Cambridge is committed to seeing every applicant as an individual.
Cambridge is committed to seeing every applicant as an individual.
Cambridge is committed to seeing every applicant as an individual. That was the message taken home by FE Tutors from colleges across the country, who took part in an event hosted by St Catharine’s College this month.
The two-day residential included a sample lecture, an introduction to Cambridge’s small-group teaching and Collegiate structure, and sessions led by three of the University’s admissions tutors, enabling the advisers and tutors present to find out more about Cambridge’s admissions process and how best to support potential applicants.
Dr Andy Bell, Admissions Tutor for Gonville and Caius College, explained what admissions tutors look for in an application.
“We’re trying to match the applicant to the course, looking at their skills and abilities and the course content,” Dr Bell explained.
“Because we have relatively small numbers of applicants, we don’t have a box-ticking approach, but we do look carefully for evidence of academic skills.”