From poor immigrant to Cambridge scholar

Sixth formers were advised to take control of their futures and not create barriers to success during a special event at the University of Cambridge. Postgraduate student Anthony Andrews (pictured) addressed more than 300 students at a Taster Day organised by Cambridge's Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applications (GEEMA). Anthony, who is originally from Trinidad and Tobago, had an ambition to study at Cambridge, despite having a poor, immigrant background with no history of university education. He encouraged all school students to work hard and believe in themselves on their quest for academic success - whatever their background. "It's not just a black issue. It's a female issue, it's a white issue, it's a poverty issue and it's a disability issue. "If you want to come to Cambridge, like me, you have to work hard and fill in the application form.