Libra Essay Prize 2020 - Winners Announced
The Libra Essay Prize competition for 2020 has now concluded and we are excited to announce our three winners in this article. You can find the winners and links to their winning essays below. Before doing so, it is worth noting the hard work and effort in the essays submitted. Our judges were thoroughly impressed; all of the students who participated have done themselves and their schools proud.
The Libra Essay Prize is an excellent way for 6th form students to demonstrate that they have the makings of a scholar; it is a chance to prepare for the academic rigour required by university assignments and provides a great accomplishment to discuss on a personal statement or at interview. With inspiration from the admissions process at All Souls College, Oxford – known as ‘The hardest exam in the world’ – students were required to write an essay responding to one of the single-word essay titles below.
LAND
MORALITY
SPACE
ETERNITY
SOCIETY
SPIRIT
In a large and high-quality field, several answers stood out from the rest. These answers took on challenging questions and set about answering them in an engaging, creative, and thorough manner. The shortlisted candidates of the Libra Essay Prize 2020 focused on a range of topics. Whilst some students tackled life’s larger questions, others focused on a narrower brief allowing themselves more time to elaborate on the finer points being considered. Both approaches were appreciated and were equally well executed. We are delighted to announce the winners of The Libra Essay Prize 2020 and hope that by displaying their work we might inspire the next generation of academic writers to pick up their pen.
The three winners of the Libra Essay Prize 2020 were:
1st Prize: ”Land” by Caitlin - read Caitlin’s essay here.
2nd Prize: “Society“ by Jennifer - read Jennifer’s essay here.
3rd Prize: “Society“ by Bilal - read Bilal’s essay here.
The Libra Essay Prize 2021 will commence on the 20th January with a new set of single-word essay titles to give students in years 12 and 13 an opportunity to hone their essay-writing ability and showcase their knowledge, research and writing. To stay up-to-date with events and upcoming seminars in our Outreach programme including how to write great essays and prepare for university applications, sign up below.