Life as a Welsh Student

Current Oxbridge students answer your questions about their experience applying as Welsh students!

⭐Panellists:
Emma (Linguistics, Cambridge)
Jack (Law, Cambridge)
Mary (Biochemistry, Oxford)
Abbie (Earth Sciences, Oxford)
Shadab (Natural Sciences, Cambridge)
Caredig (Chemical Engineering, Cambridge)

Timestamps:
00:00:01 - Introduction
00:00:04 - Introduction to event
00:02:18 - Introduction to InsideUni
00:03:23 - Introduction to panel members

00:05:20 - Introduction to Section 1: Day in the Life
00:05:34 – Day in the life of a Law student at Cambridge
00:06:49 – Day in the life of a Biochemistry student at Oxford
00:08:04 - Day in the life of a Chemical Engineering student at Cambridge

00:09:11 - Introduction to Section 2: Pre-submitted and Live Questions
00:10:53 – What is the Oxbridge application process like?
00:16:27 - Is it worth applying to Medicine as a state school applicant to either Oxford or Cambridge from a Welsh Medium school? (https://targetoxbridge.co.uk/)
00:18:18 - Is learning to use English technical language instead of Welsh a difficulty that you encounter?
00:19:25 - Can you prepare independently if your school isn’t supporting much? (https://www.hayfestival.com/wales/bea...)
00:21:34 - What is studying Law at Cambridge like?
00:24:03 - Are there any job opportunities at Oxford and Cambridge as you study?
00:27:07 - Is there lots of finance available?
00:30:28 - What are colleges like?
00:33:13 - How can you write a competitive personal statement? (https://www.cusu.co.uk/wp-content/upl...)
00:37:06 - Is there a good Welsh community in Oxford and Cambridge? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsM98...)
00:40:02 - What is it like to study a subject you can’t do at A Level?
00:43:51 - What is the nightlife like at Oxford and Cambridge?
00:48:43 - What is the difference between the science courses at Oxford and Cambridge?
00:51:36 - Were you asked about the Welsh Bacc in your admissions interviews?

00:53:54 - Introduction to Section 3: One useful resource we used when we applied
00:54:13- Emma (Linguistics, Cambridge): My HE+ (https://www.myheplus.com/)
00:54:26- Shadab (Natural Sciences, Cambridge): EDX (https://www.edx.org/), Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/)
00:54:43 - Jack (Law, Cambridge): Seren Network (https://gov.wales/seren-network), WelshSoc (https://www.facebook.com/mabinogicam/), JCR Instagram pages (https://www.instagram.com/fitzwilliam...)
00:55:44 - Mary (Biochemistry, Oxford): ‘Oxford from the Inside’(https://www.facebook.com/oxfordfromth...), Oxford UNIQ (https://www.uniq.ox.ac.uk/)
00:56:21 - Abbie (Earth Sciences, Oxford): That Oxford Girl (https://www.thatoxfordgirl.com/), That University Student (https://www.thatuniversitystudent.com/), Sisters at Oxford (https://www.instagram.com/sisters_at_...), Sutton Trust summer schools (https://summerschools.suttontrust.com/)
00:57:09 - Caredig (Chemical Engineering, Cambridge): iwanttostudyengineering.org (https://i-want-to-study-engineering.org/), Isaac Physics (https://isaacphysics.org/), CambTweet (https://twitter.com/hashtag/cambtweet...)
00:58:15 – Conclusion/thanks/closing