Esme Holker

What did you study?
I studied Classical Civilisation, English Literature and Psychology A Level.

Who was your favourite lecturer?
My favourite lecturer was Melody, because she was really supportive and helpful, especially in our second year.

What’s the top tip you would give your year 11 self?
I would tell my year 11 self to enjoy her summer and also start little and often with her revision.

What’s been the best part of your college experience?
The best part of my college experience was definitely our trip to Rome.

What’s your must have food or drink at college?
My must have food or drink at college would have to be the hash brown stack.

What course are you doing now and where is this going to take you?
I’m doing classics with a preliminary year at Cambridge and it may take me into teaching or law or museum work.

Please could you take us through the process of getting into Cambridge?
So to get into Cambridge, the process was i had to write a good personal statement quite early, i had to do an interview and prep for that and then a language aptitude assessment.