N S T he supervision system for which Cambridge is famous involves undergraduates being taught by those at the research frontier and having their work scrutinised in very small groups. It is difficult to overemphasise how valuable this is. The atmosphere is informal and the focus is on personal attention to your particular problems and needs. Difficulties can be sorted out and work discussed in a way that is simply not possible in larger groups.
Supervisions are a supremely flexible method of teaching.
Although in many subjects the lectures are a major source of information, supervisions play a vital role in organising your work, developing your critical faculties and testing your grasp of a topic. Each term supervisors send reports to your Tutor and Director of Studies, so that you will always be given an accurate assessment of your progress when you see them at the end of the term. T hough the base for your private studies will normally be your own College room, much of your formal instructions will take place in facilities provided by the University.