Classics Admissions Tutoring & PreparationOxford & Cambridge — Latin, Greek & the ancient world

Hello! My name is Luke, and I am a Classics (Literae Humaniores) undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford. I am in my third year, having topped my college cohort in both my first and second years, achieving First Class Honours and being elected to the highest academic scholarship awarded to undergraduates at Christ Church. Over three years of tutoring, I have come to believe that the best tutors are distinguished not only by their academic ability, but also by their capacity to understand how each student thinks. Every lesson of mine is therefore tailored to the individual, with the aim of challenging and supporting each tutee according to their ambition and ability. This targeted, personalised approach is especially important in Classics, a subject whose interdisciplinary nature makes it uniquely rewarding and demanding. My sessions are highly interactive and question-led. I deliberately ask students to grapple with unfamiliar or challenging problems, focusing less on whether they arrive immediately at the correct answer than on how they reason through the question. This approach builds resilience, understanding, and mirrors the style of an Oxbridge admissions interview. Having studied both Latin and Greek from a young age, I know that a secure grasp of language and syntax is fundamental to success in the subject, while also fostering analytical skills that are valuable well beyond Classics. Before Oxford, I attended Westminster School, where I won three academic prizes (General Humanities prize (2024), Greek Prize (2024), Latin Prize (2022, 2024)) and received extensive interview preparation. I am keen to pass on both the knowledge and strategies that helped me succeed, enabling students to approach Oxbridge admissions with confidence and a strong academic foundation.

Admissions tutoring experience

I've mentored applicants through the StateElevate access programme, including one who received an Oxford offer, and tutored an A-Level History student through another tutoring agency from a predicted C up to an A with a year still to go. I sat the CAT in Latin and Greek before it was withdrawn.

After achieving all grade 9s at GCSE, I obtained three A*s in Latin, Ancient Greek and French at A-level. I am currently studying Classics and French at The Queen's College, Oxford University. As a recent secondary school student myself, I believe that I am best placed to relate to my students — I understand the challenges and stresses of school life, and I aim for a teaching approach that is both personal and practical.

Admissions tutoring experience

My success in public examinations was in large part due to strong study, revision and exam techniques, and I aim to teach these to my students — including all the tips and tricks that are commonly overlooked — enabling them to raise their grades not only in Latin, Greek or French but across the board. I am intensely passionate about my subjects and can only hope that this passion is infectious. My areas of interest lie in linguistics, more specifically the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European, about which I wrote an essay that was Highly Commended in the Fitzwilliam College Cambridge Ancient World and Classics Essay Competition 2024, and the development of late Latin into early French. I sat Oxford's Classics admissions test in both Latin and Greek before it was withdrawn, scoring 96% and 92%. During my time at school I mentored students applying for Classics or Modern Languages at Oxbridge.

Hi, I'm Alexandre and I'm studying Classics at Oxford, with five A*s at A-Level and Academic Exhibitioner at Westminster School. I have a solid grounding in Latin and Greek grammar and literature — and recent familiarity with the OCR exam board — so I can help both with exam technique at GCSE and A-Level and with developing the wider understanding of classical languages and culture that strengthens an Oxbridge application.

Admissions tutoring experience

I'm keen to teach Latin and Greek at all levels — for exams and for the wider appreciation of classical language and literature that enriches an application — and I also tutor verse composition. I'm a native French speaker too, so I'm happy to teach French and English at GCSE. Having helped younger students at school with their applications, I can support you with personal statements, super-curricular reading and interview practice, including the unseen-translation tasks some colleges set.