As part of our outreach programme at Christ's, we offer an "advice clinic" (1:1 zoom appointments) for students at UK state schools who have done better than expected in their summer 2024 A-level, International Baccalaureate or Scottish Advanced Higher exams, and are now considering the option of making a post-qualification application to Cambridge in October 2024 for October 2025 entry.
The clinic takes place just after IB results in July and just after A-level (and other) results in mid-August. Of course, students who have recently received results for Scottish Advanced Highers are equally welcome to use the August service!
If you are from a UK school, academy or college that does not charge fees, have just achieved highly in your exams, and are considering the option of a post-qualification application to Cambridge, please read the clinic eligibility page carefully. Students who meet these criteria will be eligible to request a zoom appointment for advice.
This advice clinic is not affiliated with the 2024 entry UCAS Clearing or Adjustment services. Advice will be aimed at students thinking of taking a gap year and applying in October 2024 as a post-qualification applicant for October 2025 entry.
Each student will be allocated a 15-minute slot with a member of the Christ’s Admissions team via Zoom. Details of your results and university subject interests must be sent to us in advance by filling in the online appointment request form (available at the time) after receiving your results, to ensure any advice we may give can be considered and tailored to the individual, and once you have received an appointment date and time, please use our upload tool to also send us any breakdown of the grades you have achieved (your results statement or any other document that shows the scores).
NB you can use this Clinic if you are interested in Christ's or other Cambridge Colleges, however you must meet the Christ's requirements to book an appointment (e.g. for Computer Science, Economics, and Engineering we require A level candidates to take Further Maths, whereas as some Colleges do not require this). Our subject requirements are set out on the relevant subject page and any applicant who does not meet them is advised to look at the relevant course page on the university-wide admissions website - click on entry requirements and read the full page carefully.
Details of the Advice Clinic timetable and request deadlines for IB students and for A level students are in the drop-down information below.
July timetable - International Baccalaureate students
| Date | What | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| by 12 noon on Mon 8 July | Complete the appointment request form (linked here when we open booking requests) once you have your results. | Very many congratulations to have put yourself in a position to consider a Cambridge post-qualification application! Please take time to think, check your eligibility for the results clinic, and read about the relevant Cambridge course on this website before requesting an appointment. |
| by 12 noon on Mon 8 July | Please upload a copy of your results breakdown, if you have one. | In order to give you the most appropriate advice, it is useful to us to see any detailed information about examination performance that you might have. Therefore, if your results statement includes any further information about your performance (e.g. a breakdown of scores), please save your results document on your computer with file name SURNAME First Name - Subject Interested In - Post Results Clinic Appointment additional information Then upload it via this upload tool. Note that this is the only way to send your document - we cannot process documents sent by email. If your results statement does not include any additional information, you do not need to upload anything. |
| Monday 8 July 2024 pm/early evening | Emails sent confirming appointment times and details for appointments for students who complete the request form by 12 noon on Mon 8 July. | Please note that it will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the emails. If you completed the form by 8 July (12 noon) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
Wed 10 July 2024 08:30 - 10:00 | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
August timetable - A-level (and other) students
| Date | What | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| by 12 noon on Mon 19 Aug to be in first batch. | Complete the appointment request form (linked here when we open booking requests) once you have your results. | Very many congratulations to have put yourself in a position to consider a Cambridge post-qualification application! Please take time to think, check your eligibility for the results clinic, and read about the relevant Cambridge course on this website before requesting an appointment. |
by 12 noon on Mon 19 Aug to be in first batch. by 48 hours before your appointment for later batches | Please upload a copy of your results breakdown, if you have one. | In order to give you the most appropriate advice, it is useful to us to see any detailed information about examination performance that you might have. Therefore, if your results statement includes any further information about your performance (e.g. a breakdown of scores), please save your results document on your computer with file name SURNAME First Name - Subject Interested In - Post Results Clinic Appointment additional information Then upload it via this upload tool. Note that this is the only way to send your document - we cannot process documents sent by email. If your results statement does not include any additional information, you do not need to upload anything. |
| Monday 19 August 2024 pm/early evening | Emails sent confirming appointment times and details for appointments for students who complete the request form between 15 August and 12 noon on Mon 19 Aug. | Please note that it will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the emails. If you completed the form by 19 August (12 noon) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
| 20 August 2024 09:30 - 12:00 UK time | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
| 20 August 2024 pm/early evening | Emails sent confirming appointment times and details for appointments for students who complete the request form between 12 noon on Mon 19 Aug and 12 noon on Tues 20 August. | Please note that it will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the emails. If you completed the form by 20 August (12 noon) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
| 22 August 2024 09:30 - 12:00 14:00 - 16:30 | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
| By 27 August 2024 (some emails may be sent earlier) | Emails sent confirming appointment times and details for appointments for students who complete the request form between 12 noon on Tues 20 Aug and 12 noon on Tues 27 August. | Please note that it will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the emails. If you completed the form by 27 August (12 noon) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
| 28 August 2024 09:30 - 10:30 14:30 - 16:30 | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
After your appointment, we will send you a follow-up email within a week containing more information about applying to Cambridge for those who need it.
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"The Christ’s post-results clinic was an invaluable experience. I received an honest assessment of my application and some great tips to improve it. It gave me the confidence to apply to Cambridge!”
