University of Cambridge Graduate Admissions Guideline
1 University of Cambridge: Quick Facts
The world's fourth-oldest surviving university (est. 1209)
Ranked the world's second best university (Times Higher Education Rankings, 2019)
Endowment 3.25 billion pounds
98 affiliates of the University of Cambridge have been awarded the Nobel Prize
Retrieved from: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/nobel-prize https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/history/early-records How the University of Cambridge Works?
31 Colleges 6 Schools
150 Departments, Faculties, Schools and Institutions
~11,000 staff < 18,000 students
Retrieved from: https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work Studying at the University of Cambridge
Research Lectures and method sessions: seminars: Acquire skills Small-group teaching necessary for (~10-25 students); designing, conducting and analyzing research study;
Personal supervisions: High level of individual support; Opportunity to work closely with expert in your field;
Retrieved from: https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/courses/graduate/masters/studyfulltime/ Facilities & Resources the University of
CambridgeThere are over 100 libraries within the University of Cambridge: • University Library(UL) • College libraries • Department and Faculty libraries • Affiliated libraries http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk
Language Center - provides language-learning opportunities: Offer taught courses at various levels in a number of languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili & Turkish).
http://www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/lc/about/about.html
Museums- 5 million works of art, artefacts and specimen: 9 specialist museums and collections (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Botanic Garden, Museum of Classical Archaeology, Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, Fitzwilliam Museum, Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Kettle’s Yard, Polar Museum, Museum of Zoology). https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk
Retrieved from: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/facilities-and-resources Student life at the University of Cambridge
• 100s of student clubs and societies to choose from;
• 80+ sports with opportunities to get involved at any level;
Formal Halls: It is a part of the classic Cambridge experience
Rowing: Cambridge University Boat Club (est. 1828)
http://www.cubc.org.uk The Cambridge Union: One of the oldest debating societies in the world (est. 1815)
https://www.cus.org
Retrieved from: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/why-cambridge/student-life Cambridge Trust
Scholars learn much from each other during their time in Cambridge, and Cambridge Trust facilitated such interaction;
Scholars' Receptions provides an opportunity to come together as a group, to meet other Trust scholars;
Gives you a sense of community of scholars in Cambridge;
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Retrieved from: https://www.cambridgetrust.org Living in Cambridge
Student-friendly atmosphere ❖ The historic and multicultural city of Cambridge is small but vibrant; ❖ Students find the city easy to navigate History is all on foot or especially by bike; around ❖ By train you can travel to central London in 50 minutes; Make most of nature’s beauty
Close to London
Retrieved from: https://www.visitcambridge.org https://www.internationalstudents.cam.ac.uk/applying/living-cambridge Graduate Admissions Guideline
How do I apply?
9 Where to find courses?
10 Find the course that’s right for you
11 Speak to the department
12 Speak to the department II
13 Application deadlines
Michaelmas Funding deadlines
Application open: Graduate Funding September VS Competition: December Application Deadline: Gates Cambridge US June round only: October Course starts: October
14 Register on Application Portal
15 Prepare your documents
16 Choose a College
• Age (mature students/over 21)
• Course Type
• Gender OR Open Application • Distance
• Facilities: Free internet and
printing
17 After applying
19 Any Questions go to UCA website or email on [email protected]
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