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📖There is no secret to the PAT...
To achieve top marks in the Physics admissions test students must practice plenty of questions, have a thorough understanding of the syllabus and learn to manage their time.
Watch the video for the full breakdown of our PAT course →
Physics Aptitude Test (PAT) 🧠
The Circa Physics Admissions Test course is a 4-week online course, where you will be taught by Cambridge and Oxford University students, in which you will gain a complete and comprehensive understanding of the requirements and demands of your admissions test.
Our course is tailored to reflect the teaching styles performed within the Cambridge and Oxford Universities, we use a mixture of supervisions/ tutorial style teaching, seminars, drills, small and large group teachings to achieve this
View Sample Supervision Sheets
Your Course Structure 📄
Your cohort group will run from 4th of September to the 25th of September
Your course will contain 20 guaranteed hours, split across 4 different days. You will be assigned to group of up to 6 people per instructor for your example classes and seminars.
For your supervisions, you will be assigned to a group of 3, With the large group teachings containing the entire cohort.
Your course will run from 9am to 4pm BST (provisional times)
Day 1 (2nd October)
You will be introduced to your course mates and the instructors. Your instructor will go through the pre course work you were set.
Topics on this day:
Maths
Waves
Day 2 (9th October)
Your day will consist of: supervisions, seminars and group teachings.
Topics on this day:
Mechanics
Natural world (includes concepts that you aren't typically taught at school)
Day 3 (16th of October)
Your day will consist of: supervisions, seminars and group teachings.
Topics on this day:
Electricity
Maths
Day 4 (23rd of October)
Your course instructor will discuss final supervision sheets, time saving tips and your strategies for completing the PAT.
Topics on this day:
all modules taught on previous days.
How will I be taught?
Problem sets 📚
Educational review papers [1] have shown that cramming learning into one day is ineffective, to the contrary, we have designed the problem sets so that learning can be spread throughout the week. After each day of teaching, students will be set a problem set based on the work that has been covered. The sheets will take 2 hours to complete and are designed so that students gain practice on both familiar and unseen content.
Supervisions / Tutorials 🎓
Small group teaching (known as tutorials in Oxford and Supervisions in Cambridge), is a core teaching method at Oxbridge. The course has been designed to emulate this format and provide students with the opportunity to solidify their understanding and ask any questions about the problem set and the work that has been covered in the sessions.
Drills ✏️
To gain a high mark on the PAT, students must work efficiently and at speed. We have therefore designed targeted drills for commonly asked short and multiple choice questions. Our expert instructors will provide tips on time saving techniques and methods of checking these questions. After completing the drills, we anticipate that students will see a significant increase in their speed and accuracy.
Seminars and Examples Classes 💡
There is a significant body of research [2] that shows that peer to peer learning is one of the most effective ways of understanding a new concept. We have therefore incorporated seminars and examples classes where students are able to learn from one another and discuss problems before solving them. After the students attempt each question, the instructor will discuss the solution and how to tackle similar problems in the future.
Money Back Guarantee 💵
We have spent extensive time creating this course and are therefore, we are extremely confident in our ability for this course to provide significant value to you!
Therefore, you will be entitled to a partial refund if you believe the course is not worth it on your first day. However, we have designed a course that will only benefit you if you complete the assignments that you are set – if you do not do the work, you will not benefit from the course and your money back guarantee will not apply.
You are only entitled to your £495 amount from money back guarantee and can only claim for your first day of the course, If you are present for the second day of your course, you will not be entitled to any refund.
Nickeal Sidhu
Meet Your Course Leader
Hi, I'm Nickeal and I have completed my final year of my Natural Sciences degree at Cambridge. I have specialised in Physics and Materials Science. I have over 150 hours of experience teaching physics and look forward to being an instructor on this course!
Testimonials
" Nickeal was supportive in such a way that enabled me to learn how to approach problems myself, rather than just feeding me the answer when I got stuck. He got me to think through my own questions until I came to the right conclusions myself - a skill that I found invaluable during my interviews. I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with Nickeal because it is apparent how enthusiastic about learning he is which always makes everything more fun! - Cambridge Maths Offer Holder"
Booking The Course
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Our course includes:
> Expert advice from our teachers, who all have studied at Oxbridge
> 20 hours of guided sessions.
> 1 bonus PAT practice paper
> Detailed tutorial, supervision and seminar teaching sessions
Frequently Asked Questions 🤔
What if I cannot make a day of a course?
If you cannot make a day of the course, our instructors will be happy to have a catch up one on one session with you to discuss the work at no extra cost.
I'm not based in the UK, can I still take part in the course?
Our core hours are 0900-1600 [ London, UK ] [BST] [UTC+1]
Here are the equivalent hours in different countries
1000-1700 [Berlin, Germany] [Paris, France]
1330-2030 [New Delhi, India]
1600-2300 [Beijing, China]
If you are in a time zone that means that you can only join for part of the sessions, for example US or Australia, we will be happy to discuss a tailored solution that involves joining for part of the sessions and having one on one support. Please fill in the form at the bottom of the page for more information.
What is the refund policy for this course?
If you have paid the course fees but wish to cancel your course booking more than 7 days before the start course date, you are entitled to a full refund.
If you have paid the course fees but wish to cancel your course booking less than 7 days before the start course date, you are entitled to 80% of the course fee as a refund.
If you decide to cancel your course within 24 hours of the first day of the course, you are only entitled to a 55% refund of your total course fees.
If you decide to cancel your course, 24 or more hours after attending the first day of the course, you will not be entitled to any refund.