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57CUSU Shadowing Scheme“By far one of the biggest and bestStudent-Union-run Access initiatives in the country.”Every year over the course of three weekends between the end of January and the start ofFebruary, CUSU invites hundreds of Year 12 students with little school or family experienceof university entry to ‘shadow’ a current undergraduate. ‘Shadows’ arrive on a Thursdayafternoon and leave at lunchtime on the Saturday. Whilst they’re at Cambridge they seeeverything that the student does on a day-to-day basis: going to lectures, supervisions,playing sport, going shopping, socialising and so on.The Shadowing Scheme is an amazing scheme thatreally changes the lives of the sixth-formers involvedand helps to dispel the misconceptions that too manystudents have about what it means to be a student atCambridge.This is always one of the most popular Access eventsamongst both prospective and current students. Thisyear we are hoping to get more student clubs andsocieties involved so that the sixth-formers can seejust how diverse student life is in Cambridge.The 2012 Shadowing Scheme will take place on:Thursday 24th - Saturday 26th JanThursday 31st Jan- Saturday 2nd FebThursday 7th - Saturday 9th FebCUSU Shadowing SchemeHow can you get involved?There are several ways to get involved buthere are the main three:Volunteerto be a mentor,showing a shadowaround Cambridgeand taking them toyour lectures etc.Volunteer to be an e-mentor forstudents who don’t make it ontothe scheme, allowing them toemail you questions and learnmore about Cambridge.Get your society toput on activities!