Undergraduate Student Guide 2012-2013 - Selwyn College ...

10. LINKS
10.1 ADMISSIONS AND SCHOOLS INITIATIVES
Selwyn has a long-standing policy of trying to widen access. We welcome applications from able
candidates regardless of any other consideration, and are constantly seeking to extend the range of
schools and colleges that send us applicants. We are particularly keen to foster links with institutions
that have not hitherto had a tradition of sending applicants to Cambridge in general, and Selwyn in
particular.
In addition to our Open Days, we encourage sixth-formers to visit us at any time during the year, either
individually or in groups. These group ‘mini-bus’ visits are increasingly popular. Our current students
have an invaluable part to play in these efforts. They are in many ways our best ambassadors and are
excellent at helping to dispel the stereotypes and mystique that continue to surround Cambridge.
Much of this outreach activity is led by our Schools Liaison Officer (SLO), Miss Ellen Slack. Her office is
on the 1 st Floor of the College Offices, Ann’s Court, and she can be contacted by email at
ees32@cam.ac.uk.
In addition to welcoming visitors to Selwyn, our students have for many years now been actively
involved in Cambridge University’s Target Schools Scheme, in which undergraduates visit state schools
in their home area to talk to prospective applicants. Selwyn is also working closely with the local
education authorities in Leeds, West Yorkshire, parts of Berkshire and Scotland to develop a major
access initiative that will involve both events in the area and a programme of visits to Selwyn. Student
volunteers to help with these initiatives, at Selwyn and/or in schools, are always most welcome. There is
a JCR Access Officer who works very closely with the SLO and the Admissions Tutors in co-ordinating
these activities. If you would like to get involved, please get in touch with either the JCR Access Officer,
one of the Admissions Tutors (Dr James Keeler and Dr Mike Sewell: admissions@sel.cam.ac.uk), or with
the SLO.
10.2 ACADEMIC EXCHANGES
The College has a well-established exchange programme with Brown University, Providence, Rhode
Island. It provides for a student from Brown to come to Selwyn to work for a one-year MPhil, and for a
recent graduate of Selwyn to go to Brown to study for a one-year Masters. Thanks to the generosity of an
American alumnus, those selected receive fully-funded scholarships that are designed to cover fees,
maintenance and return travel. Applications will be invited in the course of the Michaelmas Term.
The University also has an alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which includes the
opportunity for some one-year student exchanges, mainly by engineers. Details about these
opportunities will be provided by your department or faculty.
In one or two subjects, students have the opportunity of studying at a European University, on the
Erasmus Exchange Scheme.
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