy

Essays on writing, reading, and life

How to Make Time for Writing (Video)

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How do you make more time for writing? How do you balance and juggle your writing career, your vocation, your artistic ambitions with making money? Well, here’s how I do it. Here are the rituals, routines, and mindsets that support my writing. How to Make Time for Writing How do you make time for writing?

Anatomy of a Perfect Personal Statement (Video)

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I analysed a personal statement for an MSc in Biostatistics at Yale as part of my upcoming Personal Statement Masterclass. I filmed hours of these personal statement analyses, for all subjects – we see the good, the bad, and the ugly. English, Law, Classics, PPE, Sciences, Medicine – multiple personal statements for each subject ripped […]

ELAT Masterclass Available Now

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The ELAT Masterclass is now available to stream and download in your own time. It’s the best video course anywhere on how to prepare for and pass the English Language Admissions Test. You’ll learn: How to do the first, second, and third read-through How to brainstorm and outline your answer How to write the perfect […]

My ELAT Experience (Plus Mindset Tips)

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The ELAT is right around the corner. So I decided to share my own personal ELAT experience with you, along with some mindset tips for approaching the University of Oxford’s English Language Admissions Test. The premium ELAT Masterclass is now open for enrolment. We’ve hooked up a limited time offer for you to get 69% […]

How To Beat Exam Anxiety (Video)

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I filmed this video on how to beat exam anxiety for the ELAT Masterclass, but decided to make it available for everyone because so many people suffer from pre-test anxiety. We’ll go into my exact process and all of the anti-anxiety drills, exercises, and recommendations so you can walk into that exam feeling cool, comfortable, […]

Where to Start with Japanese Literature (Video Introduction)

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Looking to get into Japanese Literature? Want to know some of the best books to start with for newcomers to Japanese fiction? Should you start with Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, or Yoshikawa?  All will be answered in this video guide to Japanese Literature. 読みましょう！ Where to Start with Japanese Literature Japanese books recommended in the video: […]

Where to Start with Russian Literature (Video Introduction)

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Want to know where to start with Russian Literature? What are the best Russian books to start reading for a newcomer to Russian Literature? Should you start with Tolstoy, Chekov, Turgenev, or Dostoyevsky? And which translations of the great Russian novels like Crime and Punishment and War and Peace should you read? All of those questions and […]

10 Oxbridge Interview Strategies (Video)

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Today’s video contains ten techniques for acing high-stakes high-pressure interviews. Whether you want to get into Oxford University, like myself, or another elite or Ivy League College, or perhaps you’re aiming for a competitive career, these are some of the interview strategies that I recommend and worked for me and my consulting clients. 10 Oxbridge […]

What You Should Do Instead Of University (Video)

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University is a huge scam these days. Don’t go unless you have a really good reason. And if you’re wondering, “Should I go to college?” The answer is probably no. So here are 10 things you can do instead of going to college, advice from an Oxford Alumnus, teacher, lecturer, and University Consultant. What You […]

Green Book (2018) – Film Review

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I never fully understood America’s race problems until I watched Green Book (2018). I should have watched Green Book sooner. I knew in my gut it would be a great film because I put money on it (and won) when it came to betting for Academy Award for Best Picture. Yes, not only does director […]