Selwyn features prominently in two new videos made about admission interviews for Cambridge University. Two Selwyn Fellows – Mike Sewell and Amer Rana – are quoted in The Times about the launch of the videos, which are an attempt to demystify the admissions system and particularly the role of the interview.
Dr Sewell tells the newspaper: “We are not looking for the perfect performance but a thoughtful academic response to technical subject-related questions. If stumbles occur, this isn’t failure, it is an indication of a student who is willing and capable to learn and to persevere when it isn’t easy… The films will, we hope, take the mystery out of this aspect of our admissions process and reassure students about what interviews involve.”
You can read the full Times article (subscription required) at http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/article4158447.ece
There is also a report in the Cambridge News: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Cambridge-University-to-release-videos-of-their-renowned-fearsome-interview-process-for-the-first-time-20140727134855.htm and an item on the University website: http://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-films-offer-a-glimpse-inside-the-interview-room
The videos include other Selwyn faces: Senior Tutor James Keeler and Porter Rosie Hellon. They can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S4rTLibYQw&feature=youtu.be and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUwN6GI-0EQ&feature=youtu.be
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