Lucy Cavendish College Summer Application Bootcamp 2022
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Welcome to the Summer Application Bootcamp 2022!
We are delighted to launch our first-ever Summer Application Bootcamp for students who have taken part in the Academic Enrichment Programme 2022. This will act as a conclusion to the programme, providing an intensive university application 'bootcamp' over the Summer holidays, where you will be able to work on making their university applications as competitive as possible with the guidance of our Admissions team. This will include support on an individual level as well as personal statement workshops, interview preparation workshops and support with preparing for admissions assessments.
This page acts as the online hub for the Academic Enrichment Programme 2022. You can use this page to remind yourself of the timetable and to check out the resources and recordings for the programme.
If you have any queries or concerns, you are always welcome to contact us at outreach@lucy.cam.ac.uk.
Timetable
| Monday 1st August | Tuesday 2nd August | Wednesday 3rd August | Thursday 4th August | Friday 5th August | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11am-1pm | Welcome to the Summer Application Bootcamp and Making a Competitive Application | Preparing for Admissions Assessments | Admissions Assessment Preparation Workshop (Arts, Humanties & Social Sciences) | Interview Preparation Workshop (Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences) | Q&A (drop-in session) |
| 2pm-4pm | Writing a Competitive Personal Statement | Admissions Assessment Preparation Workshop (Sciences & Maths) | Developing an Enquiring Mindset | Interview Preparation Workshop (Sciences & Maths) | Q&A (drop-in session) |
Making a Competitive Application
Relevant resources will be uploaded in this space. You will also be able to access recordings and slides from the relevant sessions below.
In this session, we will welcome you to the Summer Application Bootcamp and we will recap some key points about applying to University.
Personal Statements
In the Writing a Competitive Personal Statement session, we will look in-depth at what makes competitive (and not-so-competitive!) personal statements, how to link together your supracurricular activities into a coherent and engaging statement, and how to demonstrate the key qualities which we are looking for.
Resources
Personal statement activity - Christ Church College, University of Oxford
5 Tips for Outstanding Personal Statements - Causeway Education
Admissions Assessments
The Admissions Assessment Preparation Workshops will take place over three sessions. We will provide comprehensive advice and guidance on what admissions assessments are looking for and how to prepare and you will have the opportunity to work through guided past paper questions with subject experts. Details about which sessions you should attend can be found in the dropdown boxes below.
Applicants for all subjects with an admissions assessment (whether you're applying to Cambridge or other Universities which require an admissions assessment) should attend this session. Details about which course Cambridge requires you to sit an admissions assessment for can be found here.
Resources
This session will be tailored to applicants for the following subjects and who will be sitting the relevant Cambridge admissions assessments:
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (NSAA)
- Computer Science (TMUA)
- Economics (TMUA)
- Engineering (ENGAA)
- Medicine (BMAT)
- Natural Sciences (NSAA)
- Veterinary Medicine (NSAA)
If you will be sitting a Sciences & Maths admissions assessment that is not listed above, get in touch with Hayley at outreach@lucy.cam.ac.uk to see if the session will be helpful for you.
Resources for TMUA
Resources for ENGAA
Resources for NSAA
Resources for BMAT
TSA Preparation Guide- TSA Section 1 is useful preparation for BMAT Section 1
This session will be tailored to applicants for the following subjects who will be sitting the relevant Cambridge admissions assessment:
- Archaeology
- English (CELAT)
- History (HAA)
- History and Modern Languages
- Law (LNAT)
- Linguistics
- Modern & Medieval Languages
If you will be sitting an Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences admissions assessment that is not listed above, get in touch with Hayley at outreach@lucy.cam.ac.uk to see if the session will be helpful for you.
Resources for CELAT
Resources for LNAT
Interviews
This session will be relevant to all Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences applicants. Applicants for Economics can attend both Interview Preparation Workshops. If you are unsure of which session to attend, please contact Hayley at outreach@lucy.cam.ac.uk.
This session will be relevant to all Sciences & Maths applicants. Applicants for Economics can attend both Interview Preparation Workshops. If you are unsure of which session to attend, please contact Hayley at outreach@lucy.cam.ac.uk.
Developing an Enquiring Mindset
Supracurricular Exploration Guide
Explore our comprehensive guide to supracurricular activities