Pre-university studies in the historic city of Cambridge
Nationality: Chinese
Course: A levels
Achievements: Bill achieved AAAA and progressed to Cambridge University to study Mathematics
What does he say about us? "The tutors are very supportive, my maths tutor really brought the excitement to the subject and I really respect him and his knowledge. He is amazingly fast and never uses a calculator!”
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01.11.09: First impressions of Cambridge 
01.11.09
First impressions of Cambridge
When I first came to Cambridge I was a bit disappointed. All the streets seemed to me too narrow, people too gloomy and the sky too grey. I was quite pessimistic about my staying in here and I thought I would never like this town…
But eventually I got into the life in Cambridge. I understood that people are not gloomy they are just serious and busy. But if you talk to them you’ll find out that they are all open, easy-going and smiling people.
My next discovery was that climate here is not as rainy as people used to tell me. There were only 3 or 4 rainy days out of a whole month! Not so much, is it?
Two weeks after my arrival I realized that the sky is absolutely fantastic! I loved all the colors and clouds… Every day the sky appeared in different variations but it was always beautiful and so magical. I have never seen anything like that before.
Now I understand that Cambridge is the best place for me to live and study in. First impressions are usually deceptive. 
Alima Zhunussova
Kazakhstan
Alima gained a full scholarship to study A-levels at CATS Cambridge after winning the Cambridge Education Group "Academic Olympics".
This series of tests and interviews took place in Kazakhstan in early 2009.