‘Consider Cambridge’

A group of fifteen Year 10 pupils spent the day at Peterhouse and Sidney Sussex colleges last week, learning about life at university and in particular at Cambridge. They had the chance to look around the two colleges, finding out how at Cambridge each college has its own dining hall, library, chapel and gardens, and that students are accommodated in beautiful surroundings for all three years of undergraduate study

There were also sessions covering ways of choosing A-level subjects (apparently basing your choice on which teachers you like best isn’t always the way to go!) and how combinations of subjects might lead to certain subjects at university and careers

The main message here was to spend time researching what different university courses ask for, so that students can be confident that they are choosing the A-levels that keep the right options open for them

Probably the highlight of the day, apart from the free cakes and sandwiches, was the question and answer session with some current undergraduates, who were full of enthusiasm for their experiences so far, and encouragement that our students should consider putting Cambridge down as one of their university choices

Eleanor Norman Most Able and Talented Coordinator