Widening Participation Programmes

You'll Fit In

Trinity Hall is hosting a series of webinars and a residential for students in Year 12 who are considering applying to Cambridge University and who belong to one of the following ethnicity categories:

• Black or Black British – African
• Black or Black British – Caribbean
• Other Black background
• Mixed – White and Black African
• Mixed – White and Black Caribbean
• Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other)
• Arab
• Asian or Asian British – Pakistani
• Asian or Asian British – Bangladeshi
• Mixed – White and Asian (to include Pakistani or Bangladeshi)

We recognise that some students do not identify precisely with one of these categories but belong to underrepresented ethnicities. Therefore, we welcome students to apply, and they will be given the opportunity to give us further details on the application form.

Academic criteria

Applicants from England, Wales and Northern Ireland should have achieved a minimum of five Grades 9-7 at GCSE and have the potential to achieve the A*AA at A Level or A*A*A at A Level needed for their chosen course at Cambridge.

Applicants from Scotland should have achieved five A-B grades at National 5 level and be on track to achieve A1, A2, A2 or A1, A1, A2 in three Advanced Highers needed for their chosen course at Cambridge.

When signing up you can give extenuating circumstances should your results be lower.

Cambridge from the Inside

Trinity Hall have launched an exciting new podcast on Outreach and Admissions called ‘Cambridge from the Inside’. Tune in for discussions going through admissions advice and what life is like as a Cambridge student – featuring interviews with current students, admissions tutors and academics. Episodes such as ‘Admissions FAQs’, ‘Personal Statements’, and ‘What to write in the MyCapp’ can already be found on the podcast. You can find the podcast on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.