Essay competition

Thinking of going to Oxford or Cambridge to study History or Politics? This essay competition might be for you. Trinity College is holding two competitions, one for History and for Politics and International Studies. For both competitions, you need to write an essay of between 2,000 and 4,000 words from a list of essay questions. The questions themselves are good to practise for possible interviews for any university. The deadline for the History one is 10 May and for the Politics, it is the 31 May. The prize is £600 to be split equally between yourself and the school and of course fantastic for your personal statement! So, nothing to lose - get writing!