Yunzhang Liang
Academic pressure and the overachiever mentality
When everyone strives to be exceptional, some inevitably end up becoming merely ‘mediocre’. This gives rise to the central problem surrounding academic pressure and the ‘overachiever’ mentality — that while we are fully aware of its harms, everyone still strives to ‘overachieve’, for fear of being left behind, of being ‘mediocre’.
A guide for the impromptu undergraduate tour guide
How do you even begin to show a relative or friend around Oxford? In Michaelmas, a friend studying in London came to visit. She...
