Fitzwilliam Applicants Support Track (FAST) is a new webinar series for prospective students. 

Join the Fitzwilliam College admissions team on Monday evenings from January 2025 to guide you through the process of completing your Cambridge application. Each session will be led by college staff and students, offering the chance to learn more about how to make your application stand out. 

FAST is open to Year 12 (or equivalent) students. There is a maximum capacity for students attending the live webinar series, but all webinars will be recorded and available to watch after the event via our website.

FAST Webinar Series Schedule

1. 13th January - Introduction to the University of Cambridge (and to Fitz)
2. 27th January – The application process (an overview and timeline)
3. 10th February – Choosing the right course. 
4. 24th February – Choosing a College
5. 10th March – Student life Q&A
6. 24th March - Super-curricular Activities – what are they?
7. 22nd April – Admissions Panel 1 – talk to our admissions tutors: what do they look for in super curriculars and what does “good fit for a subject” actually mean
   Please Note: This session takes place on a Tuesday due to the Bank Holiday Monday. 
8. 19th May – Personal Statement guidance – the new personal statement format 
9. 2nd June – Personal Statement guidance – How to write a strong personal statement
10. 16th June – Pre-Interview Assessments, College Registered Assessments and written work
11. 30th June– Admissions Panel 2 – Personal Statements, written work and Admissions Assessments 
12. 14th July – Interviews
13. 26th August – Admissions Panel 3 – The interview
    Please Note: This session takes place on a Tuesday due to the Bank Holiday Monday.
14. 1st September - My Cambridge Application and the logistics of your next steps 

In the event of over-subscription, places for the live events will be prioritised for students who meet any of the following criteria;

• Are located in one of our Link Areas of Cheshire, Cumbria, Hammersmith and Fulham, or St. Neots.
• Are care experienced.
• Have been eligible for Free School Meals (at any point in the last six years).
• Are, or have been, an asylum seeker or refugee.
• Have significant caring responsibilities.
• Are estranged from close family members.
• Live in an area of low progression to higher education (POLAR4).
• Live in an area of high deprivation (IMD).
• Attend a low-performing sixth form.
• Attended a low-performing GCSE school.
• Are from an under-represented ethnic group, these include: Black African and Black Caribbean, Pakistani and Bangladeshi, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller.
• Are from any background or region of the UK which is under-represented at the University of Cambridge.
• Have had any other personal circumstances that have disrupted your education.

Privacy notice: Information about how your personal information will be used by us in connection with the administration of this event/activity, and for related purposes, is available at http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-we-use-participant-data. 

Please contact Fitzwilliam College at schools.liaison@fitz.cam.ac.uk with any questions in the first instance. Some of the questions in this form ask you for some sensitive personal information. You are not required to provide this information to us but, if you do, you will be consenting for us to use if to assess eligibility for this event/activity, which will prioritise students from widening-participation backgrounds. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about how we intend to use this information. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time – please contact us if you wish to do so.