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Ekaterina Demidova

"From my early childhood I had dreamed of studying in England and this dream came true last year when I was accepted by Bellerbys to do a Business Foundation course.

I found Oxford an ideal place for university preparation as the importance of knowledge is shown here. The structure of the Foundation course is very convenient: exams have to be taken every term in different subjects which does not create a very busy time in summer.  In addition each student is given individual advice from their personal tutor about the universities he/she would like to apply for.  I am glad I went to Bellerbys as it has about 40 university partners which gave me an opportunity to choose the institution of higher education which is suitable to me.

While Bellerbys Oxford is not a big college students here can benefit from a very friendly atmosphere from members of staff and be in small groups of students, which makes it easy for everyone to participate in the class.

I found my classes here intensive, but I still had some free time. Apart from studying I was taking up to 15 hours per week of ballet classes at Oxford University Dance Society and took part in the Yuka Kodama Ballet Group performance.  It did not disturb my education; on the contrary, doing some physical exercises stimulated my academic work.

I am really thankful to my teachers and members of staff that they helped me to achieve my target and made my stay in Oxford enjoyable."

Update - Kate achieved a final grade of 90% and a Distinction.  As a result she won a scholarship to study Business Administration at the University of Bath.