Insights
First-hand perspectives on academic performance, selective university admissions, the Harvard Business School Case Method and consulting interviews, grounded in Deep Biswas’s experience as a Cambridge graduate, Harvard MBA, former UK Government economist, tutor and adviser.
University Admissions
TARA is new, but the reasoning skills it assesses are not. A practical guide to Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, timing, older TSA and BMAT material, and the Writing Task.
21 September 2026 · 9 min read
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Cambridge & Harvard
A first-hand account of the HBS classroom: seating, preparation, cold calls, timing a contribution and what the method does and does not teach.
6 August 2026 · 10 min read
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Cambridge & Harvard
Relative grading, what a 2 really means, how participation is documented, and what happens when the case protagonist visits the classroom.
6 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Cambridge & Harvard
What is studying at Cambridge University actually like? Drawing on my MPhil at Jesus College, I explain the college system, academic life, libraries, dinners, cycling, student support, careers and some of the details applicants often overlook.
6 August 2026 · 9 min read
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Consulting Interviews
One is a method of learning, the other compresses months of consulting work into minutes. What actually differs in purpose, structure, assumptions and the final recommendation.
6 August 2026 · 9 min read
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Subject curiosity, visible reasoning, unfamiliar material and teachability: what Oxford and Cambridge interviews are designed to observe, and why preparation should build intellectual muscle memory rather than scripts.
6 August 2026 · 8 min read
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Economics & Business
Command words, planning, analytical chains, conditional evaluation and a justified conclusion — with a worked illustration.
6 August 2026 · 5 min read
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University Admissions
A domestic postgraduate at Cambridge, an international one at Harvard. What actually changes when you move abroad: banking and ID, currency, housing, employment access, geography and integration.
9 August 2026 · 9 min read
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UK and US Master's applications look similar and reward different things. Subject anchored statements, narrative essays, leadership evidence, networking, funding and what sticker price really means.
9 August 2026 · 8 min read
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