{"id":4517,"date":"2025-04-24T10:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:58:18","slug":"university-of-cambridges-widening-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/2025\/04\/24\/university-of-cambridges-widening-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Cambridge\u2019s Widening Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Cambridge\u2019s Widening Participation team would like to inform you that <strong>applications for this year\u2019s Apply: Cambridge programme are now open!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"menurlb\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"http:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/apply-cambridge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/apply-cambridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Apply: Cambridge\"><u>Apply: Cambridge<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is a specialist and free programme designed to support high attaining students from underrepresented backgrounds and areas make competitive applications to the University of Cambridge. \u00a0It&#8217;s for students in S5 who intend to make an application to Cambridge in October 2025 for entry in October 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The programme will be delivered by Cambridge staff, students and Admissions Tutors who will be sharing their expertise on the application process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We will work with participants every step of the way over a 6-month period, helping them navigate the process and effectively prepare for their Cambridge application. \u00a0The programme will be delivered entirely online and will run from July 2025 until the end of January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Participants will receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Informational webinars<\/li>\n<li>Interactive workshops<\/li>\n<li>Supercurricular learning opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Q&amp;A sessions with Admissions Tutors and current students<\/li>\n<li>Mentoring from a current University of Cambridge student, including:\n<ul>\n<li>virtual 1-1\u00a0mentoring over a text-based app and website<\/li>\n<li>monthly group mentoring meetings with your mentor over Zoom<\/li>\n<li>personal statement feedbackCourses with a typical A Level offer of A*AA (most arts and social science courses, excluding Economics or Psychological and Behavioural Science which have entry requirements of A*A*A) generally require A1, A2, A2 at Scottish Advanced Highers.\u00a0 For courses with a typical A Level offer of A*A*A (most science courses, excluding Veterinary Medicine which has an entry requirement of A*AA), offers are usually A1, A1, A2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Applications close on <strong>Thursday 1<\/strong><i><strong>st<\/strong><\/i><strong>\u00a0May 2025 at 9am<\/strong>\u00a0so please ask your students to apply early to ensure they don\u2019t miss the chance to be considered.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the programme, please direct your enquiries to\u00a0<a id=\"menurle\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"mailto:applycambridge@admin.cam.ac.uk\" href=\"mailto:applycambridge@admin.cam.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link applycambridge@admin.cam.ac.uk\"><u>applycambridge@admin.cam.ac.uk<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Cambridge\u2019s Widening Participation team would like to inform you that applications for this year\u2019s Apply: Cambridge programme are now open! &nbsp; Apply: Cambridge\u00a0is a specialist and free programme designed to support high attaining students from underrepresented backgrounds and areas make competitive applications to the University of Cambridge. \u00a0It&#8217;s for students in S5 who intend to make an application to Cambridge in October 2025 for entry in October 2026. &nbsp; The programme will be delivered by Cambridge staff, students and Admissions Tutors who will be sharing their expertise on the application process. &nbsp; We will work with participants every step of the way over a 6-month period, helping them navigate the process and effectively prepare for their Cambridge application. \u00a0The programme will be delivered entirely online and will run from July 2025 until the end of January 2026. &nbsp; Participants will receive: Informational webinars Interactive workshops Supercurricular learning opportunities Q&amp;A sessions with Admissions Tutors and current students Mentoring from a current University of Cambridge student, including: virtual 1-1\u00a0mentoring over a text-based app and website monthly group mentoring meetings with your mentor over Zoom personal statement feedbackCourses with a typical A Level offer of A*AA (most arts and social science courses, excluding Economics or Psychological and Behavioural Science which have entry requirements of A*A*A) generally require A1, A2, A2 at Scottish Advanced Highers.\u00a0 For courses with a typical A Level offer of A*A*A (most science courses, excluding Veterinary Medicine which has an entry requirement of A*AA), offers are usually A1, A1, A2. &nbsp; Applications close on Thursday 1st\u00a0May 2025 at 9am\u00a0so please ask your students to apply early to ensure they don\u2019t miss the chance to be considered. &nbsp; If you have any questions about the programme, please direct your enquiries to\u00a0applycambridge@admin.cam.ac.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38388,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11890],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4518,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517\/revisions\/4518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhscareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}