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This discovery question is designed to get to know you better and what inspires you or fuels your passion so that they may better identify how they might guide you toward success. If one of your favourite subjects doesn't necessarily align with your degree, that's okay too. Oxford prides itself on offering its students "something new. Don't forget to check out our courses not normally available at school, for example, Archaeology and Anthropology, Biochemistry, Human Sciences and Materials Science. For some, they are the perfect opportunity to explore aspects of favourite subjects in an exciting and new way. For others, they are the chance to study something else which fascinates them."

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I took a summer course on the Vedas in cosmology and comparative astronomy, which blew my mind. Incredible stuff."

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