With next week having a big focus on personal statement, we turn to the question of what sort of reading around my subject is appropriate to deepen it without the suggestion of implausibility or excessive geekiness?
English is relatively straightforward. A decent dip over the Summer into the works of such modern authors as Amis, Banks, McCarthy or Garcia Marquez will ensure credibility without drudgery. However what about Maths or the Sciences? Help is at hand with the Beaumont Sixth Form unofficial reading list for the scientifically curious:
Fermat's Last Theorem - Simon Singh (and I would like it back, Roscoe)
The Infinite Book - John D Barrow
Just Six Numbers - Martin Rees
Longitude - Dava Sobel
The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins
Bad Science - Ben Goldacre (great for prospective Medicine applicants too)
Galileo's Finger - Peter Atkins
