Cambridge from the Inside

Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
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Cambridge from the Inside is a new podcast about Outreach and Admissions at the University of Cambridge, hosted by Trinity Hall. It discusses admissions advice and what life is like as a Cambridge student, featuring interviews with current students, admissions tutors, and academics.

  1. 22 HR AGO

    Rowing at Cambridge

    Stay tuned to hear Flo, a fourth-year Natural Sciences student, discuss everything you need to know about college rowing. A list of discussion topics can be found below.00:00 Introductions01:20 How to get into rowing if you’ve never rowed before04:30 The difference between coxing and rowing06:00 What’s a boathouse?06:50 How many spectators/students turn up for races?07:55 Social events outside of rowing09:20 Races and Bumps11:55 Flo’s experience rowing as a novice to university development team trials14:10 The difference between college rowing and university rowing16:50 When do rowers do their training?17:50 Flexibility in how much rowing you do19:20 Getting to lectures after rowing20:20 How do students manage their workload and rowing?21:50 Boat Club formal dinners25:30 Boatman explained

    27 min

  2. 5 DAYS AGO

    Law Master's at Cambridge

    Professor Campbell McLachlan explains everything you need to know about the Law Master's course at Cambridge. A list of topic discussion points can be found below: You can virtually explore all around Trinity Hall, from the Central Site to the Postgraduate accommodation, please find the link below: https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/study-with-us/next-steps/trinity-hall-virtual-tour/00:00 Introductions01:55 What is the LLM course?03:00 What advantages does the LLM course offer?06:05 Why should students choose Trinity Hall for the LLM?09:45 The Law alumni community at Trinity Hall11:45 Does teaching on the LLM vary between colleges?13:00 What is the accommodation like at Trinity Hall?15:05 Sport at Cambridge, rowing, and music opportunities at Trinity Hall16:30 Availability of the Trinity Hall virtual tour16:55 What have previous Trinity Hall LLM graduates gone on to do?

    21 min

  3. 29 JAN

    Applying to Cambridge from France

    Stay tuned to hear Marianna, a first-year Art History student, discuss what it was like applying to Cambridge as a French student. A list of discussion topics can be found below.00:00 Introductions02:20 What made you apply to Cambridge?04:10 What are the differences between the British and French university systems?05:50 How did you find applying through UCAS? Do you have any advice for French students applying via UCAS?09:30 In France, if you’re writing multiple ‘motivational statements’, does that mean you can apply for different degrees at different universities? Unlike the UCAS application, where students submit one Personal Statement for all of their university choices11:50 How to fill out the UCAS form with French qualifications14:40 Differences in teaching styles in high school between France and the UK20:00 Were they assessing your knowledge or your thinking skills during your History of Art interview?24:00 How Cambridge interviews reflect the teaching and learning styles at Cambridge25:00 Studying at Cambridge when English is not your only first language28:30 How being bilingual helps with critical thinking30:35 What made you choose History of Art?34:00 How broad the History of Art course is36:30 How has first term been?38:00 How have the supervisions been?40:15 Culture shocks and life as an international student

    48 min

  4. 21 JAN

    Studying History: What's It Like?

    Stay tuned to hear Josh, 3rd-year History student, share everything you need to know about studying History at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below.00:00 Introductions 01:25 What does a day in the life look like for a History student? 02:25 How many essays, supervisions, and lectures do you have each week? 04:50 How much work goes into each essay? 07:20 How do you plan your free time for independent study? 09:10 Why Cambridge and not Oxford? 11:00 What is the History course structure like? 15:20 What are the differences between History at A Level and at university? 18:30 Dissertation on witchcraft25:00 What have your favourite modules been? 28:00 Choosing between Classics and History, and borrowing papers from other departments33:45 What are supervisions, and how have you found them? 37:40 Differences between History and other courses44:00 Is there any free time outside of studying? 46:00 Film Society at Cambridge

    49 min

  5. 7 JAN

    First Term Experiences II

    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.

    38 min

  6. 28/11/2025

    My History Interview

    Stay tuned to hear Thomas , a second-year History student at Trinity Hall, talk about what his interviews were like for History! A list of discussion topics can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:10 How did you prepare for your History interview?02:25 Did your personal statement come up?03:25 Are the interviews a test of knowledge?04:40 What are they looking for in the interview?08:00 What to do if you get stuck in the interview10:10 How similar are the interviews to supervisions?13:50 What were your interviews like?18:00 What would you have done differently if you were to do the interviews again?19:40 Reading over your written work and personal statement

    23 min

  7. 26/11/2025

    My Law Interview

    Stay tuned to hear Holly, a first-year Law student at Trinity Hall, talk about what her interviews were like for Law! A list of discussion topics can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:25 How did you prepare for your Law interviews?09:00 How to approach the interview12:30 What were your interviews and pre-reading like?23:15 How did you use the Law Admissions Advice podcast?25:30 How to prepare for the pre-reading31:30 Does the LNAT help with preparing for the interview?35:40 How have you found first term?The 'Law Admissions Advice' podcast Holly mentions, you can also find below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn9P2y6v5IU

    40 min

  8. 24/11/2025

    My Psychology Interview

    Stay tuned to hear Rosalind, a first-year Psychological & Behavioural Sciences student at Trinity Hall, talk about what her interviews were like for PBS! A list of discussion topics can be found below: 00:00 Introductions 01:20 How did you prepare for your PBS interviews? 03:20 Did you need to know any psychology content for the interviews? 04:40 Was your personal statement brought up during your interview? 06:05 How did you prepare for the conversational/oral/thinking-out-loud aspect of the interview? 08:55 What practice questions did you go through? 10:45 Do you need to know any psychology content for the interviews? )12:55 What’s the difference between nature and nurture?15:05 Do the interviews change every year? 16:00 Are graph skills helpful for the interview? 18:10 Preparing for interviews with your friends, even if they’re not studying Psychology 20:10 What were your interviews like? 25:05 Are interviews similar to supervisions? 27:00 Managing your wellbeing while preparing for interviews

    30 min
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Cambridge from the Inside is a new podcast about Outreach and Admissions at the University of Cambridge, hosted by Trinity Hall. It discusses admissions advice and what life is like as a Cambridge student, featuring interviews with current students, admissions tutors, and academics.

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  • Creator
    Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
  • Show Website
    Cambridge from the Inside

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