Year 13: making the application

A competitive economics application is decided in three places: the personal statement, the admissions test and the interview. We prepare students for all three, for any university, with particular depth for Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and UCL.

Choose what you needKey dates
  • Designed by a first-class Cambridge economist
  • Oxbridge interviews in December
  • UCAS deadline 13 January

What do you need help with?

Personal statementLine-by-line edits by a Cambridge economist, in 72 hours.from£59 TMUA or TARAFull timed mocks with an estimated score after each.from Oxford or Cambridge interviewThe AI Interviewer, 488 questions, and live mocks.from

Three stages, one service for each

Most applicants need help with at least two. Start with the one whose deadline is nearest.

Stage 1 · Personal statement

UCAS deadline 13 January

Personal statement review

Your draft, improved line by line by a first-class Cambridge Economics graduate, with every change tracked and explained.

  • Rewrites and structural edits across all three UCAS answers
  • Economics checked for accuracy
  • Plain-English write-up of what changed and why
  • 72-hour turnaround; 24–48 hour rush available

From £59

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Stage 2 · Admissions test

TMUA booking closes 21 December

TMUA and TARA packs

Preparation for the January sitting, for LSE, UCL, Imperial and Warwick (TMUA) and Oxford courses that use the TARA.

  • Eight full timed TMUA mocks, with an estimated score
  • About 190 practice questions by topic
  • Worked solutions for every question
  • Opens straight after payment

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Stage 3 · Interview

Oxford and Cambridge interviews in December

Interview preparation

Practice out loud for Oxford and Cambridge economics interviews, with an interviewer that follows up on what the student actually says.

  • The AI Interviewer: up to 40 mock interviews
  • 488 questions, each with a mark scheme
  • Feedback straight after every interview
  • Live one-to-one mocks with a Cambridge economist

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Need an interview and a test? The Applicant Pass covers both for less than buying them separately.

Key dates for 2026–27

The next one is highlighted.

  1. TMUA booking opens for the January sitting
  2. Most Oxford and Cambridge interview invitationsPrepare
  3. Oxford and Cambridge interviews; Cambridge 7–18 DecPrepare
  4. TMUA booking closes (6pm UK)Prepare
  5. TMUA and TARA January sitting
  6. UCAS deadline for most courses (6pm UK)Get a review

Who we are. Econ Coaching was founded by a first-class Cambridge Economics graduate who has prepared applicants for six years. About us

Questions

Which should we start with?

The one with the nearest deadline. For Oxford and Cambridge applicants that is now the interview, in December. For LSE, UCL and Imperial it is the TMUA (booking closes 21 December, sitting 4–8 January). Applicants to most other courses should focus on the personal statement before the UCAS deadline on 13 January.

We’re not applying to Oxford or Cambridge. Is this still for us?

Yes. Personal statement reviews cover economics, business, finance and related courses at any university, and the TMUA Pack is for LSE, UCL, Imperial and Warwick applicants. The interview packs are built for Oxford and Cambridge, though the method suits any interview where economics comes up.

Can we buy more than one service?

Yes. The Applicant Pass combines the interview and both test packs at a lower price. Statement reviews are booked separately.

We live outside the UK. Does that matter?

No. Everything is online. Test and interview packs can be paid in pounds, US dollars, Singapore dollars or Hong Kong dollars; personal statement reviews are priced in pounds.

Can you guarantee an offer?

No one honestly can. We help applicants prepare as well as they can; the decision is the university’s.