International Guidance Counsellor Conference 2021: Resources

Please find below, a list of all the resources mentioned during our pre-recorded sessions, as part of the International Guidance Counsellor Conference held in March 2021.

General resources

• Chat to our students | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Chat to our international student ambassadors and find out what they have to say about their experience of Cambridge.

• International qualifications | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Check out our national and regional pages to see which qualifications we accept and what our typical entry requirements are.

• International events | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Opportunities to engage with us are posted regularly on our International events page. You and your students may be particularly interested in our upcoming series of recorded webinars and podcasts, which will focus on different aspects of applying to and studying at Cambridge. A recording of each session will be uploaded to our International events page.

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for prospective students | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  The most up-to-date advice for prospective students will always be available here.

Applying to UK universities

• Undergraduate | UCAS
  The go-to website for information about the UK undergraduate application process

• UCAS Personal Statement Tool - Learn what to write about

Applying to Cambridge

• Your application | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  What are we looking for in applications? A useful summary can be found here.

• School/college reference | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Advice and guidance on helpful content to include in the UCAS school reference.

• Extenuating Circumstances Form | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  This form is designed to provide all Cambridge Colleges with the information they need to accurately assess applicants who have experienced particular (non-Covid-related) personal or educational disadvantage.

• Teachers: Written assessment | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Specific advice for teachers and guidance counsellors on our written admissions assessments.

• Application statistics | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)

Interview resources

• Interviews | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  An introduction to admissions interviews at Cambridge, including videos on preparing for interview and Cambridge interview myths, plus excerpts from four mock interviews.

• Online interviews | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Information about the online interviews that took place in 2020, including video guides to the platforms that were used.

• Overseas interviews | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Check this page regularly for updates on our overseas interview arrangements for 2021.

• Interviews – Trinity College Cambridge
  Interview guidance and three mock interviews, including one via Zoom

• Preparing for your interview | Downing College Cambridge
  Interview guidance and four ‘Meet the Interviewer’ videos

• Undergraduate study | Faculty of History, University of Cambridge
  Scroll down to watch two current students talk about their interviews.

• Interviews | BA Law (cam.ac.uk)
  On the right-hand side of the page, four current students reflect on their interviews.

• Interviews - InsideUni
  A database of first-hand interview experiences, collated by students for students

Super-curricular resources

• edX | Free Online Courses by Harvard, MIT, & more | edX

• super-curricular_suggestions_1.pdf (cam.ac.uk)
  A selection of suggested reading lists and other resources for all courses at Cambridge, collated from departmental and College websites

• HE+ (myheplus.com)
  Super-curricular resource bank, created and updated by Cambridge academics

• Isaac Chemistry
  A mastery book and free activities to help students develop their problem-solving skills in pre-university physical chemistry

• I Want to Study Engineering (i-want-to-study-engineering.org)
  Problem-solving activities, exam practice, and engineering-themed games

• Home | AMSP
  Navigate to the ‘Students’ section for A Level Maths and Further Maths resources, plus guidance on preparing for Maths admissions tests, such as STEP

• NRICH - Mathematics Resources for Teachers, Parents and Students to Enrich Learning (maths.org)

• guidance-on-gaining-relevant-experience-for-studying-medicine-in-the-time-of-covid-19.pdf (medschools.ac.uk)

• Isaac Physics
  Problem-solving activities, virtual lessons, weekly games and teacher CPD, all designed to help students develop their understanding of pre-university physics

• Very Short Introductions - Oxford University Press (oup.com)
  An excellent way of exploring a wide range of new subjects, particularly when students are thinking of applying for a subject that they haven’t been able to study at school

Cambridge Colleges

• What is a College? | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)

• Choosing a College | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)

• Choosing a College at Cambridge University - YouTube

• Accommodation | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Information about how student accommodation is provided at Cambridge

• College contacts | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Contact details and website links for all 29 undergraduate Colleges

The Careers Service

• Careers Service | (cam.ac.uk)

• University of Cambridge Careers Service - YouTube

• unicamcareers blog (edublogs.org)

• University of Cambridge | LinkedIn

• Find an Alumni Group | Alumni (cam.ac.uk)

Postgraduate resources

• Course Directory | Postgraduate Admissions (cam.ac.uk)

• International Qualifications | Postgraduate Admissions (cam.ac.uk)
  Use the search engine at the bottom of this page to find out what our minimum entry requirement would be for students completing their first degree in another country.

• Funding | Postgraduate Admissions (cam.ac.uk)

• Application Process | Postgraduate Admissions (cam.ac.uk)

• Careers | Postgraduate Admissions (cam.ac.uk)

Experience Cambridge

• Virtual tour | University of Cambridge
  Featuring articles, films and 360-degree photos from our Colleges, faculties and departments

• Cambridge Open Days | Undergraduate Study
  Further details regarding our University open days in 2021 will be published here very soon. To keep up-to-date and receive an email once the booking system is live, please subscribe to our mailing list via this page.

• College open days | Undergraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)
  Several Colleges are currently offering their own virtual open days. Further information can be found by visiting their individual websites, linked in the table at the bottom of this page.