Churchill College (Cambridge) Students and Applicants

ive got Dr Katherine Stott, Dr Mark Miller... then Dr Sally Boss and Dr Graeme Day...


anyone know them? =P

I was under the impression that physical scientists all got one 40 minute interview. Do you have two 25 minute ones? Also what day is your interview?

@ kooper : Do you know Dr John Richer and Dr Caterina Ducati ? I am having an interview with them. You said you are a physicist, i also applied for physical natural sciences and said that my major interest is in physics. Have they asked you anything about chemistry or mathematics last year? Also chould you give us some information about how the procedure is ?(I mean is it just that you walk into the college, go to the room , have the interview and leave? or is there any paperwork etc. to be done?)

Thanks for the answer . Are the questions in general designed in such a way to test how you think rather than what your knowledge is? In other words is it worth doing some further reading or is it just enought to revise the A-levels and hope for the best?(Because if they are only interested in they way you think, it whould not help that much learning something new since the chances of you being asked exactly that, are extremely low.My interview is on the 5th so i dont have so much time ). Also i was told that interview questions are really hard and interviewers dont expect you to find the answer on your own without help, is that true or are the questions more straight forward than people say? Finally, how many questions have they asked you/people you know (i assume you also had a 40 min. interview?)

Well done! Who've you got interviewing you? I'm at Churchill now - went through all this last year...

Thanks for the answer . Are the questions in general designed in such a way to test how you think rather than what your knowledge is? In other words is it worth doing some further reading or is it just enought to revise the A-levels and hope for the best?(Because if they are only interested in they way you think, it whould not help that much learning something new since the chances of you being asked exactly that, are extremely low.My interview is on the 5th so i dont have so much time ). Also i was told that interview questions are really hard and interviewers dont expect you to find the answer on your own without help, is that true or are the questions more straight forward than people say? Finally, how many questions have they asked you/people you know (i assume you also had a 40 min. interview?)

Wow... I really need your advice. My interview is on 8th. I am taking chemical engineering via engineering. I will face an EXAM at the afternoon and two subject interviews on the evening. The names of the professor are (hope you know them) Dr Chris Hicks and Andrew McHutchon; and Sebastian Mosbach and Jethro Akroyd.

Do you know what kind of questions I should expect for the exam and what are the interviewers interested in (if you know them)?

THANK YOU.

Just got an email saying my data protection form had been processed, after sending it away about 3 weeks ago!

Anyone got any confirmation about accommodation for interviews yet?

Im considering applying to Churchill to study maths, yet there does not appear to be a churchill college thread in the Cambridge Colleges section. ANyone wish to share knowledge, opinions, reputation besmirching remarks welcome...

what particular reasons do you have to apply to churchill? The only reason I can make out is its proximity to the CMS?

It is a modern college, so if you dislike tradition and all the stereotypical cambridge bull**** i'd recommend it (or robinson, or like any 20th century colleges) but, although it is only 10 minutes outside the centre via bike (which is ridiculously close for most unis), that does make you slightly isolated tbh. You are less inclined to walk to the clubs in town, and so on, unlike most other colleges. Understand it would only be a 30 min walk, but that WILL put people off. Personally, I think the clubs in town are **** anyway, but you may disagree!

EDIT: I should say, I go to Jesus, not Churchill.

what particular reasons do you have to apply to churchill? The only reason I can make out is its proximity to the CMS?

It is a modern college, so if you dislike tradition and all the stereotypical cambridge bull**** i'd recommend it (or robinson, or like any 20th century colleges) but, although it is only 10 minutes outside the centre via bike (which is ridiculously close for most unis), that does make you slightly isolated tbh. You are less inclined to walk to the clubs in town, and so on, unlike most other colleges. Understand it would only be a 30 min walk, but that WILL put people off. Personally, I think the clubs in town are **** anyway, but you may disagree!

EDIT: I should say, I go to Jesus, not Churchill.

Aw yes!

1) You're replying to a post that's 4 years old. He's either graduating or gone somewhere else.

2) As someone who's uniquely had experience of both Jesus and Churchill, both have their perks. Let people make their own decision - it really comes down to gut instinct, and everyone ends up liking their college anyway.