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Although most students go away to celebrate Christmas at home, with their families, some UK universities have their own Christmas traditions.

👉👉👉Oxford is home to the most special one🐗🐗🐗

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/one-awesome-way-a-famous-uk-university-celebrates-christmas

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One awesome way a famous UK university celebrates Christmas

Christmas is a magical time in the UK, and the country has many traditions associated with this holiday, including Christmas cards, mince pies, the Royal Christmas message, attending a church service, and celebrating Boxing Day after Christmas day. Although…

There is a reason why the poem The Chaos Of English Pronunciation by Gerard Nolst Trenité (the classic English poem containing about 800 of the most nightmarish irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation) exists.

👉👉👉The chaotic (and sometimes jarring) discrepancy between how many English words are written and their actual pronunciation keeps puzzling non-native speakers worldwide. But how did the English spelling end up like this? Let's find out!

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/why-is-english-spelling-so-hard-and-confusing

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Why is English spelling so hard and confusing?

There is a reason why the poem The Chaos Of English Pronunciation by Gerard Nolst Trenité (the classic English poem containing about 800 of the most nightmarish irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation) exists. English spelling is notoriously…

Essay-writing and reasoning are two key skills every student needs to thrive academically in the UK. However, many university students initially struggle and sometimes have to fail repeatedly in order to master these skills.

👉Here are some useful tips from the UK universities on how to write a perfect English essay:

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/how-to-write-a-perfect-english-essay

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How to write a perfect English essay

Essay-writing and reasoning are two key skills every student needs to thrive academically in the UK. Journalist Jesi Bailey moved to the UK from Southern California when she was 16. In an article for the Business Insider, she writes that it took her many…

According to the annual World University Rankings for 2024 put together by a famous British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) specialising in the analysis of higher education institutions around the world, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is in the top 10 British universities in the world.

👉Here are the most important things to know about studying there:

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/what-it-s-like-to-study-at-lse-the-most-important-things-to-know

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What it's like to study at LSE: the most important things to know

According to the annual World University Rankings for 2024 put together by a famous British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) specialising in the analysis of higher education institutions around the world, the London School of Economics and Political Science…

Some books written in English are meant to be a tough nut to crack. They can be constructed as an intricate experiment, contain countless made-up words and obscure references, have more characters than you can keep track of, and generally intimidate an unprepared reader with how enigmatic, seemingly impenetrable and weird they are.

👉Here are 5 most challenging fiction books written in English that never fail to fascinate, puzzle and confuse readers all over the world:

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/5-most-challenging-fiction-books-written-in-english

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5 most challenging fiction books written in English

Some books written in English are meant to be a tough nut to crack. They can be constructed as an intricate experiment, contain countless made-up words and obscure references, have more characters than you can keep track of, and generally intimidate an unprepared…

The UK has a lot to offer to IT professionals. The country is Europe's leading tech hub staying well ahead of other countries, including France and Germany.

👉A popular employment website Indeed put together a list of the highest-paid IT jobs in the UK:

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10 highest-paid IT jobs in the UK

The UK has a lot to offer to IT professionals. The country is Europe's leading tech hub staying well ahead of other countries, including France and Germany. More than that, thanks to its strong financial technology sector, a thriving culture of innovation…

Britain is famous for its long-established, fascinating, eccentric and sometimes outright bizarre traditions, and UK universities are no exception.

👉British universities like Oxford and Cambridge have a long and rich history and, unsurprisingly, have developed their fair share of fun rituals and interesting customs that you have probably never heard of before.

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/amazing-and-quirky-uk-university-traditions

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Amazing and quirky UK university traditions

Britain is famous for its long-established, fascinating, eccentric and sometimes outright bizarre traditions, and UK universities are no exception. British universities like Oxford and Cambridge have a long and rich history and, unsurprisingly, have developed…

There are a number of notoriously tough exams and tests like the Gaokao Exam, the national undergraduate admission exam in China (less than 0.25% of students get the qualifying score for admission to some of China’s most elite colleges) and California Bar Exam (candidates need to study for about 400 to 600 hours to pass and become lawyers in this U.S. state) that truly stand out for being the most challenging on the planet.

👉Some of these exams which are among the hardest in the world can also be found in the UK. Here they are:

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/uk-exams-that-are-among-the-hardest-in-the-world

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UK exams that are among the hardest in the world

It's unavoidable: each one of us faces one or another kind of test or examination at certain points of our lives, be it school exams, university admissions tests, or aptitude tests as part of the recruitment. Some professions like law, medicine, and air traffic…

Freshers' Week is an exciting time for a UK first-year student. It's the period at the start of term (UK universities usually split the academic year into three terms across two semesters) when newbies are introduced for the first time to their university's student life.

👉We have prepared some tips on how to make the most of this unique experience:

https://www.leo-school.uk/post/what-is-freshers-week-and-how-to-make-the-most-of-it

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What is Freshers' Week and how to make the most of it

Freshers' Week is an exciting time for a UK first-year student. It's the period at the start of term (UK universities usually split the academic year into three terms across two semesters) when newbies are introduced for the first time to their university's…