Stay tuned as Marcus and Siam discuss everything you need to know about the new UCAS personal statement, as well as how to use AI for your personal statement and super-curricular activities.00:00 Introductions 01:50 What’s new in the new personal statement? 03:10 What is the structure of the new personal statement? 04:30 The 3 questions you have to answer in the new personal statement05:10 How much/what should you write for each question?15:40 Do we mark the personal statements? 18:40 Using AI f...
May 03, 2025•37 min
Stay tuned to hear Marcus and Siam explain everything you need to know about how choosing a college at Cambridge! A list of topic discussions can be found below: Trinity Hall's virtual tour: https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/study-with-us/next-steps/trinity-hall-virtual-tour/ University of Cambridge virtual tour: https://www.virtualtour.study.cam.ac.uk/?language=undergraduate 00:00 Introductions 02:00 What are colleges? And how do they affect the social life at Cambridge? 08:45 What are Open Da...
Apr 18, 2025•41 min
Stay tuned to hear Sophie talk about everything you need to know about being queer at Cambridge. A list of topics discussed can be found in the timestamps below: 00:00 Introductions 01:10 What is the community like at college and at the university as a whole? 04:50 What is the JCR, and who are the Liberation Officers?06:30 What is intersectionality? 08:30 What has it been like being queer in the PBS cohort (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences)? 11:30 How are queerness and intersectionality be...
Apr 11, 2025•54 min
Stay tuned to hear Kareece, 2nd-year History and Modern Languages student, share everything you need to know about studying HML at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 01:30 What made you choose to study History and Spanish? 02:40 Can you study History & Modern Languages without doing a languageat A Level? 03:50 How have you found the course so far? 06:00 The benefits of studying History with a language 08:10 How are HML students taught? 10:30 D...
Mar 21, 2025•28 min
Stay tuned as Professor Anton Enright, Natural Sciences Director of Studies at Trinity Hall, delves into what the Cambridge Natural Sciences course offers, the differences between Biological Natural Sciences and Physical Natural Sciences, and what sets it apart from programs at other universities. Anton studied Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin, specializing in Genetics, before completing his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in 1998, focusing on protein families and biological netwo...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Stay tuned to hear Lola, 4th-year Modern and Medieval Languages student, share everything you need to know about studying MML at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below.00:00 Introductions01:25 What does MML stand for?01:50 How come you chose French and Italian?02:40 What does ab initio mean?03:10 How do students find learning a language from scratch?04:40 What languages can MML students learn from scratch as a part of the course?05:45 What’s the course structure like for ...
Mar 12, 2025•45 min
Stay tuned to hear Tom, 3rd-year student, share everything you need to know about studying Linguistics at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 01:50 What is linguistics? 02:35 What is the difference between studying Linguistics and English language? 03:45 What do linguists study in first year at Cambridge?07:55 Does linguistics help learning other languages? 08:50 How did you find engaging with Old English in the first year? 09:40 Different ways of ...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Stay tuned as Dr. Ron Reid-Edwards, Mathematics Director of Studies at Trinity Hall, delves into what the Cambridge Maths course offers and what sets it apart from programs at other universities. 00:00 Introductions00:50 Is Cambridge the most prestigious institution to study Mathematics?05:50 What is the course structure like for a Maths undergraduate degree?09:40 Ron’s research and the courses he teaches13:50 What are Maths supervisions like?18:35 Reading suggestions for prospective Maths stude...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 10 min
00:00 Introductions 00:34 What is the History of Art? 01:05 How is Art History different from the History course? 03:30 Course structure for first year 05:00 What was your favorite module in the first year? 05:50 How much of a role does religion play in Art History? 06:50 Course structure for second and third year 08:30 Eugénie discusses her dissertation 09:30 What courses have you chosen for your second and third year? 12:05 What prior knowledge do you need for Art History? 13:10 What are you a...
Feb 07, 2025•38 min
Stay tuned to hear Nadia, 3rd-year student, share everything you need to know about studying English at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:50 Why did you choose to study English? And why Cambridge? 02:00 Do you have more freedom in the English degree compared to English at A Level? 03:10 How does English at Cambridge compare to English at other universities? 05:40 What are supervisions? And what are English supervisions like? 10:30 What’s the c...
Jan 31, 2025•46 min
Stay tuned to hear Lucy, a 2nd-year student, share everything you need to know about studying Geography at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:30 What is Geography? 01:00 What kind of students is Geography for? 02:00 How has Geography changed across time 03:45 How is Geography different to HSPS/History? 07:00 What is Human Geography and Physical Geography? 08:30 Is Geography a good degree to do in order to get into Climate Change 11:20 What is t...
Jan 27, 2025•37 min
Stay tuned to hear Nikola, a 3rd-year student Economics student at Trinity Hall, share everything you need to know about studying Economics at Cambridge, how Economics at Cambridge compares to other universities, and applying for internships in the finance sector! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 01:10 What is Economics? 02:50 What kind of students is Economics for? 04:00 How Economics enables you to apply Maths to real life situations 05:20 Why did you ch...
Jan 23, 2025•38 min
Tune in as Siam interviews psychotherapist Gareth Hughes to discuss the connection between wellbeing, optimal learning, and academic performance. Check out Gareth's book: 'Be Well, Learn Well' 00:00 Introductions 02:20 What was the motive behind writing your book Be Well, Learn Well? 04:05 Many people believe there isn’t an overlap between wellbeing and learning. What would you say to them? 07:10 What is the most common issue you’ve seen students deal with? 08:30 How does a lack of s...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr. Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about how we assess applications, including an analysis of several hypothetical cases! 02:10 What pieces of information do we look at when assessing applicants? 04:50 We say we assess applications holistically—what does "holistic" actually mean? 05:50 Who assesses the applications? 10:20 Explaining the Winter Pool 13:20 What’s the most important part of the application? 17:40 Hypothetical case:...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Stay tuned to hear Sam, a 3rd-year student, share everything you need to know about studying Architecture at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:30 What actually is Architecture? 02:00 What’s the difference between Architecture and Engineering? 04:00 How multidisciplinary is Architecture? 06:00 Sam’s future plans after her undergraduate degree 06:30 Who is Architecture for? 09:30 Follow what you enjoy first and foremost 10:30 Why did you choose ...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about the Winter Pool - Cambridge's redistribution mechanism for providing offers to applicants.
Dec 18, 2024•22 min
Stay tuned to hear Neve, a first-year Human, Social, and Political Sciences student, discuss how her first term has been, whether Cambridge has met her expectations, the apprehensions she had before applying, and what she’s looking forward to next term. 00:0000:30 How has your first term been so far? 03:00 How has first term been like lined up to your expectations? 06:30 What societies/events have you been doing during your term? 09:20 Concerns with applying beforehand 11:30 Have the students me...
Dec 10, 2024•54 min
In this episode, Part 3 of our Admissions FAQs series, Siam and Marcus will go over the most frequently asked questions prospective students have about the Cambridge admissions process and what life is like at Cambridge. Stay tuned if you want to learn more about the following questions: 00:00 01:10 What is deferred entry? 03:50 Gap years, reapplications, and post-A-Level applications 13:50 If I’m applying to Cambridge a second time, should I apply to a different college? 18:00 Are gap years a g...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min
00:00 01:20 General advice for Cambridge interviews 02:20 How are history school exams different from history interviews at Cambridge? 04:20 What are history interviews like at Trinity Hall? 07:20 What makes a good historian? 14:05 How can students prepare for their history interviews? 16:50 Does Cambridge look for a certain personality type in history interviews? 18:20 Should I be extroverted or introverted during the interview? Should I be combative or discerning? Is there room for perfectioni...
Nov 27, 2024•56 min
Stay tuned as Dr Rachel Tolley explains everything you need to know about Cambridge Law interviews, the LNAT admissions test, and how Trinity Hall choose which Law students to give offers to. 00:00 02:00 What general advice do you have for candidates preparing for their Cambridge interviews? 22:15 What are the Law interviews like at Trinity Hall? 44:45 Top tips for performing well during Law interviews 49:40 How should candidates prepare for Law interviews? 56:50 How similar are Law interviews t...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Stay tuned to find out how Caitlin's, first year History & Politics student, interviews were like, what advice she has for upcoming students, and how her first term has been like at Cambridge! 00:0001:10 Why did you choose to study History & Politics? 04:00 Why did you choose HisPol over HSPS? (Human Social and Political Sciences) 06:10 When did you start thinking about applying to Cambridge? 08:20 How were you feeling before your interviews? 12:10 How were your interviews? 13:30 Did you...
Nov 22, 2024•32 min
Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, give his 5 top tips for how to approach your upcoming Cambridge interviews. 01:00 Be yourself and believe in yourself 03:00 Expect the unexpected 05:45 Think carefully before answering 09:00 Think out loud 16:10 Try to enjoy it 19:30 What happens if the interview doesn’t go well?
Nov 19, 2024•26 min
Stay tuned as Dr. Neil Dewar, Philosophy Director of Studies at Trinity Hall, delves into what the Cambridge Philosophy course offers and what sets it apart from programs at other universities. 00:00 01:30 What do philosophy students learn about? 03:30 What can you expect from a philosophy course at Cambridge? 06:10 What’s the difference between analytic and continental philosophy? 09:00 What kind of logic can you study in the philosophy course? 09:50 Can you study continental philosophy at Camb...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Stay tuned for our new podcast with Louisa, 5th year Medic, who goes through everything you need to know about what it's like studying Medicine at Cambridge. 00:50 Why did you choose Medicine? 02:50 Staying in the NHS? 04:30 What’s the Medicine course like at Cambridge? And how it differs to other Medicine courses 06:30 How did you choose your universities? 09:45 Any favourite lecture courses? 11:00 What a day in the life looks like for a medic? 12:20 What is intercalation? 13:00 Louisa’s disser...
Nov 12, 2024•57 min
Stay tuned for our new podcast with Dr. Michael Sutherland, who covers everything you need to know if you have an upcoming Cambridge interview in one of the science subjects. 00:00 01:45 How similar are Cambridge interviews to job interviews? 02:35 Does it matter what you wear to your interview? And what types of questions should you expect in a science interview at Cambridge? 04:30 What are the differences between science interviews and humanities interviews at Cambridge? 06:30 Example intervie...
Nov 07, 2024•27 min•Ep. 8
Tune in to listen to Xanthe and Siam discuss Trinity Hall's You'll Fit In Programme, targeted towards Sixth Form College students. Apply to the You’ll Fit In Programme at Trinity Hall using the link below: You'll Fit In - Trinity Hall Cambridge
Nov 05, 2024•32 min
🎙️ New Podcast Alert! Several subjects at Cambridge require you to submit 'Written Work' as part of your application. Marcus and Siam go through everything you need to know about your written work submissions, providing helpful advice, and going through how written work is assessed when choosing who to give offers to. Timestamps can be found below. 00:45 What is written work? 02:15 Do all colleges require you to submit written work?03:00 List of subjects for which Trinity Hall requires written ...
Oct 22, 2024•43 min
🎙️ New Podcast Alert! Stay tuned to learn all about the different forms of teaching the University of Cambridge offers its students. Marcus and Siam go through what supervisions are, how supervisions work alongside lectures, student lifestyles, and much more! Timestamps can be found below. 01:10 How are students taught at Cambridge? 05:30 How much time does a student spend studying per week? 07:40 Does Cambridge allow students flexibility with their lifestyles and work schedules? 10:00 How stud...
Oct 16, 2024•57 min
In this episode, Part 2 of our Admissions FAQs series, Siam and Marcus will go over the most frequently asked questions prospective students have about the Cambridge admissions process and what life is like at Cambridge. Stay tuned if you want to learn more about the following questions: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 How do I know if I’m good enough for Cambridge? 04:20 How important are GCSE grades? 09:00 How are predicted grades used when assessing applicants? 11:40 Can I apply to Cambridge twice? ...
Oct 02, 2024•56 min
🎙️ New Podcast Alert! Stay tuned for expert tips on writing your personal statement. Marcus and Siam discuss what not to do, super-curricular activities, the MyCambridge application form, and much more! 00:00 Introductions 1:00 What are personal statements? 3:00 Cambridge and Oxford have an earlier date for personal statement submission 4:30 What kind of things should you include in your personal statement? 07:00 Should students avoid writing about cliched interests over niche interests? 11:00 ...
Sep 27, 2024•55 min
