Oxford from the Inside #36: Thinking Skills Assessment Advice (TSA)

In our latest episode Siam is joined with Carlotta, Conrad and Jamie where they breakdown exactly what is required to smashing the TSA admissions test. From how to prepare to the detail of what kind of questions are in the TSA - we have it covered!!
Timestamps
1:04 How did you prepare for the TSA?
3:52 Is there value in taking your time with the first few past papers you do?
7:23 Is there any room for debate with the answers- are they subjective?
8:37 What types of TSA questions are there?
11:08 Do you have any advice for the problem solving questions in Section One?
17:55 Do you have any advice for the critical thinking questions in Section One?
24:24 Are there other question materials other than the past papers that you can use?
34:22 Do you think that any A Level subjects prepare you for the TSA? Do certain A Levels have similar skills that you would use for the TSA?
37:51 How is the TSA marked and why is that important?
42:16 How do Cambridge and Oxford use these admissions tests differently?
42:29 What is Section Two of the TSA and what advice would you give?
52:05 Does understanding the different types of critical thinking questions help with the essay question in the TSA and essays in general?
53:39 Do you have any last pieces of advice for potential applicants sitting the TSA?
57:22 Do you think it's better to do as many past papers as possible or to spend more time going over fewer past papers and looking at where you've gone wrong?

[@user-iy2ig4cz7j]

Incredible webinar!! Thank you a lot. Could you please give some advices on how to do problem solvig questionss. Just practice them? there are tooo many types of such questions

[@longname6117]

32:45 yo that’s the strat’ I am currently trying in past papers! Cuz I heard someone say it do gets harder as it goes on
And I do get more wrong near the end

[@saumyashah152]

same man. I decided to just leave the last 3-4 questions so that I can spend time doing the others correctly

[@asmigupta2667]

Hi!! Are the 300 questions in the book The Ultimate TSA Guide same as that available in past year question paper? Or are these similar but new questions

[@oxfordfromtheinside3680]

The questions in the book are mainly new questions which are based on typical TSA questions.