Cambridge from the Inside

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Societies at Cambridge

Societies at Cambridge24 sept.43 min

<p>Stay tuned to hear May, a third-year VetMed student, discuss what sport and societies are like at the University Cambridge. A list of discussion topics can be found below.00:00 Introductions00:40 What does your typical day look like?01:30 How different is Vet Med from other sciences?01:50 What is an intercalation year?03:20 What do you do outside of studying?04:20 What is the Boat Club?05:00 Do you need to have rowed before to join the boat club?06:20 When do societies and sports clubs host their events and training sessions?07:15 Wednesday inter-university sports matches08:30 What’s the difference between college and university societies?10:00 Founding a society (college-run club) and getting funding from the JCR12:00 JCR committee and the JCR explained13:45 What is Trinity Hall’s Induction Week?17:30 Getting out of the college bubble19:00 Funding support and grants for sport and travel20:30 How do you fit all of your societies around your workload?27:30 Off-site accommodation explained — Trinity Hall accommodation 30:00 Has Cambridge been what you expected?32:00 FOMO (fear of missing out) explained — how to deal with FOMO35:00 Not comparing yourself to others, but to your past and future selves39:00 Spending more time at your desk does not necessarily mean getting more work doneA link to the Trinity Hall accommodation Virtual tour can be found below: https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/study-with-us/next-steps/trinity-hall-virtual-tour/</p>