Northern Ireland Shadowing Scheme 2018
In February 2018 ten students from schools in Northern Ireland came to Pembroke for the Northern Ireland Shadowing Scheme.
The shadowing scheme pairs prospective students up with current Pembroke students. These mentors help give their ‘shadows’ a taste of life at Cambridge, taking them to lectures and supervisions. Kathryn Dillon, Schools Liaison Officer at Pembroke, set up a series of activities to give students a sense of what they might expect if they studied here. From vector calculus to a ghost tour of Cambridge, relativity to the all-important punting along the Cam, shadowing scheme participants had a packed four days in Cambridge.
Participants also had the opportunity to ask about the admissions process throughout their visit, which one visitor found particularly useful:
Schemes like the Northern Ireland Shadowing scheme are an important opportunity for introducing prospective students to Cambridge, and de-mystifying the application process. Visiting in person, meeting current students, and experiencing lectures and supervisions can make a genuine difference to whether students consider applying to Cambridge.