Land Economy at Christ's.
We welcome applicants from Poland who would like to apply for a place here at Christ's College.
- Entry requirements
- Student profiles
- The application process
- Financial Support
- How to find out more
- Useful links
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Join us for regular webinars, online open days and the next Christ's International Webinar. A complete list of forthcoming events is here - quite a few of them are online. If you are applying for one of the following courses, please be aware that you will need to register for an Admissions Test by mid-September: Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences. We advise you to register as early as you can to increase your chances of getting your chosen Test Centre. Further info below. |
Entry requirements
Typical Christ's offers for applicants taking the Świadectwo Dojrzałości (Certificate of Maturity) / Nova Matura would ask you to achieve 95th percentile scores in up to two extended level subjects and an average of 90th percentile across all subjects taken.
If you are taking the Nova Matura, we advise you to contact us with information about your school curriculum and which state exams you are able to access so that we can advise you.
If you opt to take the International Baccalaureate, you would normally need to achieve 42 points overall (including bonus points), with 7,7,6 in Higher Level subjects. If you apply for a Cambridge course that requires Mathematics, IB students would need Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches. There is a list of IB World Schools in Poland and please see our IB page.
Students taking International A levels will need to achieve at least A*AA or A*A*A, depending on the course applied for. See our page for International A levels.
At Christ's we make adjusted offers to students from Poland holding a European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) medal or a International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) medal. See the information about further achievements on our entrance requirements page.
Offers for Mathematics include STEP II and III. Further information about STEP and preparation support is available on the Maths page.
Some courses also require an Admissions Assessment. The dates and registration details for these assessments vary from subject to subject so please check this carefully in relation to the course you are planning to apply for.
It will be important to take particular care to also ensure that you meet any specific subject requirements for your chosen course. These are set out on the subject pages.
Student profiles
Oliwia (from Szczecin), and Diana and Mati (both from Piaseczno) have written detailed student profiles to share their experiences of applying and studying at Christ's with future students.
In the profiles, Oliwia, Diana and Mati explain what attracted them to their courses, the college system, how they found the application process, what they were looking forward to (and what they were worried about!) before they arrived in Cambridge, how the teaching works, the difference between studying in Cambridge and studying at school, the best and the hardest things, what they do when they are not working, and what they do in the holidays.
- Read Oliwia's profile (PBS)
- Read Diana's student profile (HSPS)
- Read Mati's student profile (Land Economy)
The application deadline
For applicants from Poland applying in 2024 (for 2025 entry or deferred 2026 entry) the application deadline is 15 October 2024.
It is very, very important to check whether your course has a test that requires registration, as you will need to check the deadline for this. Depending on your subject you may need to register some time before the application deadline. See the application process section below.
The application process
We recommend that you apply as soon as possible once UCAS opens for applications in September. Your course may require registration in September for an admissions test (depending on the subject) and then the UCAS application deadline for all courses is 15 October 2024. Application is for entry the following October (or for deferred entry the year after). We encourage all applicants to read the information about applying on the relevant subject page, as well as the how to apply page well in advance of September, as there are a number of parts to the application procedure which may take time to organise and complete:
- If you have a test that requires registration (needed for some of the courses), you will need to make sure you are registered for this by the relevant deadline. Details are updated on the Admissions Tests page by July each year for students applying the following October. You will be able to search for the test centres in Poland.
- There is more than one application form. You first make a UCAS application and then you complete an additional questionnaire called My Cambridge Application.
- You will need a referee who can provide a reference and predicted grades for any exams that you have not yet taken.
- You will also need to arrange for your school to provide a transcript, which you upload as part of My Cambridge Application.
Do also explore our additional support pages for international applicants, and note that on 20 September Christ's publishes the current applicants section, which will support you (in detail!) through the next steps once you have submitted a valid application and chosen Christ's College in your UCAS application.
Financial Support
Students from Poland are encouraged to have a look at our finance section for details of the costs and financial support available. In addition to the university-wide awards from the Cambridge, Commonwealth, European and International Trusts, you'll see that at Christ's we have Christ’s College International Awards and Christ's Awards. The Christ's College International Awards awards are worth £10,000 a year and may be accompanied by a full or partial waiver of the College Fee (currently £11,300 a year). More information is available on our page on international financial support and do also read the notes for EU students applying in 2023 and beyond.
Mateusz at a Project Access Poland Bootcamp
Where can I find out more?
Do explore the international students section in particular, and make sure you read the relevant subject page.
We encourage you to attend our annual Christ's International Webinar. See Christ's International webinar info. You may like to also attend other online events - we run lots of webinars, and our open days are online, with an optional visit, so you can still attend them even if you can't get to Cambridge.
Please also feel free to email Kristy, Fran and Ellie in Christ's Admissions Office (admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk) with any questions. We'll be pleased to hear from you!
Useful Links
- Project Access Poland
Project Access supports students who are less privileged and do not have much support for application. If you think this might be relevant please explore the website and join their programme. - Notes for EU students applying in October 2022
- Cambridge University Polish Society
- Polish Society Freshers Guide for Oct 2022 entry.pdf
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