The Official Cambridge Applicants for 2023 Entry Thread

Hi @Christ's Admissions . I'm an international student who does CIE A levels and am thinking of applying to Christs. I was wondering whether not having Olympiad prizes/medals would disadvantage an application for Mathematics/physical natural sciences, especially because i'm an international student? Does Christs expect its international applicants to have such kind of accomplishments? I'm not chinese/from a country which emphasises olympiads and i'm doing qualifications that are accepted by cambridge. It would be of great help to me if @Peterhouse Admissions @R T or anyone else weighs in as well.

I replied to this in the 2022 thread.

I know it is REALLY far in advance, but I wanted to start this thread for those who are thinking of applying to


the University of Cambridge in 2022 for entry in 2023!



Even though we have only just finished our GCSEs it never hurts to get ahead of the game when thinking about the future, and in particular - Cambridge Applications!
REMEMBER THOUGH: Cambridge isn't the be-all and end-all of things but being aspirational doesn't hurt!

(Thank you to @Xaodo whose 2022 thread I have partially lifted this from)

Don't worry if you haven't done a lot, this is well in advance!

1) What A Levels are you taking from September (or other eligible qualifications)?
2) What course at Cambridge do you have your eyes on? And why?
3) What grades did you get/are you predicted to get at GCSE?
4) Why Cambridge specifically? and why not Oxford?
5) Which admissions tests do you have to sit, and when will you start preparing for them?
6) What have you done in lockdown to help your studies and potentially your application to Cambridge?
7) What do you want to do with your degree from Cambridge?
8) Have you decided which college you're applying to?

I know it is REALLY far in advance, but I wanted to start this thread for those who are thinking of applying to


the University of Cambridge in 2022 for entry in 2023!



Even though we have only just finished our GCSEs it never hurts to get ahead of the game when thinking about the future, and in particular - Cambridge Applications!
REMEMBER THOUGH: Cambridge isn't the be-all and end-all of things but being aspirational doesn't hurt!

(Thank you to @Xaodo whose 2022 thread I have partially lifted this from)

Don't worry if you haven't done a lot, this is well in advance!

1) What A Levels are you taking from September (or other eligible qualifications)?
2) What course at Cambridge do you have your eyes on? And why?
3) What grades did you get/are you predicted to get at GCSE?
4) Why Cambridge specifically? and why not Oxford?
5) Which admissions tests do you have to sit, and when will you start preparing for them?
6) What have you done in lockdown to help your studies and potentially your application to Cambridge?
7) What do you want to do with your degree from Cambridge?
8) Have you decided which college you're applying to?

If there is anyone out there who needs help with A-Level History, Politics or English Literature, please feel free to PM and I can share with you some online resources which really helped me when I was studying for those subjects myself.

I know it is REALLY far in advance, but I wanted to start this thread for those who are thinking of applying to


the University of Cambridge in 2022 for entry in 2023!



Even though we have only just finished our GCSEs it never hurts to get ahead of the game when thinking about the future, and in particular - Cambridge Applications!
REMEMBER THOUGH: Cambridge isn't the be-all and end-all of things but being aspirational doesn't hurt!

(Thank you to @Xaodo whose 2022 thread I have partially lifted this from)

Don't worry if you haven't done a lot, this is well in advance!

1) What A Levels are you taking from September (or other eligible qualifications)?
2) What course at Cambridge do you have your eyes on? And why?
3) What grades did you get/are you predicted to get at GCSE?
4) Why Cambridge specifically? and why not Oxford?
5) Which admissions tests do you have to sit, and when will you start preparing for them?
6) What have you done in lockdown to help your studies and potentially your application to Cambridge?
7) What do you want to do with your degree from Cambridge?
8) Have you decided which college you're applying to?

1) Economics, French, Politics and EPQ.
2) HSPS, I'd like to focus mainly on Politics and IR though.
3) Seven 9s, an 8 and a 7, plus an 8 from one I did a year early.
4) Oxford doesn't have an HSPS equivalent - they have PPE but I quite dislike Philosophy! I also like that Cambridge is a smaller city than Oxford.
5) There isn't one.
6) Not a lot, I only decided to apply for Cambridge in September. I've done a PPE taster program from Oxford and attended a 'Young Political Leader' weekend. I also attend my school's Oxbridge program and have read a bit, mostly journal articles, as my EPQ is related to IR
7) I'd love to work in the Civil Service as a diplomat.
8) I'm pretty sure it'll be Girton (I like that it's got lots of outdoor space and is further away from the main city), but I want to visit Corpus Christi and Newnham before I decide.

Does anyone know what attitudes are like regarding deferred entry? I'm considering applying for it as I compete in my sport at a fairly competitive level, so I'd quite like to take a year out to focus on training and compete a bit more.

But I'm not sure I'll make it to Cambridge. When I was in year 9 (when I originally had thoughts of applying to Cambridge) I was in bottom set maths. I don't come from a rich family, I go to a pretty standard college. I'm nothing special. I've really pushed myself to get where I am. I promised myself that I would apply but if I don't get in I won't be (too) sad.

Hi @Christ's Admissions. If a students is dyslectic or has other learning disorders, and as a result was getting say 25% extra time in GCSE and A-Level exams, how would this impact their Cambridge application? Should they mention this in their UCAS application form and/or any supplementary Cambridge questionnaire? Would they be given extra time in any pre-interview or at-interview assessments? Also, would the email with the SENCO assessment from their school specifying the 25% extra time be sufficient, or would you need anything else as evidence?

1) What A Levels are you taking from September (or other eligible qualifications)?
2) What course at Cambridge do you have your eyes on? And why?
3) What grades did you get/are you predicted to get at GCSE?
4) Why Cambridge specifically? and why not Oxford?
5) Which admissions tests do you have to sit, and when will you start preparing for them?
6) What have you done in lockdown to help your studies and potentially your application to Cambridge?
7) What do you want to do with your degree from Cambridge?
8) Have you decided which college you're applying to?

I know it is REALLY far in advance, but I wanted to start this thread for those who are thinking of applying to


the University of Cambridge in 2022 for entry in 2023!



Even though we have only just finished our GCSEs it never hurts to get ahead of the game when thinking about the future, and in particular - Cambridge Applications!
REMEMBER THOUGH: Cambridge isn't the be-all and end-all of things but being aspirational doesn't hurt!

(Thank you to @Xaodo whose 2022 thread I have partially lifted this from)

Don't worry if you haven't done a lot, this is well in advance!

1) What A Levels are you taking from September (or other eligible qualifications)?
2) What course at Cambridge do you have your eyes on? And why?
3) What grades did you get/are you predicted to get at GCSE?
4) Why Cambridge specifically? and why not Oxford?
5) Which admissions tests do you have to sit, and when will you start preparing for them?
6) What have you done in lockdown to help your studies and potentially your application to Cambridge?
7) What do you want to do with your degree from Cambridge?
8) Have you decided which college you're applying to?

1) Physics, Mathematics and Classical Civilisation + EPQ (Art-related)
2) Natural Sciences, as I really like the content in the physical stream and would like to study earth sciences alongside physics.
3) 10 Grade 9's achieved
4) The Oxford Physics course seems very maths orientated and I prefer geophysics to mechanics.
5) NSAA... after my mocks
6) Essay Competitions, an AI and earth monitoring MOOC, reading articles/books/watching programmes related to astrophysics
7) Not sure yet, I'm hoping the broad range of topics covered will help me decide what to specialise in.

Does anyone know if my A-levels will put me at a disadvantage for NatSci, I know a lot of applicants do have 3 science subjects...

I know it is REALLY far in advance, but I wanted to start this thread for those who are thinking of applying to


the University of Cambridge in 2022 for entry in 2023!



Even though we have only just finished our GCSEs it never hurts to get ahead of the game when thinking about the future, and in particular - Cambridge Applications!
REMEMBER THOUGH: Cambridge isn't the be-all and end-all of things but being aspirational doesn't hurt!

(Thank you to @Xaodo whose 2022 thread I have partially lifted this from)

Don't worry if you haven't done a lot, this is well in advance!

1) What A Levels are you taking from September (or other eligible qualifications)?
2) What course at Cambridge do you have your eyes on? And why?
3) What grades did you get/are you predicted to get at GCSE?
4) Why Cambridge specifically? and why not Oxford?
5) Which admissions tests do you have to sit, and when will you start preparing for them?
6) What have you done in lockdown to help your studies and potentially your application to Cambridge?
7) What do you want to do with your degree from Cambridge?
8) Have you decided which college you're applying to?