Black and Asian teenagers experienced life as Cambridge undergraduates during an open day specifically for ethnic minority students.

Almost 200 Year 12 students from across the UK attended the event, which was organised by the Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applications to Cambridge (GEEMA).

They attended an undergraduate-style lecture in the arts, sciences or social sciences, depending on their preferred area of study, as well as meeting current undergraduates and admissions tutors and finding out more about the courses on offer at Cambridge, the application and selection process and student life.

The GEEMA Open Day aims to encourage high-ability students from under-represented ethnic minority groups to give serious consideration to applying to Cambridge. It is also a chance for teachers from schools/colleges with large numbers of ethnic minority students to get the information they need to advise those thinking of applying to Cambridge.

Founded in 1989, GEEMA is now funded by the Cambridge Colleges and based in the Cambridge Admissions Office. It runs a wide programme of events for bright ethnic minority students considering Cambridge, including a week-long academic Year 12 GEEMA Summer School, Year 10 challenge days, and visits to schools/colleges with large numbers of ethnic minority students.

For more information, contact Nikhil Gomes in the Cambridge Admissions Office on 01223 333308 or geema@cao.cam.ac.uk.

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