How to get into Oxbridge for Economics The Target Oxbridge Podcast

In this series of episodes, Naomi speaks with Target Oxbridge alumni studying some of the most popular Oxbridge subjects to get their top tips on getting in.

Naomi begins by speaking with Tariq Hammed, who has recently completed his Economics and Management degree at Wadham College, Oxford.

Tariq shares the details of the world events and books that inspired him to study Economics, as well as his tips for writing a personal statement, preparing for the Thinking Skills Assessment and getting ready for the interview. He also shares his insights into what it is like to study the course.

Below is a list of the resources mentioned by Tariq in this episode:

- Bottom Billion by Paul Collier

- The Economics and Management Reading List: https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/Economics_%26_Management_reading_list_pdf.pdf

- Think You Can Think?: Cracking the Thinking Skills Assessment by Minesh Tanna

- Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving by John Butterworth and Geoff Thwaites

- The Thinking Skills Assessment Past Papers: https://www.admissionstesting.org/for-test-takers/thinking-skills-assessment/tsa-oxford/preparing-for-tsa-oxford/