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John Locke Essay Competition

Write a persuasive essay on a humanities topic

What is John Locke Essay Competition about?

John Lock Essay Competition is a essay writing competition organized by the John Locke Institute that is related to Oxford University.

The competition aims to cultivate the characteristics that "turn good students into great writers":

  • independent thought

  • depth of knowledge

  • clear reasoning

  • critical analysis, and

  • persuasive style.

The John Locke Essay Competition invites students to explore a wide range of challenging and interesting questions beyond the confines of the school curriculum. Entering an essay in the competition can build knowledge, and refine skills of argumentation. It also gives students the chance to have their work assessed by experts.

Your essay will be assessed by a panel of judges selected from academic staff of Oxford and Princeton universities.

It goes without saying that doing well and receiving a prize in the John Locke Essay Competition would be a fantastic boost to your student profile if you are aiming for any subject related to humanities or Economics as a major. It would certainly put you way ahead of most other applicants.

What work is involved?

To take part in the John Locke Essay Competition, you will need to write an academic essay on a topic related to one of the following seven areas:

  • Philosophy, for example: A team of scientists wants to discover how many genders there are. How should they proceed?

  • Politics, for example: Do the results of elections express the will of the people?

  • Economics, for example: What would happen if we banned billionaires?

  • History, for example: Which has a bigger effect on history: the plans of the powerful or their mistakes?

  • Psychology, for example: Are beliefs voluntary?

  • Theology, for example: What was God doing before He created the cosmos?

  • Law, for example: Are there too many laws?

There are 3 questions poised within each of the seven categories. You should have a look at the complete list of the 2023 John Locke Essay Competition questions.

As you can tell, the questions are challenging, open-ended and can even be deemed loaded. In order to do well in the competition, you will need to skilfully dissect exactly what the question is asking, narrow down what it means to you, and develop your answer supported by logically consistent and argumentatively sound.

Am I eligible?

Students between ages of 15-19 are eligible. Students below the age of 15 can also make submissions for the John Locke Essay Competition Junior edition.

You will be required to provide the email address of an academic referee who can ascertain that the work is indeed yours. This could be your Ariton mentor, but any teacher who is familiar with your writing style will do.

When can I apply?

Application open in April while the deadline for applying is on 31 May 2023, and you will need to submit your essay by 30 June 2023. It is expected the timeline will be very similar in 2024.

How will
help
  • Ideation: you will brainstorm and discuss your thoughts with your Ariton mentor, and spend time picking the most suitable question to answer in your essay.

  • Expert writing training: you will work closely with your Ariton mentor to learn about different techniques relevant to your work, including improving your writing skills, building a sound argumentation to support your views, using relevant sources and more.

  • Mentorship: an experienced Ariton consultant with years of academic research, essay writing and debating.

  • Coaching sessions: from ideation to extensive review of your essay drafts, your Ariton mentor will be with you every step of the way.

  • Project management: there is a lot of work involved in completing the John Locke essay, and it will be your Ariton mentor's priority to ensure you stay on track.

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Which competition is right for me?

Your Ariton college coach will help you decide which competitions you should focus given your target majors and colleges of choice, as well as skillset and interests.

Which competition is right for me?

Your Ariton college coach will help you decide which competitions you should focus given your target majors and colleges of choice, as well as skillset and interests.

Team matching

If you don't have a team for the competition, Ariton can match you with other driven students to work together on the competition project together.

Team matching

If you don't have a team for the competition, Ariton can match you with other driven students to work together on the competition project together.

Competition work guidance

Ariton consultants have broad academic, research, project management and start-up experience. We will mathc you with the most relevant competition coach to advise you on how to smash the competition and bring home a trophy.

Competition work guidance

Ariton consultants have broad academic, research, project management and start-up experience. We will mathc you with the most relevant competition coach to advise you on how to smash the competition and bring home a trophy.

Project review

At least two of Ariton's experienced consultants will thoroughly review each draft of your project before submission.

Project review

At least two of Ariton's experienced consultants will thoroughly review each draft of your project before submission.

Pitch prep

Some competitions require you to live pitch your idea. You will be coached by consultants with expereince of successful project pirching, venture capital fundraising etc. to ensure you deliver the winning pitch with ease.

Pitch prep

Some competitions require you to live pitch your idea. You will be coached by consultants with expereince of successful project pirching, venture capital fundraising etc. to ensure you deliver the winning pitch with ease.

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ethics statement

Your project is always your work: We never complete work on behalf of our students. We will go out of our way to help you make your work the best possibly: suggesting edits, proofreading and helping with rephrasing English in your project. However, we will never write anything that should be written by you.

We promise to spare no effort to ensure you score as high as possible: We will make suggestions and guide you to the best of our knowledge and your work will go through as many rounds of comments and feedback as needed. We promise we will do everything possible to make your work outstanding and maximise your chances of getting that trophy.

We take pride in our work ethic: We work hard and expect the same from our students. We don't slack and value efficient communication. We hold our students to the same standard.

We believe in second and third opinions: Your work will be assessed and reviewed by at least 3 consultants, including one of the founders of Ariton, and one area expert (a person highly skilled in the area, such as a PhD graduate in relevant discipline, experienced professional, etc.)

ethics statement

Your project is always your work: We never complete work on behalf of our students. We will go out of our way to help you make your work the best possibly: suggesting edits, proofreading and helping with rephrasing English in your project. However, we will never write anything that should be written by you.

We promise to spare no effort to ensure you score as high as possible: We will make suggestions and guide you to the best of our knowledge and your work will go through as many rounds of comments and feedback as needed. We promise we will do everything possible to make your work outstanding and maximise your chances of getting that trophy.

We take pride in our work ethic: We work hard and expect the same from our students. We don't slack and value efficient communication. We hold our students to the same standard.

We believe in second and third opinions: Your work will be assessed and reviewed by at least 3 consultants, including one of the founders of Ariton, and one area expert (a person highly skilled in the area, such as a PhD graduate in relevant discipline, experienced professional, etc.)

ethics statement

Your project is always your work: We never complete work on behalf of our students. We will go out of our way to help you make your work the best possibly: suggesting edits, proofreading and helping with rephrasing English in your project. However, we will never write anything that should be written by you.

We promise to spare no effort to ensure you score as high as possible: We will make suggestions and guide you to the best of our knowledge and your work will go through as many rounds of comments and feedback as needed. We promise we will do everything possible to make your work outstanding and maximise your chances of getting that trophy.

We take pride in our work ethic: We work hard and expect the same from our students. We don't slack and value efficient communication. We hold our students to the same standard.

We believe in second and third opinions: Your work will be assessed and reviewed by at least 3 consultants, including one of the founders of Ariton, and one area expert (a person highly skilled in the area, such as a PhD graduate in relevant discipline, experienced professional, etc.)

The

difference

We are all experienced Ivy League & Oxbridge educators

You will directly with Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates, each with the necessary mentoring / consulting / academic experience under their belts.

We all have extensive real-life experience beyond mentoring

You will be guided through your projects by people who have extensive experience building and managing complex projects. Our consultants have broad experience at top consulting and investment banking firms, as well as in academic research and starting successful companies.

We share a unique coaching philosophy

We appreciate that life does not end with a college offer and work to shape our students' into well-rounded thinkers capable of becoming leaders in whatever endeavour they decide to pursue in future life.

We work in both admissions strategy consulting and strategy execution.
With Ariton, you will not only receive guidance on admissions strategy, but you will also be guided on specific passion project and competitions prep and execution.

The

difference

We are all experienced Ivy League & Oxbridge educators

You will directly with Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates, each with the necessary mentoring / consulting / academic experience under their belts.

We all have extensive real-life experience beyond mentoring

You will be guided through your projects by people who have extensive experience building and managing complex projects. Our consultants have broad experience at top consulting and investment banking firms, as well as in academic research and starting successful companies.

We share a unique coaching philosophy

We appreciate that life does not end with a college offer and work to shape our students' into well-rounded thinkers capable of becoming leaders in whatever endeavour they decide to pursue in future life.

We work in both admissions strategy consulting and strategy execution.
With Ariton, you will not only receive guidance on admissions strategy, but you will also be guided on specific passion project and competitions prep and execution.

The

difference

We are all experienced Ivy League & Oxbridge educators

You will directly with Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates, each with the necessary mentoring / consulting / academic experience under their belts.

We all have extensive real-life experience beyond mentoring

You will be guided through your projects by people who have extensive experience building and managing complex projects. Our consultants have broad experience at top consulting and investment banking firms, as well as in academic research and starting successful companies.

We share a unique coaching philosophy

We appreciate that life does not end with a college offer and work to shape our students' into well-rounded thinkers capable of becoming leaders in whatever endeavour they decide to pursue in future life.

We work in both admissions strategy consulting and strategy execution.
With Ariton, you will not only receive guidance on admissions strategy, but you will also be guided on specific passion project and competitions prep and execution.

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When should I start preparing for university applications?

There is so much to do, where do I start?

Which universities does Ariton specialize in?

I am already going into year 12, is it too late to work with you?

Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, feel free to reach out below and schedule your free consultation!

+82 (2) 2088-1227
admin@ariton-edu.com

Seoul - Singapore - Taiwan - London

©2023 Ariton Consulting

All rights reserved.

When should I start preparing for university applications?

We suggest year 9 or 10, but even year 11 is not too late. If you are unsure if it is the right time for you, get in touch with Ariton and let's discuss your situation and work out a long-term strategy to ensure you get to their dream unversity!

There is so much to do, where do I start?

Which universities does Ariton specialize in?

I am already going into year 12, is it too late to work with you?

Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, feel free to reach out below and schedule your free consultation!

+82 (2) 2088-1227
admin@ariton-edu.com

Seoul - Singapore - Taiwan - London

©2023 Ariton Consulting

All rights reserved.

When should I start preparing for university applications?

There is so much to do, where do I start?

Which universities does Ariton specialize in?

I am already going into year 12, is it too late to work with you?

Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, feel free to reach out below and schedule your free consultation!

+82 (2) 2088-1227
admin@ariton-edu.com

Seoul - Singapore - Taiwan - London

©2023 Ariton Consulting

All rights reserved.