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Schemes offered for 2020 - listed by college
Inspired by BailsBach , and also because I have already done one for Oxford...
Some of the colleges may have schemes I don't know about: if so, please add them!
On some college websites, events have been removed because of Covid-19, so sorry I couldn't include them.
There are more and more state school students getting in, so why not apply yourself?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...dents-private/
There are several general schemes for state school students available at Cambridge:
Experience Cambridge
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....ence-cambridge
Summer schools
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....chools/subject
Realise, for care leavers and estranged students
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/care
Cambridge Adjustment
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/adjustment
NEACO - for East Anglian students
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....cipation/neaco
Insight Explore
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....nsight-explore
HE+
Year long academic support programme
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....pation/he-plus
Insight Plus for students in Cambridgeshire
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....n/insight-plus
Target Oxbridge - For BAME students
https://targetoxbridge.co.uk/#section-3
For schemes involving your local area, find your link college.
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/area-links
Click on the area of the map that applies to you, and your link college will pop up!
Inspired by BailsBach , and also because I have already done one for Oxford...
Some of the colleges may have schemes I don't know about: if so, please add them!
On some college websites, events have been removed because of Covid-19, so sorry I couldn't include them.
There are more and more state school students getting in, so why not apply yourself?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...dents-private/
There are several general schemes for state school students available at Cambridge:
Experience Cambridge
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....ence-cambridge
Summer schools
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....chools/subject
Realise, for care leavers and estranged students
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/care
Cambridge Adjustment
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/adjustment
NEACO - for East Anglian students
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....cipation/neaco
Insight Explore
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....nsight-explore
HE+
Year long academic support programme
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....pation/he-plus
Insight Plus for students in Cambridgeshire
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam....n/insight-plus
Target Oxbridge - For BAME students
https://targetoxbridge.co.uk/#section-3
For schemes involving your local area, find your link college.
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/area-links
Click on the area of the map that applies to you, and your link college will pop up!
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Christ's College
Taster days (this year, economics, history, English, Biology
Women in mathematics residential
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/admiss...ics-taster-day
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/admiss...ls-liaison/wim
Clare college
Talks about applying and dispelling myths about Cambridge
http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Activitie...ndary-Schools/
Corpus Christi
CUSU shadowing scheme
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/undergr...adowing-scheme
Northern Ireland summer school
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/pupils-fr...e-at-cambridge
Downing College
Inspire 2involve, working with Villiers Park to help disadvantaged pupils in the Plymouth area
https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/outreach/inspire2involve
The excellent Villiers Park, helping with social mobility
https://www.villierspark.org.uk/
Emmanuel College
Shadowing scheme
https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/admission...ss/undergrads/
Taster days (this year, economics, history, English, Biology
Women in mathematics residential
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/admiss...ics-taster-day
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/admiss...ls-liaison/wim
Clare college
Talks about applying and dispelling myths about Cambridge
http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Activitie...ndary-Schools/
Corpus Christi
CUSU shadowing scheme
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/undergr...adowing-scheme
Northern Ireland summer school
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/pupils-fr...e-at-cambridge
Downing College
Inspire 2involve, working with Villiers Park to help disadvantaged pupils in the Plymouth area
https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/outreach/inspire2involve
The excellent Villiers Park, helping with social mobility
https://www.villierspark.org.uk/
Emmanuel College
Shadowing scheme
https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/admission...ss/undergrads/
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Fitzwilliam College
Shadowing scheme
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/study-us/...adowing-scheme
Gonville & Caius College
Competitions (looks like this is for everyone)
Engineering challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Linguistics challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Natsci challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
History challenge (essay)
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...nge_2020_0.pdf
Modern languages challenge (essay)
Homerton College
Shadowing scheme
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/accessandoutreach/shadow
Summer school
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/acces.../summerschools
Scottish Easter Residential
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/node/25460
Kings College
BAME open day - hosting target Oxbridge and providing residential course
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...arget-oxbridge
Participant in HE+ consortium for state school students in Hull area
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...treach/he-plus
King's college residential
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...gs-residential
Lucy Cavendish (women only)
Engineering day - and women in engineering
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/prospective_students
Magdalene College
Residential for students from North and West Wales and Merseyside
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ch/residential
BME engineering residential
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ng-application
Murray Edwards College
Webinars for female school students interested in science (not just for state schoolers by the looks of it)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/...-talks-science
Summer school, aspiration days, application days, taster days, shadowing scheme for young women from Manchester, Derbyshire and Haringey (there seems to be a lot going on here!)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/.../visit-college
Newnham College
Women in Stem open days
https://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admission...em-conference/
Pembroke College
BAME access day
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/study-here...ame-access-day
For students from London and parts of the North West:
8 month long access programme, involving lectures, seminars, Easter conference and summer school
https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/study-pembr...pembroke-north
Shadowing scheme
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/study-us/...adowing-scheme
Gonville & Caius College
Competitions (looks like this is for everyone)
Engineering challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Linguistics challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Natsci challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
History challenge (essay)
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...nge_2020_0.pdf
Modern languages challenge (essay)
Homerton College
Shadowing scheme
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/accessandoutreach/shadow
Summer school
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/acces.../summerschools
Scottish Easter Residential
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/node/25460
Kings College
BAME open day - hosting target Oxbridge and providing residential course
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...arget-oxbridge
Participant in HE+ consortium for state school students in Hull area
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...treach/he-plus
King's college residential
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...gs-residential
Lucy Cavendish (women only)
Engineering day - and women in engineering
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/prospective_students
Magdalene College
Residential for students from North and West Wales and Merseyside
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ch/residential
BME engineering residential
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ng-application
Murray Edwards College
Webinars for female school students interested in science (not just for state schoolers by the looks of it)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/...-talks-science
Summer school, aspiration days, application days, taster days, shadowing scheme for young women from Manchester, Derbyshire and Haringey (there seems to be a lot going on here!)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/.../visit-college
Newnham College
Women in Stem open days
https://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admission...em-conference/
Pembroke College
BAME access day
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/study-here...ame-access-day
For students from London and parts of the North West:
8 month long access programme, involving lectures, seminars, Easter conference and summer school
https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/study-pembr...pembroke-north
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Peterhouse College
Link areas: Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Hillingdon
Residentials, taster days and aspiration days
https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/node/253
Robinson College
STEP preparation day
Women in science festival
https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/prosp...utreach-events
Selwyn College
Summer schools, climate change project
http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/summer-events/
Sidney Sussex College
Summer schools
https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/admiss/ugrad/visit
St Catharine's College
BME access day (joint hosted with Queen's college)
https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/outreach...bme-access-day
English and modern languages residentials
https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/outreach...ml-residential
Trinity College
Year 11 residential
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/access/re...1-residential/
Subject residentials
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/access/residential/
Link areas: Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Hillingdon
Residentials, taster days and aspiration days
https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/node/253
Robinson College
STEP preparation day
Women in science festival
https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/prosp...utreach-events
Selwyn College
Summer schools, climate change project
http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/summer-events/
Sidney Sussex College
Summer schools
https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/admiss/ugrad/visit
St Catharine's College
BME access day (joint hosted with Queen's college)
https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/outreach...bme-access-day
English and modern languages residentials
https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/outreach...ml-residential
Trinity College
Year 11 residential
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/access/re...1-residential/
Subject residentials
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/access/residential/
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Fitzwilliam College
Shadowing scheme
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/study-us/...adowing-scheme
Gonville & Caius College
Competitions (looks like this is for everyone)
Engineering challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Linguistics challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Natsci challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
History challenge (essay)
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...nge_2020_0.pdf
Modern languages challenge (essay)
Homerton College
Shadowing scheme
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/accessandoutreach/shadow
Summer school
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/acces.../summerschools
Scottish Easter Residential
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/node/25460
Kings College
BAME open day - hosting target Oxbridge and providing residential course
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...arget-oxbridge
Participant in HE+ consortium for state school students in Hull area
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...treach/he-plus
King's college residential
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...gs-residential
Lucy Cavendish (women only)
Engineering day - and women in engineering
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/prospective_students
Magdalene College
Residential for students from North and West Wales and Merseyside
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ch/residential
BME engineering residential
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ng-application
Murray Edwards College
Webinars for female school students interested in science (not just for state schoolers by the looks of it)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/...-talks-science
Summer school, aspiration days, application days, taster days, shadowing scheme for young women from Manchester, Derbyshire and Haringey (there seems to be a lot going on here!)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/.../visit-college
Newnham College
Women in Stem open days
https://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admission...em-conference/
Pembroke College
BAME access day
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/study-here...ame-access-day
For students from London and parts of the North West:
8 month long access programme, involving lectures, seminars, Easter conference and summer school
https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/study-pembr...pembroke-north
Fitzwilliam College
Shadowing scheme
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/study-us/...adowing-scheme
Gonville & Caius College
Competitions (looks like this is for everyone)
Engineering challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Linguistics challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
Natsci challenge
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...lenge_2020.pdf
History challenge (essay)
https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/sites/defa...nge_2020_0.pdf
Modern languages challenge (essay)
Homerton College
Shadowing scheme
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/accessandoutreach/shadow
Summer school
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/acces.../summerschools
Scottish Easter Residential
https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/node/25460
Kings College
BAME open day - hosting target Oxbridge and providing residential course
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...arget-oxbridge
Participant in HE+ consortium for state school students in Hull area
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...treach/he-plus
King's college residential
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/ac...gs-residential
Lucy Cavendish (women only)
Engineering day - and women in engineering
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/prospective_students
Magdalene College
Residential for students from North and West Wales and Merseyside
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ch/residential
BME engineering residential
https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/undergrad...ng-application
Murray Edwards College
Webinars for female school students interested in science (not just for state schoolers by the looks of it)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/...-talks-science
Summer school, aspiration days, application days, taster days, shadowing scheme for young women from Manchester, Derbyshire and Haringey (there seems to be a lot going on here!)
https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/.../visit-college
Newnham College
Women in Stem open days
https://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admission...em-conference/
Pembroke College
BAME access day
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/study-here...ame-access-day
For students from London and parts of the North West:
8 month long access programme, involving lectures, seminars, Easter conference and summer school
https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/study-pembr...pembroke-north
), the Shadowing Scheme is the CUSU one. They run the Low Participation Neighbourhood Summer School in conjunction with Christ's and Sidney Sussex, for students who live in areas of low progression to Higher Education using POLAR4 (see here for more info on POLAR4: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk...ation-by-area/)
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The University is also looking to put together some online/digital offerings, including the first ever online open day, courtesy of the Faculty of Divinity (for the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion course): https://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/study-here/
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Just to clarify about the Murray Edwards programmes (from someone who should know
), the Shadowing Scheme is the CUSU one. They run the Low Participation Neighbourhood Summer School in conjunction with Christ's and Sidney Sussex, for students who live in areas of low progression to Higher Education using POLAR4 (see here for more info on POLAR4: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk...ation-by-area/)
Just to clarify about the Murray Edwards programmes (from someone who should know
), the Shadowing Scheme is the CUSU one. They run the Low Participation Neighbourhood Summer School in conjunction with Christ's and Sidney Sussex, for students who live in areas of low progression to Higher Education using POLAR4 (see here for more info on POLAR4: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk...ation-by-area/)
If you have any more information about schemes, please do let us know!
I just compiled this from the college websites, so the prospective applicants will know there is a lot of help out there from lovely Cambridge university!
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The University is also looking to put together some online/digital offerings, including the first ever online open day, courtesy of the Faculty of Divinity (for the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion course): https://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/study-here/
The University is also looking to put together some online/digital offerings, including the first ever online open day, courtesy of the Faculty of Divinity (for the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion course): https://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/study-here/
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And I enjoyed compiling it. It’s amazing to see how much is available, but many state schools and their students may not be aware of it. Might as well take advantage!
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An excellent thread.
One thing I would add as assistance for state school pupils who are considering applying post A level Advice Clinics which Christs College offer. My daughter found this really valuable.
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/how-ap...ication#clinic
One thing I would add as assistance for state school pupils who are considering applying post A level Advice Clinics which Christs College offer. My daughter found this really valuable.
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/how-ap...ication#clinic
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An excellent thread.
One thing I would add as assistance for state school pupils who are considering applying post A level Advice Clinics which Christs College offer. My daughter found this really valuable.
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/how-ap...ication#clinic
An excellent thread.
One thing I would add as assistance for state school pupils who are considering applying post A level Advice Clinics which Christs College offer. My daughter found this really valuable.
https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/how-ap...ication#clinic
I am not the definitive authority on these schemes (just wanted to provide assistance for prospective students) so every single extra piece of information on this thread is extremely valuable.
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