Cambridge from the Inside

Stay tuned to hear Justin, a first-year Natural Sciences student at Trinity Hall, talk about what his interviews were like for Biological Natural Sciences! A list of discussion topics can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:10 How did you prepare for your interview?02:20 Did your personal statement come up?03:40 How the interviews change year after year04:40 What were your interviews like?08:45 W...

Stay tuned to hear Phoebe talk about what her MML interviews were like! A list of the discussion topics can be found below: 00:00 Introductions 01:30 How did you prepare for your MML interviews? 04:25 Were you asked about your personal statement in your interview? 05:10 Being flexible and responsive during the interview, and what Phoebe’s interview was like 12:00 Conversing in a different language...

Stay tuned as Dr. Ron Reid-Edwards, Mathematics Director of Studies at Trinity Hall, explains everything you need to know about Maths interviews. A list of topic discussion points can be found below: 00:00 Introductions 02:30 Why do we have interviews? 04:10 What does a Maths interview involve? 06:30 Are interviews online or in person? 08:10 Are the questions asked at Maths A Level/Further Maths d...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, go through all the ways you can prepare for your upcoming Cambridge interviews. Other podcasts that we've done on Cambridge interviews can be found on our 'Interviews Advice Playlist.' A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions03:00 What are Cambridge interviews?04:20 Are there differences between...

Stay tuned to hear from James Helm — current Director of Communications and External Affairs at the University of Cambridge, former Director of Communications for the Metropolitan Police and the UK’s Department for International Development, former BBC journalist, and Trinity Hall graduate. James talks about journalism, applying to Cambridge from the North East, and his advice for aspiring journal...

Stay tuned to hear Zohra, a Trinity Hall Law graduate, talk about her time at Cambridge, what it was like to pursue her master’s degree at Oxford while writing her novel, and what life is like as a children’s author. Find a list of Zohra’s books below:https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Zohra-Nabi/191805263A list of topic discussions can be found below: Zohra grew up inventing stories for h...

Stay tuned as Dylan, a master’s student at Trinity Hall, shares what his application process was like, how it differs from applying for postgraduate studies in the US, and what his experience at Cambridge has been like. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:50 Why did you apply to Cambridge for your master’s degree?03:00 Is it common for students to apply to UK unive...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about the My Cambridge Application and how it's different to the UCAS personal statement. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions00:50 What is the My Cambridge Application? 01:50 When is the deadline for submission? 02:10 What happens if you miss the deadline to submit...

Stay tuned to hear Professor Graham Pullan share everything you need to know about applying for Engineering at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. More information about Professor Graham can be found below:https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/people/professor-graham-pullan/ESAT Admissions Test past papers can be found below: https://esat-tmua.ac.uk/esat-preparation-materials/...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about the UCAS school reference. A list of topic discussions can be found below: 00:00 Introductions01:50 What is the school reference? 02:50 When is the deadline to submit the school reference? 03:40 Is there a character limit? 04:00 What changes were made to the school reference in 2024?06:55 What...

Stay tuned to hear our Sam, Outreach Communications Officer for the Department of Land Economy, explain everything you need to know about applying for Land Economy. For super-curricular activities/reedling lists, please find the below: https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/page/preparing-land-economy-degree A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:20 Who is most interested in...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Heather Inwood, Director of Studies in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese), share everything you need to know about studying Chinese at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. More information about Dr Heather Inwood can be found below:https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-heather-inwood/00:00 R.F. Kuang01:30 Introductions02:20 Is AMES a lite...

Stay tuned to hear Lola, 4th-year Modern and Medieval Languages student, share everything you need to know about the year abroad! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 02:10 What is the Year Abroad? 03:00 If you’re studying two languages, do you go to two countries during your Year Abroad? 03:50 What did Lola do during her Year Abroad? 05:30 How Lola found moving...

Interviews may be online or in person, depending on which College is assessing your application. Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about interview format. More information about the interview format all the colleges are adopting can be found below:https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/after/cambridge-interviewsA list of top...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Lee de-Wit, University Associate Professor of Political Psychology, share everything you need to know about studying Psychological & Behavioural Sciences at Cambridge. You can find more information on Dr Lee de-Wit in the link below: https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/lee-de-witA full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions01:50 What is Psychol...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Cristiano Ristuccia, share everything you need to know about studying Economics at Cambridge. We’ve recorded another podcast on what it’s like to study Economics at Cambridge with one of our students, Nikolai — which you can find below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd_yt9Lz4dMA full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:40 What kind of studen...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr. Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about Admissions Assessments! A list of topic discussions can be found below: More info on Admissions Assessments can be found in the link below: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/how/admission-tests 00:00 Introductions00:30 What are Admissions Assessments? Are they different from A...

Stay tuned to hear Rhiannon, PhD student at Trinity Hall, share everything you need to know about studying Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtics studies at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:30 What is ASNC? (Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic) 01:00 Is ASNC a course where students study languages, history, or literature? 04:15 What advice do you have for s...

Stay tuned to hear Marcus, our Director of Admissions, discuss whether Cambridge has a bias towards school types. Our 'How will we assess your application?' podcast where Marcus and Siam go through lots of hypothetical situations, can be found in the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn4e8XTcgOw A list of topic discussions can be found below: 00:00 Introductions 01:30 Does the Un...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Rebecca Dell, share everything you need to know about studying Geography at Cambridge. A full list of discussion points can be found below. Dr Rebecca Dell is a glaciologist based at the Scott Polar Research Institute within the Department of Geography, and a Director of Studies in Geography at Trinity Hall. Her work focusses on the stability of Antarctic ice shelves. Rebecca...

Stay tuned as Dr Stephen Plant, Director of Studies for Theology at Trinity Hall, delves into everything you need to know about studying Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion at Cambridge. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Simone Weil and Simone de Beauvoir — Behind the Scenes04:10 What is Theology?05:30 The flexibility of the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religio...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about Post–A Level Applications. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions02:05 What to do if you’ve got A Level results that are much better than you expected?11:15 How many applicants miss their offer?13:30 How do we compare applicants who are applying post–A Level with...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about the Summer Pool and the August Reconsideration Pool. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions00:40 What to do if you’ve missed your offer03:30 What is the Summer Pool?09:45 What is the August Reconsideration Pool?14:15 How will students know if they are in the Summe...

Stay tuned as Marcus and Siam discuss a recent update made to the new UCAS personal statement. Our full podcast on The New Personal Statement can be found below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rM-4pCKTgkA list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions02:00 What is the update? 03:00 How the personal statement is assessed?04:00 What to include in each of the three sections of the...

Stay tuned as Dr Michael Sutherland, Senior Tutor at Trinity Hall, explores what the Natural Sciences course at Cambridge offers to students curious about Physics. Learn more about Dr Sutherland and he's research in the link below: https://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/profile/dr/Check out other podcast on the Natural Sciences - Studying Chemistry at Cambridge - link is below: https://www.youtube.com/watc...