What are your first impressions as Cambridge student?

I moved to Cambridge last October, so everything is still new to me. The first shocking difference from Singapore is the weather!! I miss the heat and the sun ... I am now settled in my new routine, which is rather different from what I was used to in Singapore: Cambridge is a rather small, university town, with most of its population being students. I live on the campus, just like every Cambridge student. Workload-wise, this is a big jump for me - we thought we were busy in grade 12! Thankfully, the 1B really helped me to get organised and ready to face university.

What are your first impressions as Cambridge student?

I moved to Cambridge last October, so everything is still new to me. The first shocking difference from Singapore is the weather!! I miss the heat and the sun ... I am now settled in my new routine, which is rather different from what I was used to in Singapore: Cambridge is a rather small, university town, with most of its population being students. I live on the campus, just like every Cambridge student. Workload-wise, this is a big jump for me - we thought we were busy in grade 12! Thankfully, the 1B really helped me to get organised and ready to face university.

How did you choose Cambridge over other law schools?

I knew I wanted to go to the UK rather than the US, as Law is only available as a postgraduate course in the US. I hesitated at first with Oxford, but the interviews would have been via Skype, whereas with Cambridge, I got to meet the actual recruiters in Singapore. I understand that I am the first CIS student to get into Cambridge in a while, which I am very proud of - but I'd love to be joined here next year by 2019 graduates!

Your passport is Indian but you have been raised in Hong-Kong and Singapore. Do you think being a third-culture child influenced who you are now?

CIS really helped me find myself as a third-culture kid since the school really encourages us to embrace who we are, individually and as a community. It makes us open and aware of other cultures, thanks to year-round celebrations like Uniting Nations week. It makes you feel like the world is your oyster, and moving abroad is really not that big of a deal. And with alumni scattered around the world, you'll probably already have friends in the country where you're headed to next!
Funny enough, it's in Cambridge that for the first time, I have met people who have actually lived in the same country their whole life.