<p>There are videos of Cambridge interviews somewhere on their website. Basically tutorials are very much like this (but less stressful as nothing depnds on them). </p>
<p>If location is the most important factor for the family reasons mentioned, there is another university based in Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin University. It is not very highly ranked but perhaps that is not important. The only other uni I can think of in the area is East Anglia in Norwich. But that is not so close. </p>
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<li><p>I have no idea. Drop them an email and ask (but not this week as there will not doubt be chaos due to A-level results coming out) </p></li>
<li><p>Largely irrelevant unless student has a huge personality clash with them or something. Many supervisions outside your college, especially after the first you. If you don’t like a tutor, ask to change. There is guarentee the college director of studies will teach any aprticular student (mine only taught me in the first year). They are more the person you go to if you have problems with your studies/other tutors etc throughout your course. The other tutors send brief academic reports to them about the student.</p></li>
<li><p>once for matriculation and once for graduation. If you want to avoid all other formal events you can! No-one will force you to go (but most people do).</p></li>
<li><p>Like any other uni. there are all sorts of people in all the colleges (you are allowed to visit the other colleges and make friends there! Sciences are very socialbe in my experience because the lectures are really big groups).</p></li>
<li><p>Normal. The UK is not big on religion and most people consider this a private aspect of their lives (I always think the average American Christian would be considered a raving extremist in the UK! This includes some of my own family).</p></li>
<li><p>Variable. In most colleges the first year students won’t live in the main building. many colleges have somewhere a hideous 1960s “New Block” which though ugly on the outside is ok inside. This may be a bike ride away from the main college. After the first year there is some kind of “room ballot” for choosing your room. Sometimes based on academic merit! As noted above, all single rooms. </p></li>
<li><p>In general UK unis consider US high schools weak in Math and Science, especially Math (don’t say your school is different. It may be but Cambridge uni is not going to analyse every school in the US). For example, a UK student doing A-level maths will have to do ALL types of math. Algebra, calculus, trig etc. These are not separate subjects. I suggest googling A-level maths papers to see if these are the type of questions the student can answer. Also, any grades/SATs/APs in non-science subjects will likely be ignored as irrelevant. If the student has any RELEVANT ECs relating to computer science or math, it would be helpful to put them down in the personal statement (but any other ECs MUST be left out!! (Well rounded = v. v. v. bad. Try to appear dedicated and focused).</p></li>
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<p>Have a look at the A-level subjects needed for the course. Try and get 5-6 APs in these subjects. That is as cloe as you can get to UK qualifications. </p>
<p>Good luck with the application</p>
<p>Cupcake - Natural Sciences graduate (Murray Edwards College)</p>
<p>NB this student will be treated as a foreign students unless parents have paid tax in the EU for the last 3 years. nationality irrelevant. No financial aid for undergads in the UK. Will have to pay full-freight.</p>