Stay tuned to hear Charlie, a third-year Law student, discuss what life is like studying abroad and what the application process was like. A list of discussion topics can be found below.00:00 Introductions01:20 What’s it like studying Law at Cambridge?03:20 What are Law supervisions like?05:10 What’s it like studying Law without doing Law A Level?06:35 How much free time do you have?07:50 A typical day as a Law student09:30 Societies Charlie does outside of studying Law10:45 Managing work–life balance12:10 Cambridge’s 8-week terms17:55 What it’s like applying to Cambridge as an international student22:00 What’s it been like studying abroad / studying at Cambridge as an international student?24:30 How did you bring all of your stuff to university?26:50 Fitting in as an international student at Cambridge30:30 Advice for international students who are thinking of applyingCheck out our podcast on Online & In-Person interviews below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvegHtvcqe4

Stay tuned as Raphi, a second-year Physics student, shares what life is like as a Physical Natural Sciences student at Cambridge.00:00 Introductions00:20 What is Natural Sciences?01:30 What’s the course structure like for Natural Sciences?04:30 What does a typical week look like for a NatSci student?06:00 What are lab sessions like across the sciences?07:00 How many lectures do you have each week?09:30 Choosing between Physics and Natural Sciences11:00 Modern-day science research groups and the boundaries between disciplines12:40 Differences in how you learn Quantum Mechanics as a physicist and as a chemist15:50 What are supervisions like in Natural Sciences?20:00 How long does a problem sheet take?22:10 What do you do when you’re stuck on a question?24:20 How many NatSci students are there at Trinity Hall?26:10 How much free time is there for NatSci students?29:00 Does rowing/physical exercise help with studying and focus levels?30:30 Raphi’s involvement in a radio show, CamFM33:30 Things to get involved in at Cambridge34:50 Trinity Hall NatSci Society and welfare drop-ins35:25 Advice for those who are reluctant not to do straight Physics37:20 Choosing between Physics, Maths, and Engineering39:00 Which modules Raphi is taking41:50 Differences between Physics A and Physics B in second year44:25 Raphi’s future plans

Stay tuned to hear Sophia talk about her first term and her experiences being pooled. A list of topic discussions can be found below.

The Winter Pool is Cambridge's redistribution mechanism for providing offers to applicants, find a link to our podcast on The Winter Pool below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OarRVTuWoGY

00:00 Introductions00:50 What is the Winter Pool?01:30 What are the differences between the colleges?04:00 Sophia’s application and being pooled06:20 What has first year been like so far?09:10 What is a bop?10:00 What advice would you give to students who are thinking of applying or are anxious about the Pool?11:30 When applying, students can’t apply to both Oxford and Cambridge — did you ever consider applying to Oxford?

Stay tuned to hear Flo, a fourth-year Natural Sciences student, discuss everything you need to know about college rowing. A list of discussion topics can be found below.00:00 Introductions01:20 How to get into rowing if you’ve never rowed before04:30 The difference between coxing and rowing06:00 What’s a boathouse?06:50 How many spectators/students turn up for races?07:55 Social events outside of rowing09:20 Races and Bumps11:55 Flo’s experience rowing as a novice to university development team trials14:10 The difference between college rowing and university rowing16:50 When do rowers do their training?17:50 Flexibility in how much rowing you do19:20 Getting to lectures after rowing20:20 How do students manage their workload and rowing?21:50 Boat Club formal dinners25:30 Boatman explained

Professor Campbell McLachlan explains everything you need to know about the Law Master's course at Cambridge.

A list of topic discussion points can be found below:

You can virtually explore all around Trinity Hall, from the Central Site to the Postgraduate accommodation, please find the link below:

https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/study-with-us/next-steps/trinity-hall-virtual-tour/00:00 Introductions01:55 What is the LLM course?03:00 What advantages does the LLM course offer?06:05 Why should students choose Trinity Hall for the LLM?09:45 The Law alumni community at Trinity Hall11:45 Does teaching on the LLM vary between colleges?13:00 What is the accommodation like at Trinity Hall?15:05 Sport at Cambridge, rowing, and music opportunities at Trinity Hall16:30 Availability of the Trinity Hall virtual tour16:55 What have previous Trinity Hall LLM graduates gone on to do?

Stay tuned to hear Marianna, a first-year Art History student, discuss what it was like applying to Cambridge as a French student. A list of discussion topics can be found below.00:00 Introductions02:20 What made you apply to Cambridge?04:10 What are the differences between the British and French university systems?05:50 How did you find applying through UCAS? Do you have any advice for French students applying via UCAS?09:30 In France, if you’re writing multiple ‘motivational statements’, does that mean you can apply for different degrees at different universities? Unlike the UCAS application, where students submit one Personal Statement for all of their university choices11:50 How to fill out the UCAS form with French qualifications14:40 Differences in teaching styles in high school between France and the UK20:00 Were they assessing your knowledge or your thinking skills during your History of Art interview?24:00 How Cambridge interviews reflect the teaching and learning styles at Cambridge25:00 Studying at Cambridge when English is not your only first language28:30 How being bilingual helps with critical thinking30:35 What made you choose History of Art?34:00 How broad the History of Art course is36:30 How has first term been?38:00 How have the supervisions been?40:15 Culture shocks and life as an international student

Stay tuned to hear Josh, 3rd-year History student, share everything you need to know about studying History at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below.00:00 Introductions 01:25 What does a day in the life look like for a History student? 02:25 How many essays, supervisions, and lectures do you have each week? 04:50 How much work goes into each essay? 07:20 How do you plan your free time for independent study? 09:10 Why Cambridge and not Oxford? 11:00 What is the History course structure like? 15:20 What are the differences between History at A Level and at university? 18:30 Dissertation on witchcraft25:00 What have your favourite modules been? 28:00 Choosing between Classics and History, and borrowing papers from other departments33:45 What are supervisions, and how have you found them? 37:40 Differences between History and other courses44:00 Is there any free time outside of studying? 46:00 Film Society at Cambridge

Stay tuned to hear Aidan, a first-year Asian & Middle Eastern Studies student, discuss how his first term has been and whether Cambridge has met his expectations. A list of discussion topics can be found below.00:00 Introductions01:20 How’s your first term been?03:45 What about Cambridge did you originally find daunting?05:00 What are you studying, and what’s that been like?07:00 College, department, and university communities08:35 Rowing at Trinity Hall12:40 Do you have time to do things outside your studies?14:20 What does a typical day look like for someone studying Asian & Middle Eastern Studies?16:20 What’s it like studying Chinese at Cambridge?20:00 What made you want to study Chinese?22:50 Was Cambridge what you expected?26:10 Did many people apply to Oxford or Cambridge from your school?32:00 What would you do differently next term compared with this term?33:45 Why did you choose Chinese instead of German?Check out our other “First Term Experiences” podcast with Neve, an HSPS student, at episode 16.

Stay tuned to hear Thomas , a second-year History student at Trinity Hall, talk about what his interviews were like for History! A list of discussion topics can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:10 How did you prepare for your History interview?02:25 Did your personal statement come up?03:25 Are the interviews a test of knowledge?04:40 What are they looking for in the interview?08:00 What to do if you get stuck in the interview10:10 How similar are the interviews to supervisions?13:50 What were your interviews like?18:00 What would you have done differently if you were to do the interviews again?19:40 Reading over your written work and personal statement

Stay tuned to hear Holly, a first-year Law student at Trinity Hall, talk about what her interviews were like for Law! A list of discussion topics can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:25 How did you prepare for your Law interviews?09:00 How to approach the interview12:30 What were your interviews and pre-reading like?23:15 How did you use the Law Admissions Advice podcast?25:30 How to prepare for the pre-reading31:30 Does the LNAT help with preparing for the interview?35:40 How have you found first term?The 'Law Admissions Advice' podcast Holly mentions, you can also find below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn9P2y6v5IU