This page is part of the Christ's College current applicants section.
Please get used to checking here before you write to us with a question - it may well be that someone else has asked the same thing! And if you do need to email us, please remember to start with your name, subject (including 'Biological' or 'Physical' if Natural Sciences), UCAS number and which country you are applying from so that we can respond efficiently. Many thanks!
- Current Questions
- Subject-specific questions
- Questions about interviews / College assessments
- Questions from international applicants (outside the UK)
Current questions
I've missed a deadline. What should I do?
We have a 'no fuss' approach to missed deadlines. If you can see the table below for what to do and then do it quickly, correctly (i.e. follow the instructions on the relevant page precisely) and without fuss, we will do our best to process it efficiently for you. What we don't have capacity to do is answer emails or phone calls about late forms and documents. Thank you for your understanding.
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| Additional Applicant Information Form (AAIF) | Please complete it now and we will accept it. Please do not email us about it. |
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We will accept these late with the caveat that we can only consider material that is in your file at the time that it is read (and it will take a little while for us to process things after yu have uploaded them). Please follow the instructions on the relevant page carefully and do not send us emails about missing the deadline. Note - it is too late to make changes to work you have already submitted unless we email you with a problem. |
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Fee Status Questionnaire for Medicine applicants Optional Fee Status Questionnaire for non-Medicine applicants with unusual circumstances |
Please upload your Fee Status Questionnaire now. Please do not email us about it. |
| Eligibility document for students currently or previously on UK Government Funded Free School Meals | Please upload your eligibility document now. Please do not email us about it. |
| Students in UK care may need to email us | Please email us now. |
| International Science Olympiad Medal Certificates | We will accept these late with the caveat that we can only consider material that is in your file at the time that it is read (and it will take a little while for us to process things after you have uploaded them). Please follow the instructions on the relevant page carefully and do not send us emails about missing the deadline. |
| Form for applicants for English | Please complete the form now. Please do not email us about it. Note - it is too late to make chances if you have already completed the form. |
| Transcript |
Please send it as an additional document as soon as possible. We will accept late transcripts with the caveat that we can only consider information that is in your file at the time that it is read. Please follow the instructions on the page carefully for how to upload the transcript and do not send us emails about missing the deadline. We do not accept transcripts by email. |
| Christ's info form | Please complete it now and we will still accept it. Please make sure that you see the screen that confirms it has been received safely and do not email us about it. |
| Extenuating Circumstances Form | If your referee has missed the 23 Oct deadline please encourage them to submit the form as soon as possible. The form on the central admissions website has now been taken down but we have an alternative ECF form available on the Christ's ECF page (they download and complete the form and then upload it via the upload tool on that page). |
| Curriculum details Results breakdown Additional document |
We will accept these late with the caveat that we can only consider information that is in your file at the time that it is read (and it will take a little while for us to process things after you have sent them). Please follow the instructions on the relevant page carefully for how to send the relevant thing, and do not send us emails about missing the deadline. |
| Disability, Specific Learning Difficulty and long-term illness form and/or document | If you now have the form and document, please upload it following the instructions on the page. If you have a partially completed form or a missing document, please follow the steps below: Step 1: Please complete the form as well as you can and write on the form a) what you are missing and why, and b) when you expect to have it by. Step 2: Upload your form and your document (if you already have that), following the instructions on the page except that you write 'temporary' at the end of the file name if you will be sending a completed version in due course. e.g. 5 - Natural Sciences (Physical) - BLOGGS Joe - Adjustments form - 1580174729 - temporary Step 3: Please collect the missing elements (whatever they are) once you can, and then upload a second version of the complete form (not writing 'temporary' at the end, this time). NB you only need to upload the document again if the file has changed - please do not re-upload if it's the same as what you previously uploaded. |
I have two UCAS Personal ID numbers because I applied to Cambridge last year. Which one should I use?
Your current one, but don't worry if you used an old one earlier in the process or if you see an old one used in an email from us.
Have you received my Extenuating Circumstances Form?
Please check with the person who sent it directly, and ask them if, when they submitted the form, they saw the screen confirming that it has been received safely. In the next few days we will also do a check for those who indicated in their MyCApp that a form would be sent - if you answered yes to that question we will email you if we don't have it.
What if I've done something wrong in sending a document to you?
Please don't worry: we'll let you know if we need you to do something differently (and be prepared - we'll badger you a lot if you forget to include the details we need at the start of all emails!).
I'm not sure if you've received my XXXX. Please will you check?
When you're uploading documents or submitting forms, please always look carefully at the screen after you have submitted the upload form or other form - there will always be a screen confirming that we have received it safely (normally one of the ones with Finch & Baines cat pictures!!). If you have seen this screen then we have received it safely. If you are not sure whether you have done something / it was submitted successfully, please upload it again to be sure rather than emailing us. Please also be reassured that after the deadlines we do a certain amount of checking and would contact you if we notice a problem or a missing form.
Please could you check I've done everything I need to?
No - sorry. Please check what you need to do by looking through the information in this current applicants section. For each thing please ask yourself a) is it relevant to me and b) have I done it? Please always check that you see the screen confirming that a form has been submitted, and keep email acknowledgements for forms submitted if you want a record (no, we can't re-send these). If you're still feeling unsure please ask a parent, guardian or friend to read through the table with you if you think it would help.
I've made a mistake on my MyCApp form but it's already submitted. What can I do?
We can't edit the MyCApp. If you made a significant mistake, please write to us at admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk, starting your email with the normal details:
- Your name (exactly as you wrote it on your UCAS form, including surname in CAPITALS),
- The course you have applied for (including 'Biological or Physical' if Natural Sciences),
- Your UCAS number (no dashes)
- Which country you are applying from
Please write out the question from your MyCApp in bold (you can use the relevant preview of My Cambridge Application to find the question), and then write underneath it the correct answer that you would like to give. We will add the information to your application file.
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To: admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk Dear Christ's Admissions, Eric LIU I made an error on my MyCApp form. Here is the question and corrected information: MyCApp 4.1 Many thanks, Eric |
Who can I email with questions?
Please email Kristy, Fran, Hayley and Ellie at admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk, starting with your full name, subject, UCAS number and country you're applying from except, if your question is for one of the dedicated helpdesks:
- Contact UCAS
- My Cambridge Application helpdesk: applicationhelp@ug.admin.cam.ac.uk
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Subject-specific questions
Engineering
- May I join my interviews with 2 devices?
No. Please read your Engineering invitation to interview - there is a section on how the interviews work. Please do not try to do things differently to what you have been told.
Mathematics
- I've received my invitation to interview. I'm planning to buy a graphics tablet and stylus pen, would you recommend I use that instead of joining with two cameras?
No do not try to participate in the interview in a different way to what we have told you in your invitation to interview. The interviewers do not want to spend time negociating with you about how the interview is going to work. They expect you to be ready and set up as we've instructed, and they want to get on with the maths. Also, you really don't need to buy equipment. Please make sure that you've read your invitation to interview (including the links) carefully and we recommend that you sign up for one of the set-up demo sessions advertised at the end of Stage 4.
Natural Sciences
- Is it possible to know what each interview will focus on, if we are selected for interview?
As for other subjects, any info we want to give in advance will be in the subject information. The content of each interview is not something we specify and you’ll be asked a range of questions. The interviewers will have read your application so they know which subjects you’re doing, what your interests and strengths are etc. On the other hand, they don’t have to stick to your areas of interest or what you've been covering in school! Best not to go into the interviews with set ideas of what they will focus on. Just attend, see what you’re asked and do your best?- Info on what interviews involve
- Inside Uni - interviews (examples only, there is no guarantee that your interviews will be the same....).
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Questions about interviews and College assessments
How long are the interviews?
You'll be seen for 35 - 50 minutes in total, but this time is split between your two interviews. Note that the duration of your interviews may not be the same, one may be longer than the other.
Can I change the date/time of my interview
No - we expect you to make the interview slots you have been given work. You may need to stay home from school that day / leave early etc. if necessary.
Since I filled in the information about topics I would cover at school, the information has changed. Please could you update it?
We don't make changed at this stage but if something comes up, just tell the interviewers.
Will the Christ's interviews and College assessments be online?
Yes - all Christ's interviews and all the College assessments (the ones listed here, taken only by students selected for interview) will take place online. Nobody will need to travel for interviews or assessments.
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Questions from international applicants (outside the UK)
Should I submit my IELTS scores? I put the results in my UCAS application but am not sure if you need proof
You do not need to send documents. If we select you for an offer we will ask you for these post offer. Please just do the things we have asked you to do - we do not want you to send additional things.
I've missed a deadline. What should I do?
Please see the main Current Questions section and follow the instructions there rather than emailing us.
I have just received SAT scores. How should I send them to you?
Please upload a screenshot showing your scores (saved as a pdf file) or the statement that you get as an additional document and we will add them to your application. Please do not ask for a SAT transcript to be sent to Christ's College at this stage. They go to the central office and take ages to arrive - screenshots are fine and we will check the information later if you are made an offer.
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