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University of Cambridge applicants' thread for 2026 entry

Welcome to the applicants' thread for 2026 entry at the University of Cambridge!

For Cambridge applicants applying in 2025 for 2026 entry and 2027 deferred entry.

Parents, you are free to comment on this thread to provide words of encouragement and guidance to the applicants, but you also have your own thread for parental debates -> https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6325348

Here are a few suggested opening questions, but ask whatever you want regarding Cambridge.

1) What A Levels are you doing (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 are you doing 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?

NOTE: Unless posting about something particularly sensitive, you are generally expected to post on this thread with your username rather than anonymous, as it makes it easier for contributors to provide guidance to help you through your journey.

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Reply 1

Lars360

Hi all,

1) English Literature, History, Politics
2) HSPS - brings together so many disciplines and allows a broad understanding of human society and behaviour.
3) 99999998888
4) Oxford doesn’t do HSPS
5) No admissions test
6) Wider reading and podcasts to find what specific areas interest me. Lucy Cavendish Academic Attainment programme.
7) Not sure yet - maybe a social researcher?
8: Probably Lucy Cavendish but I am not 100% sure yet.