Academic Enrichment Programme: Supporting students to achieve their full potential
The College's flagship virtual outreach programme will start again in November, supporting over 700 high-achieving state school students.
Events and Open Days
Events, resources and opportunities for prospective applicants
Events for Prospective Applicants in 2022-23
We are hosting a regular series of interactive webinars throughout the academic year to support Y11-13 students through the Cambridge application process.
Sessions include:
- Advice for prospective applicants on personal statements, admissions assessments and interviews
- Information about Cambridge and Lucy Cavendish College
- Comprehensive subject choice guidance for Year 11 (or equivalent) students
Prospective Applicants
We are delighted to be able to welcome prospective applicants to visit our College! Guided group tours will run in February half-term and the Easter holidays.
On your tour, you will be guided around the college grounds and facilities, including the library, the dining hall, and the café. Tours will be led by either a student ambassador or a member of the Admissions Team, and they will be happy to answer any questions you might have about Lucy Cavendish College or Cambridge during the tour. College tours last approximately 30-45 minutes.
Current Applicants
Tours for offer-holder tours will be available throughout February, March and April. Information about college tours will be distributed to offer-holders after applicants have been notified of their application outcome.
The next Cambridge Open Days will be held on the 6th and 7th July. Sign-up to our mailing list to receive updates on the 2023 Cambridge Open Days.
Applications for the Lucy Cavendish College Summer Preparation Programme 2022 are now closed. Sign-up to our mailing list to receive updates on the Summer Preparation Programme 2023.
The Lucy Cavendish College Summer Preparation Programme 2022 is designed to bridge the gap between GCSE (National 5/equivalent) study to A-Levels (IB/Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers/equivalent) by providing students with a month-long programme of academic enrichment tailored to their stage of the curriculum. The programme will consist of study skills workshops on a range of important themes such as time management and essay writing, university readiness sessions to support students as they plan their next steps to top Universities like Cambridge, and substantive knowledge sessions, designed to supplement students' foundational academic knowledge so that they can hit the ground running when they start their post-16 studies.
Applications for the Lucy Cavendish Academic Enrichment Programme 2022-23 are now closed. Sign-up to our mailing list to receive updates on the Academic Enrichment Programme 2023-24.
We are delighted to launch our flagship virtual outreach programme, the Lucy Cavendish College Academic Enrichment Programme. The programme will provide over 700 high-achieving state school students with comprehensive supplementary academic support tailored to their stage in the curriculum, giving them the best chance of achieving their full potential. The programme will take consist of weekly sessions from November 2022 to March 2023. This will include academic enrichment classes, supplementing students’ subject-specific skills and knowledge while offering them the opportunity to think more seriously about possible degree routes; peer discussion groups, where students had the opportunity to discuss their interests with peers and build their academic confidence; and university readiness sessions, which provided information and guidance on how to make competitive applications to Cambridge and other highly selective universities.
Applications for the Lucy Cavendish College Cottrell Essay Prize 2022 are now closed. Sign-up to our mailing list to receive updates on the Cottrell Essay Prize 2023.
As a College, we aim to tackle the pressing issues of the twenty-first century, and we have designed this year’s questions to get to the heart of the most important issues affecting Medicine and Veterinary Medicine during this extraordinary time. Students in Year 12 (S5 - Scotland, Y13 - N.I.) attending a UK state school are invited to choose one question from either Medicine and Veterinary and submit an essay of between 1,000-1,500 words by the 6th June 2022.
Events for Teachers in 2022-23
We will be running further teacher CPD sessions in the 2022-23 academic year. Sign-up to our mailing list to receive updates on these sessions.
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Meet the Admissions Team
The Admissions Team will support you at every stage of your application, and are on hand to answer any questions you might have about applying to and studying at Lucy Cavendish College. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with us at outreach@lucy.cam.ac.uk.
Learn moreResources for prospective applicants
Resources designed to help prospective applicants make a competitive application.
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