Our visit days aim to provide students with a better understanding an insight not only to university and Cambridge, but what they should be doing to help prepare for a potential application to top universities. Content is tailored to be relevant to the age group and their stage of education which is why we offer separate KS4 and KS5 days.
Visit days include:
- Two sessions with our admissions and outreach staff to give students an understanding of what Cambridge has to offer, and guidance on what to be doing and thinking about at this stage in their education.
- The opportunity to interact with current undergraduate students
- A tour of the college
- A cold buffet lunch
All session plus lunch and refreshments are provided free of charge.
The days run from 10:00 (start time - arrival from 09:30) until 14:30.
KS4 Visit Days are designed for students in Year 10 or 11 England/Wales, Year 12/13 Northern Ireland, S3/4 Scotland.
The first session of the visit is an Introduction to University and Cambridge, in which we explain what university has to offer, why consider Cambridge, the support available at university, and how we differ to other universities in the UK.
The second session Subject Matters: Choosing Your Post-16 Options brings the students to consider their next steps in education. In this session we'll dive deeper into thinking about university courses, how they translate into careers, thinking about their skills and interests, and what combinations of subjects and qualifications make for a competitive application.
Selecting Students
We're happy to consider single-year groups, or groups that are a mix of Year 10 and 11 students as the school prefers. Schools can initially request 15 student places and two accompanying staff members. At the point of booking, you can also specify if you would like to book additional spaces if capacity allows.
KS5 Visit Days are for students in Year 12 England/Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland.
The first session of the visit is an Introduction to University and Cambridge, in which we explain what university has to offer, why consider Cambridge, the support available at university, and how we differ to other universities in the UK.
The second session Supercurricular Activities & Preparing a Competitive Application brings the students to consider their next steps in education. In this session we'll dive deeper into thinking about university courses, how they translate into careers, thinking about their skills and interests, and what combinations of subjects and qualifications make for a competitive application.
Selecting Students
Schools can initially request 15 student places and two accompanying staff members. At the point of booking, you can also specify if you would like to book additional spaces if capacity allows.
Students for our Year 12 days should be taking suitable qualifications for the course(s) they are considering. They should normally be taking 3 A-Level qualifications, or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, or Highers (and Advanced Highers - Scotland). Please note that qualifications such as BTECs, Applied A-Levels and some other Level 3 qualifications like Criminology are not normally accepted as part of three qualifications for study at Cambridge (with the exception of the Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, which isn't offered at Christ's but which you can find out more about here).
Read more about accepted qualifications at Cambridge here.
You can check course requirements here. Particular ones to note are: Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics (Further Maths for those doing A-Level); Medicine; Natural Sciences; Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology; Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.
Upcoming Dates
KS4 Visit Days for students in Year 10 or 11 England/Wales, Year 12/13 Northern Ireland, S3/4 Scotland:
Friday 31 January 2025 (25 student spaces available as of 19/12)
Tuesday 4 March 2025 (15 student places remaining as of 19/12)
KS5 Visit Days for students in Year 12 England/Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland:
Friday 17 January 2025 (25 student places remaining as of 19/12)
Tuesday 4 Feburary 2025 (60 student places remaining as of 19/12)
Monday 10 February 2025 (10 student places remaining as of 19/12)
Tuesday 18 March 2025 (50 student places remaining as of 19/12)
You can specify more than one date for your availability when making a request.
Applications for our January-March KS4 and KS5 visit days are now open. Please click here to make a booking request.
Deadlines
The first batch of applications received by 9am on 18 December will be equally considered and receive a response by midday on 19 December. Further requests will be considered in January.
Details you need for your request
We will ask for: your school name and details; the name and contact details of the teacher/staff member completing the form; which day you wish to request for (KS4 or KS5) and preference of dates; how many pupils you wish to bring.
You may wish to read our Practical Advice page for school visits to us, including guidance around travel and accessibility.
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Please note that visits to Cambridge are in very high demand so please book early. Link area schools will be given priority when booking visits to Christ's.
After submitting a request
If we are able to allocate you spaces for a preferred date, we will then ask you to confirm acceptance for the given date and for further details from you. This will include confirming the designated staff contact (someone who is attending with the group), and any accessibility, disability, religious or dietary requirements of which we need to be aware for those attending.