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.