As Director of Admissions, I would like to welcome you to the admissions pages for Christ’s College.
Choosing a college to apply to can be a difficult choice and we are delighted that you are considering us. In these pages we will give you information about the courses available to study at Christ’s and the admissions processes for them, the facilities we have at Christ’s and what life is like here. In short, we hope that these pages will give you some good reasons why Christ’s could be the right college for you whatever your background or interests.
Cambridge’s collegiate system, where all students are admitted by and are members of a college within the university, is one of its great strengths as it provides strong and secure academic and social foundations on which students can build while they are here.
The University provides lots of general information about admissions. You will find additional information about Christ’s on these pages. Our 
students have also written student profiles, contributed to our student Q&A film, and have their own website which contains even more information about life at Christ’s.
Welcome again to Christ’s online, we hope you enjoy these pages. If, after reading them, you have any further questions please do not hesitate to send us an email. We also encourage you to sign up to our Ongoing Support Emails to receive advice, guidance and signposting to events and opportunities.
Dr Emily Tomlinson, Director of Admissions for Christ’s College.
News
- We run regular webinars - see info in the table below. These can be accessed from all over the world.
- If you are in Cambridge, you are welcome to walk around the College grounds during our opening hours. Please see Seeing Christ's for the details you need for this and for tours info.
- Updates page: Notes for EU applicants
- Meet the College Cats!
Open Days & Events (in person / online)
If you are interested in an event that we've not yet opened booking for, you can in most cases register your interest if you'd like an email alert when booking opens.
| Date(s) | Event | Who can attend? |
|---|---|---|
| 28 May 10:00 | Making the Most of Open Days Book for 28 May | This session will focus on the practical aspects of open days: planning your visit (before), on the day (during), and reviewing your remaining questions/further research (after). Open to anyone planning to attend university open days this summer. Please note: this is a single session and will not be repeated. |
| 30 May 11:00 | Subject Matters: The importance of your Post-16 subject choices Book for 30 May | This online session is for UK students in Year 10-11 (England and Wales)/ S3-4 Scotland/ Year 11-12 Northern Ireland, thinking about going to university, and those in this age group outside of the UK who will be taking A-Levels, Scottish Advanced Highers or the International Baccalaureate. This is one of our regular webinars. |
| 31 May 13:00 | Personal Statements & Preparing to Apply | This is an online session for prospective undergraduate students considering an application to Cambridge in Sept/Oct 2024 (for 2025 entry or 2026 deferred entry), and covers advice and guidance on personal statements and supercurricular activities. It is one of our regular webinars. |
| 9 June | Application deadline for Nations and Cultures Academic Taster Day on 3 July. Apply for a place | A Cambridge Slavonic Studies Taster Day at Christ's College with a particular focus on the three Slavonic languages and cultures that are currently taught at Cambridge: Polish, Russian and Ukrainian. For students who would like to also attend the Cambridge Open Day on Thurs 4 July, accommodation is provided at Trinity College. See Nations and Cultures Taster Day page for details |
| 17 June 17:00 | Personal Statements & Preparing to Apply Book for 17 June | This is an online session for prospective undergraduate students considering an application to Cambridge in Sept/Oct 2024 (for 2025 entry or 2026 deferred entry), and covers advice and guidance on personal statements and supercurricular activities. It is one of our regular webinars. |
| 18 June 16:30 | Christ's College: A look at the Grounds and Facilities Book for 18 June | A webinar showing the grounds, facilities and accommodation at Christ's College for students considering a Cambridge application in Oct 2024 for Oct 25 or deferred Oct 26 entry. This is one of our regular webinars. |
| 28 June 10:00 | Personal Statements & Preparing to Apply Book for 28 June | This is an online session for prospective undergraduate students considering an application to Cambridge in Sept/Oct 2024 (for 2025 entry or 2026 deferred entry), and covers advice and guidance on personal statements and supercurricular activities. It is one of our regular webinars. |
| 4 and 5 July | Cambridge Open Days Book for 4 or 5 July. | Christ's will be open 09:30 - 16:30 both days for these university-wide open days. Info |
| 9 July or 10 July 2024 | Christ's International Webinar Book 9 July 17:30 UK time or Book 10 July 10:30 UK time | This is a webinar for all prospective students from outside the UK who are considering an application to Cambridge. We know that you have lots of extra questions as international applicants so do bring them around to this session! If you register interest now, we will send you an email when the details are confirmed and booking opens. |
| 10 July | International Baccalaureate post-qualification application clinic | See our post-qualification application page, which has details of the advice clinic. Eligibility criteria apply. |
| 24 July 10:30 | Cambridge for Beginners Book 24 July | This is an introductory webinar for prospective students considering an application to Cambridge. The first part will be on the College system, teaching, student life etc., the second part will take you through the application process and let you know how to prepare for a competitive application. Students from all backgrounds are welcome to book a place. This is one of our regular webinars. |
| 31 July 13:00 | Subject Matters: The importance of your Post-16 subject choices Book for 31 July | This online session is for UK students in Year 10-11 (England and Wales)/ S3-4 Scotland/ Year 11-12 Northern Ireland, thinking about going to university, and those in this age group outside of the UK who will be taking A-Levels, Scottish Advanced Highers or the International Baccalaureate. This is one of our regular webinars. |
| 1 Aug 14:30 | Tour of Christ's College | A student-to-student event for those considering an application in October 2024 for Oct 2025 or deferred Oct 2026 entry (note that there are no places for parents on these tours). Please see the student-led tours page for info and booking. |
| 20 Aug 22 Aug 28 Aug | Post-qualification application clinic | See our post-qualification application page, which has details of the advice clinic. Eligibility criteria apply. |
| 28 August 11:00 | Cambridge for Beginners Book 28 August | This is an introductory webinar for prospective students considering an application to Cambridge. The first part will be on the College system, teaching, student life etc., the second part will take you through the application process and let you know how to prepare for a competitive application. Students from all backgrounds are welcome to book a place. This is one of our regular webinars. |
| 29 Aug 14:30 | Tour of Christ's College | A student-to-student event for those considering an application in October 2024 for Oct 2025 or deferred Oct 2026 entry (note that there are no places for parents on these tours). Please see the student-led tours page for info and booking (once available). |
| 13 Sept | September Open Day Register interest | Cambridge Open Day on 13 Sept and Christ's Online Open Day events 9 - 19 Sept. Please see the College Open Days page and the September Open Days page. These events are for students applying in October 2024. |
| Various | Events in the academic year 2024-25 Register interest | If you're starting Year 12 (S5 Scotland, Yr13 Northern Ireland) next academic year, you can register interest for events in cases where we've not yet opened booking. If you do this, you will receive an email when booking or applications open. |
Student profiles
A range of Christ's students have written subject-specific student profiles. These give a good idea of what studying here is really like and have a lot of detail, so do have a read of some of them!
See Student Profiles by subject and Student Profiles by area
Grounds and Facilities
We have a College map and there are picture pages for First Court, Second Court, Third Court, New Court and the Fellows' Garden, as well as a section on Christ's facilities including pages on the Hall, Canteen, Working Library, Old Library, Law Library, Chapel, Theatre, Common Rooms, Café and Bar, Swimming Pool, Gym, Squash Court, Sports Fields and Boathouse. There's a page on accommodation, a page on the cats, and we run a regular webinar called Christ's College: A look at the Grounds and Facilities.
From the moment I stepped in, Christ’s felt like home.
