The Cambridge Master's Intercalation & MDAT Insider Guide — Applications, Funding, Interviews & Real Advice From a Student who was successful in securing a place

Everything I wish someone had told me before I applied - finally written down.

I'm a medical student at King's, currently intercalating an MPhil in Translating Medical Device & Advanced Therapy Research (MDAT) at Cambridge - my cohort was the first ever to run it. I built this guide because when I applied, there was almost nothing written by someone who'd actually done it, and even less on my course specifically.

This is a 27-page, two-part guide:

Part One - Intercalating at Cambridge: The Complete Guide

The full process for any Cambridge MPhil: reaching out to supervisors, what makes a strong application, writing a proposal, funding (and my own expensive mistake with deadlines), choosing a college, and what interviews actually look like - including real example questions for both research and taught MPhils.

Part Two - Inside MDAT

A genuine insider deep-dive into the course: what it's actually like, the real application timeline (including where Cambridge's own pages contradict each other), how you're assessed, supervisor assignment, and exactly what gets asked at interview - pulled from my own experience and from mentoring students into offers for the next cohort.

Plus a full FAQ section and every link you'll actually need, all in one place.

This isn't generic postgrad advice you could find anywhere. It's built from my own application, my supervisors' feedback, and real conversations with the students I've helped get in.

📄 Format: Word document (.docx), 27 pages

🎓 For: medical students intercalating, and anyone applying to Cambridge or MDAT from academia or industry