Entrance requirements for international students.docx
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Entrancerequirementsforinternationalstudents
Entrancerequirementsforinternationalstudents
Cambridgecoursesspecialiseinsinglesubjectsorsubjectareas,forwhichAlevelexaminations,covering3or4subjectsindepth,aretheusualpreparation.Weaskforthehighestgradesinthesesubjects,andassessstudentsnotonlyontheirachievementsintheseexams,butalsoontheirabilityandreadinesstojoinindiscussionoftheirsubject.Thisisoneofthereasonsforinterviewingasmanyapplicantsaswecan.Onlyabout10percentofourundergraduatescomefromoutsidetheUK.(Theproportionofpostgraduatestudentsfromoverseasismuchhigher,ataround40percent.)Ifyouwishtoapplyforanundergraduateplace,youneedtobeinthetop1–2percentofyouryeargroup,anddoingverywellinthesubjectareayouwouldliketostudy.
IfyouarestudyingexaminationsotherthanGCEAlevel,ScottishexaminationsortheInternationalBaccalaureate,itisimportanttogetintouchasearlyaspossibletodiscusstheappropriatenessofthequalificationsyouaretakingasapreparationforCambridge.InthefirstinstanceyoushouldcontacttheCambridgeAdmissionsOfficeenclosingbriefdetailsofthecoursesthatyouhavetaken/aretaking,togetherwithyourachieved/expectedgradesandindicateclearlythesubjectthatyouareintendingtostudyattheUniversity.Youwillthenbeadvisedoncourserequirements,furtherinformationneeded,andhowyouwillbeassessed,forexamplewhetherornotyouwillbeinterviewed.
Englishlanguagerequirements
ItisessentialthatyourEnglishlanguageskillsaregoodenoughforyoutoundertakeanintensiveandchallengingacademiccoursethatistaughtandexaminedinEnglish.
IfyourfirstlanguageisnotEnglish,oneofthefollowingformalqualificationsisrequired:
∙GCSEinEnglishLanguage/IGCSEEnglishLanguage(asafirstlanguage):
atgradeCorabove
∙IELTS:
normallyaminimumoverallgradeof7.0,usuallywith7.0ineachelement
∙ForEUstudents,ahighgradeinEnglishtakenaspartofaleavingexamination(egtheEuropeanBaccalaureate,theFrenchBaccalaureate,Abitur,etc)maybeacceptable
∙CambridgeCertificateinAdvancedEnglish:
atgradeA
∙CambridgeCertificateofProficiencyinEnglish:
atgradeAorB
Applyingfromoverseas
Theapplicationprocessforinternationalstudentsisthesameasforhomeapplicants.ToapplytoanyUKuniversityyoumustapplyonlinethroughUCAS(UniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService).However,toapplytoCambridgeyoumustalsocompleteaCambridgeApplicationForm(CAF).
InbothyourUCASapplicationandyourCAFyoushouldindicatetheCambridgeCollegetowhichyouwishtoapply.IfyouhavenopreferenceforaparticularCollege,youcanchoosetomakean‘open’application,whereyourapplicationisallocatedbyacomputertotheCollegewiththefewestapplicationsforyourcourse.PleasenotethataffiliatedapplicantsmustapplytoaCollege–thereisnoopenapplicationrouteforaffiliatedapplicants.
YourUCASapplicationshouldbesenttoUCASandyourCAFshouldbesenttotheadmissionsofficeofyourchosenCollegeor,inthecaseofanopenapplication,to:
CambridgeAdmissionsOffice(CAO),FitzwilliamHouse,32TrumpingtonStreet,Cambridge,CB21QY.OnceyouhavesubmittedyourUCASapplicationyouwillbegivenaUCASapplicationnumber,whichwillenableyoutogainaccessviatheUCASwebsitetotrackthestatusofyourapplicationtoCambridge,andanyotherUKuniversityyouhaveappliedto.MoreinformationaboutUCAScanbeobtainedbylookingattheirwebsite(www.ucas.ac.uk)orbywritingto:
UCAS,Rosehill,NewBarnLane,Cheltenham,Gloucester,GL523LA.
TheclosingdateforsubmittingbothyourUCASapplicationandtheCAFis15OctobertheyearbeforeyouwishtocommencestudyingatCambridge.
Interviews
InthepasttheUniversityhasconductedadmissionsinterviewsinMalaysia,Singapore,HongKong,PRChina,and(foraffiliatedapplicantsonly)India.Theup-to-datelistofcountriesinwhichoverseasinterviewswillbeconductedforadmissioninOctober2008willbeavailableherefrom1July2007.
Pleasenoteifyouwouldliketobeinterviewedinoneofthesecountries,yourCambridgeApplicationFormmustreachCambridgeby20September2007(exceptHongKongwherethe15Octoberdeadlineremains).Seethecountry-specificinformationsheetsfordetailsofwheretosendyourapplication.
Applicationtimetable
Date
Applicationprocess
Aprilonwards
ResearchthecoursesavailableatCambridgeandtheCollegesystembyconsultingtheUndergraduateAdmissionswebsiteorUndergraduateProspectus.
Mayonwards
If,afterlookingatthewebsiteandtheProspectus,youhaveidentifiedaCollegeyouwouldliketoapplyto,writeinformallytotheAdmissionsTutorofthatCollege(nameandaddressesaregiveninCollegeprofiles),informinghim/herofyourplansandcircumstances.Itwouldbeusefulifyoucouldgiveasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutthecoursesyouarecurrentlystudyinginyourowncountry;thescoresyouareachievingandthecourseyouwishtostudy,toenabletheTutortoassessyouracademicpotential.
June-October
ObtainaCambridgeApplicationForm.SendyourcompletedapplicationformtotheCollegeofyourchoiceortoCAO(foropenapplications)togetherwiththeappropriateapplicationfee.Pleasedonotfaxtheform.Openapplicationsareprocessedbycomputersoonafterthe15OctoberdeadlineandareallocatedtoColleges,whichthereaftertakeovertheadmissionsprocessandwillcontactyoudirect.YoushouldalsosubmitaUCASapplication.
September-December
UKapplicantsareinterviewed.Overseasapplicantsmaybeinvitedforintervieworaskedtosubmitsamplesoftheirwork/sitadmissionstests,somemaybeconsideredwithoutinterview.Seeinterviewsandadmissionstestsandwrittenworkforfurtherinfo.
January
Applicantsarenotifiedofdecisions.Thepossibilitiesare:
∙applicationunsuccessful
∙theofferofaconditionalplace,subjecttoobtainingspecifiedexaminationgrades
∙theofferofanunconditionalplace
October
Academicyearstarts
SeethemainApplyingtoCambridgepagesforfurtherdetailsabouttheapplicationandselectionprocess.
CambridgeAdmissionsOffice
32TrumpingtonStreet
CambridgeCB21QYUK
NotesforstudentsfromChinawhoarethinkingofApplyingforUndergraduateentrytotheUniversityofCambridge
ThesenotesareintendedforstudentsfromPRCconsideringapplyingtoCambridgeandsupplementinformationgivenintheCambridgeAdmissionsProspectus,publishedannuallyinMarch.CopiesoftheCambridgeProspectusshouldbeavailableforconsultationinBeijing,Shanghai,GuangzhouandChongqingattheBritishEmbassyandConsulates(CulturalandEducationSection).IfyouwouldlikeapersonalpapercopyoftheProspectus,youshouldwritetotheCambridgeAdmissionsOffice(addressabove),enclosingUS$15,oranequivalentsum,forthecostofair-mailpostage.YoucanalsoconsulttheProspectusonthewebat:
www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/.IfyouhavequestionsnotansweredbytheProspectusorbythesenotes,youcanwritetotheAdmissionsTutorofaCollege(addressesintheProspectus)ortotheChinaApplicationCentre(prchina@cao.cam.ac.uk).InformationonentryforpostgraduatecoursesmaybeobtainedfromtheBoardofGraduateStudies(address:
4MillLane,CambridgeCB21RZ,England)orat:
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/.
1.Interviews
InterviewsinCambridgeorlocallyareanimportantpartofselectionprocedures.ThisyearitisexpectedthatCambridgeAdmissionsTutorswillbecomingtoChinatointerviewcandidateswhohaveappliedforundergraduateadmission.Interviewsin2007areexpectedbeheldinShanghaionMonday22orTuesday23October.Theinterviewswillbeabout20-30minutesinlengthandaredesignedtoassesstheacademicpotentialofapplicantsintheirchosensubjectarea.Onthesamedayastheinterviewyoumightalsobeaskedtotakeashortwrittensubjecttest(requiringfamiliaritywiththecurrentsyllabusforthosewhoarestillatschool).Candidateswhohavealreadyleftschoolmayalsobeaskedtotakeawrittentestthoughitwillbeappreciatedthattheywillnotbeasfamiliarwiththebasicsyllabusmaterial.Formostapplicantsthetestwilleitherinvolveessay-writingorbetheCambridgeTSA(ThinkingSkillsAssessment)detailsofwhichmaybefoundatwww.tsa.ucles.org.uk.EveryoneapplyingforMedicineorVeterinaryMedicine,however,hastotaketheBMAT(Bio-MedicalAdmissionsTest)of2hoursdurationinNovember;furtherinformationandsomesamplequestionsforthistestwillbepostedonthewebatwww.bmat.org.uk.SimilarlyallapplicantsforLawplacesmusttaketheLNAT(LawNationalAdmissionsTest);furtherinformationmaybefoundatwww.law.cam.ac.uk.EntriesfortheBMATandtheLNATaremadeseparatelyviatheindividualtestwebsites.
2.CollegeChoice
TheCambridgeApplicationFormallowscandidatestochooseoneofthe30CambridgeCollegesastheirCollegeofpreference.AstrengthoftheCollegiatesystematCambridgeisthatstudentswillcomeintocontactwiththosefromotherbackgroundsandwhoarereadingdifferentsubjects.Forthisreasonthereisnoanswertothecommonquestion:
"WhatisthebestCollegechoiceforastudentfromChina,orapplyinginaparticularsubject?
"IngeneralallCollegesacceptapplicantsforallsubjects(thefewexceptionsareshownintheCambridgeAdmissionsProspectus).IfyoupreferyoucansubmitanOpenApplicationleavingblankthespaceforCollegechoiceandyouwillbeallocatedtoaCollege.CandidateschoosingaCollegeofPreferenceareadvisedtodosoafte
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