cambridge: uncovering the myths!
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CAMBRIDGE: UNCOVERING THE MYTHS!
Your name here…
INTRODUCTION• Use this slide to
introduce yourself: your name…
• Your subject…• Where you’re
from…• Maybe your
College…• And a little bit
about why you’re visiting
You could even put a photo of yourself
doing something cool at Cambridge here…
CONTENTS• Breaking down myths about
Cambridge– 6 myths
• What life as a university student is like
• How to apply to university
CAMBRIDGE’S HISTORY• Founded 1209 by
academics fleeing from Oxford
• Originally religious education, then science and maths
• Oldest College founded 1284, newest in 1977
• Over 800 years old – lots of myths!
“It’s Hogwarts!”
MYTH 1:
WHAT IS A COLLEGE?• Where students live• Smaller communities
within the University• Some teaching
happens there– Supervisions
• Much more similar than they are different!– Communal facilities:
cafeteria, library, chapel, gym, playing fields
29 Undergraduate Colleges2 All-female Colleges
MYTH 2:“Everyone just works all the time”
SOCIAL LIFE IN CAMBRIDGE• Clubs & Societies
– Different levels with College and Uni socs
– Over 700!• College JCRs, CUSU• Nightlife!• Cambridge as a city
– Cinemas, theatres– Music venues etc– Sports facilities
SOME EXAMPLES OF SOCIETIES!
MYTH 3:
“Everyone’s a genius”
MYTH 4:“It’s more expensive
than other unis”
HOW STUDENT FINANCE WORKS
Things you pay back:• Tuition fee loan
– Covers all your tuition fees
• Maintenance loan– To go towards rent,
food, travel etc• Both available to all
UK students
Things you don’t!• Maintenance grant
– Depends on your household income
• Cambridge bursary– Matches your
government maintenance grant
• Hardship grants• These are grants – you
don’t have to pay them back!
MYTH 5:
“Everyone’s posh”
APPLYING TO CAMBRIDGE• Over 60% of students are from state schools• Everyone applies through UCAS– Same application goes to all your choices– You apply to a specific College
• Deadline for Cambridge, Oxford, medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry: 15th October
• Deadline for everything else: 15th January• Cambridge SAQ (Supplementary Application
Questionnaire)
MYTH 6:
“Interviews are weird
and scary”
SOME FACTS ABOUT INTERVIEWS!
• About 80% invited to interview• Only one part of the admissions process• Questions relevant to your course– Personal statement – don’t say anything
you aren’t prepared to talk about!• No trick questions!– No juggling, no secret handshake, no
philosophical jargon• (Unless you’ve applied to study Philosophy…?)
HOW TO CHOOSE…• A course:– Has to be the right one for you– Can you spend 3 years studying it?
• A university:– Everyone’s choices different– Near home / away from home?
• A college:– Find one you like! (Architecture, location,
friendly students, good gym, nice gardens…)
WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FOR• Cambridge:– Good academic track record
• Will look at GCSEs, but more at AS grades/UMS• Equivalent qualifications also OK!
– Passionate about your subject• Extra-curricular reading, other activities
• Other unis:– Also interested in extra-curricular activities
etc, so include on personal statement!
WHAT NEXT?Find out more!
University prospectus:www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate
Alternative Prospectus:www.applytocambridge.com
UCAS:www.ucas.com Email me!
Come on an Open
Day!