This section is Christ's College, Cambridge information for current applicants.
Welcome! Thank you for submitting a UCAS application and applying for 2027 or deferred 2028 entry. We are the Christ's Admissions Team, and our names are Kristy, Fran, and Ellie. We're here to administer (but not to assess!) your application and answer your questions, and we'll support you through this section of the Christ's website from now until decisions-time at the end of January 2027.
The Cambridge process assesses you carefully, and there are quite a few forms and 'bits' to do after your UCAS application, but if you follow the information in this section and work with us stage by stage (we've put the dates next to each stage), we will be able to guide you through the process smoothly.
Welcome to the current applicants section!
This 'current points' box is our noticeboard, where we'll let you know what you currently need to be thinking about (the info here will change). We like to put the current applicants section up nice and early so that everyone can see what's coming up, and start to understand how things will be organised via this section, but things start properly after 15 October, when we'll email all Christ's applicants after the application deadline to introduce ourselves and give everyone the link to this information about the next stages of the application process.
There's a current questions page where we answer common and/or good questions.
Things to prepare for - it will make things easier if you prepare for these in advance
1. You will need to upload a passport-style photo as part of your MyCApp form and it will help if you prepare this in advance and have it saved on your computer. See Stage 2 below.
2. If you need a transcript it will help if you get hold of this in advance and have it saved ready on your computer. See Stage 2.
3. If you have a disability, neurodiverse condition, mental health condition or long-term health condition, it will help to work on getting hold of the documents you'll need early. See Stage 2.
Contacting Christ's: We need your help to work efficiently! We request that you start all emails to Christ's Admissions Team with:
> Your name (exactly as you wrote it on your UCAS form)
> The course you have applied for (including 'Biological or Physical' if Natural Sciences),
> Your UCAS number (10 digits, please write it as one number without dashes)
> The country you are applying from (e.g. France)
The application process is set out on the how to apply page. Here are the initial deadlines. It's not only the UCAS application!
When possible / Watch any recordings or consider booking future Applicant Webinar Series sessions.
Sept deadlines / Applicants for the following subjects should already be registered for the relevant admissions test. In some cases you may even have already taken it: Chemical Engineering; Computer Science; Economics; Engineering; Law; Mathematics, Medicine, Natural Sciences. See table of info.
15 Oct at 18:00 UK time / UCAS application (including reference & predicted grades for any exams not yet sat). See UCAS information. Your referee needs to be ready and aware of the deadline too.
15 Oct / Take steps to avoid email issues - Read and act on receiving email.
Our advice: don't leave meeting application deadlines to the last minute. If something unexpected happens (life has really bad timing sometimes) or if something goes wrong, it will be too late to fix. Unfortunately we cannot consider late applications so we encourage you to do everything safely ahead of deadlines (with that in mind, once everything above is sorted, feel free to move onto the next section before 15 Oct).
Everyone has 22 Oct deadlines. Once you've met the 15 Oct deadlines, you can get on with some of them.
22 Oct 18:00 / My Cambridge Application - you'll receive the My Cambridge Application (MyCApp) log-in email within 48 hours of UCAS submission. Please then see the information. If you have problems / questions about the MyCApp, please contact the MyCApp helpdesk directly (applicationhelp@admin.cam.ac.uk). If you do not receive your log-in email, please check your spam / junk folders. You have not made a valid application if you don't meet the MyCApp deadline.
22 Oct 18:00 / Photo - As part of My Cambridge Application all applicants upload a photo that meets certain requirements. It will help if you prepare for this in advance and have the photo saved on your computer.
22 Oct 18:00 / Transcript - As part of My Cambridge Application, some applicants upload a transcript. Please read the transcripts info & do I need to send a transcript? It will help greatly if you have your transcript saved as a pdf on your computer in advance.
22 Oct 23:59 / Christ's information form - Please could all applicants to Christ's complete this short information form (available by 2 Oct)
22 Oct 23:59 / Disability / neurodiversity / mental health / long-term health conditions - If you ticked the UCAS box declaring a disability, neurodiverse condition, mental heath condition or other long-term health condition, and/or if you normally receive adjustments for exams, please read this page and follow the instructions given. It's helpful to look in advance as it may take time to get hold of appropriate evidence.
22 Oct 23:59 / Extenuating Circumstances Form - If anything has caused significant educational or home life disruption or disadvantage, this should be explained in your UCAS reference. In a very small number of cases a form may be needed if your referee didn't mention your circumstances in the reference. Details.
22 Oct 23:59 / Curriculum details - We ask mature applicants / those on a foundation course / those in the first year at university to upload a curriculum summary. Please follow instructions on the curriculum details page.
22 Oct 23:59 / Results breakdown - If you have taken AS level, A level, IB or equivalent exams and have something more than an overall grade for each subject, please upload a document showing the most detailed breakdown available (if relevant). Please follow the instructions on the results breakdown page. NB. We don't require a breakdown for GCSE/IGCSEs (so many applicants will not need to do anything for this).
22 Oct 23:59 / Requested additional documents - This won't apply to most applicants, but if we ask you for an additional document, please upload it by 22 October at the latest, following instructions on the additional documents page.
| It is essential for all Christ's candidates to read the Subject information. The subject information contains details of written work you may be asked to upload by 4 November, as well as information about interviews, College assessments (if relevant) and any additional things that you need to know about for your subject. We are updating it gradually as more information becomes available or details are confirmed. **You may be at a disadvantage if you do not read the information for your subject in the subject information** |
The 4 November (23:59 UK time) deadlines (some will apply to you, some won't):
4 Nov / Written work + coversheets - The Written work page shows which subjects require written work, what's needed and guidelines (including how to upload).
4 Nov / Artwork pdf - Applicants for Architecture and Design are asked to upload a 6-page artwork pdf
4 Nov / Fee Status Questionnaire for Medicine applicants - If you've applied for Medicine and are not a UK citizen resident in the UK for the past 3 years please upload a Fee Status Questionnaire and evidence documents. Read the page, then upload your form and documents following the instructions.
4 Nov / Fee Status Questionnaire for unusual circumstances (optional) - We only require the questionnaire for the Medicine applicants mentioned above, however applicants in other subjects are welcome to upload one to clarify fee status if you want to. See further information.
4 Nov / Eligibility document for students currently or previously eligible for UK Government Funded Free School Meals - If you are currently or have been eligible for Free School Meals funded by the government in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, or if you are a mature student currently eligible for benefits, please read this page and upload a document following the instructions.
4 Nov / Students in UK care may need to email us - Please read this page if you have lived in UK local authority care, either with foster carers or in a children’s home (or in Scotland under a home supervision order).
4 Nov / International Science Olympiad Medal Certificate - If you've won gold, silver or bronze medal at one of the International Science Olympiads, see the information and upload your certificate following the instructions.
4 Nov / Refugee status document - If you said on your UCAS application that the UK government has granted you refugee status or humanitarian protections within the UK please see the instructions.
We will begin inviting applicants to online interviews as soon as possible in the second half of November and will keep you updated in the yellow box at the end of this section. Invitations are sent by email. For students who we decide not to interview, we aim to communicate our decision by the end of November at the latest.
Interviews at Christ's College will be take place online on various dates from 30 November to 16 December 2026. Please see the subject information, where more precise interview dates will be posted as soon as they are known for individual subjects.
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If you said on the My CApp that you are unavailable on a particular date, we will do our best to arrange interviews avoiding that date. However this cannot be guaranteed due to the difficulty of arranging interviews for all candidates on the small number of dates that may be available for an individual subject.
Please do not phone the Admissions Office to check on the progress of your application. If you have an important and genuine enquiry, please email us and we will do our best to help. Remember though: once we get past the application forms stage, fewer queries = faster invitations to interview.
| We have sent invitations to interview in the following subjects |
| None so far. |
If you're selected for interview in a subject with a College assessment, this will be organised for you automatically and you will receive a separate email with details. See the College assessments page for more information including confirmation of when the emails with further info have been sent for different subjects. If you requested adjustments for your College assessment by 22 Oct, please see details here.
Stage 5 is for students who have received an invitation for online interviews (and a College assessment, if relevant). It will be expanded gradually and further detail may be added to the pages already available. We recommend that you re-read the information shortly before interviews in case any details have been updated.
Online interviews: At home or at school?
Subject Information (Where you find the interview and college assessment details specific to your course. Some details will be updated nearer the time so you are advised to re-read information before your interviews).
Sitting a College assessment online
College assessments info by subject
FORM: Interview attendance reply form / Available nearer the time
ID Checks in interviews
Practical details for online interviews / Available nearer the time
Pre-interview study / Available nearer the time
Adjustments for students with a disability, neurodiverse condition, mental health condition or long-term health condition
The current questions page has a section for questions about interviews.
On Wednesday 27 January 2027, applicants who were selected for interview will receive both an email from Cambridge and an update via the UCAS website with the outcome of their application.
Before this, in late December / early January, a small number of applicants will receive exam results (Australian ATAR, Winter IB and A level sittings etc.). These will need to be sent to us on the day you receive them - instructions here.
