This page is for students who have a place on our September Online Open Day.
Welcome to the September Online Open Day participants page! For those who have booked a place, this event includes a combination of elements. Details are below but there are two essential notes:
- All joining details and recordings will be sent by email only.
This page has the current updates for participants and details of the different elements of the event:
- Updates
- Live sessions
- Recordings after the open day
- Info for parents and guardians
- If you are reading this but have not booked a place
- In-person tours on 13 Sept
| Updates for participants |
|---|
EMAIL 1 - Receipt of booking / sent when you submitted the booking form Please check your spam folder if you can't see an email. Recordings are being uploaded to our open day films page, once available (you will need the passcode, also given on the page) |
Live sessions online
The table below shows the times of the live sessions. We realise that you will not all be available for every session (see recordings) and we also know that some of you may have already attended a session or two as part of our regular webinar series.
To get the most out of the online open day, we recommend that you watch this pre-recorded introduction and the recording of the Applying to Christ's session (9 Sept) in advance of the Q&A with the Director of Admissions and write down any questions that come to mind.
If you are an international applicant, please note that we are running our September International Webinar at 10:30am on Wed 18 September. A separate booking is needed if you would like to attend - please see the International webinars page.
| Date | Time (UK) | Session | For | Approx length | Joining details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 Sept | 17:00 | Applying to Christ's (online, recording available afterwards) | Prospective students & parents/supporters | 1 hour | EMAIL 2 / EMAIL 3 |
| Tues 10 Sept | 17:00 | A look at the grounds and facilities (online, recording available afterwards) | Prospective students & parents/supporters | 1 hour | EMAIL 2 / EMAIL 3 |
| Wed 11 Sept | 17:00 | Student life - Info, Q&A with our students (online, recording available afterwards) | Prospective students & parents/supporters | 45 mins | EMAIL 2 / EMAIL 3 |
| Thurs 12 Sept | 17:00 | Some subject meetings with specialists (there is a list of subject meetings here) Online, Live only | Prospective students only *Camera on if you can* More info | 40 mins | EMAIL 3.5 (prospective students only) |
| Fri 13 Sept | 10:00 - 15:00 Last tours leave at 14:30 | In-person College tours See the section below. | Prospective students & parents/supporters | tours & chat after | EMAIL 2 / EMAIL 3 |
| Fri 13 Sept | 16:30 | Personal Statements and preparing to apply (online, recording available afterwards) | Prospective students & parents/supporters | 1 hour | EMAIL 2 / EMAIL 3 |
| Thurs 19 Sept | 17:00 | Director of Admissions Q&A following on from the talks. Before this session please watch | Prospective students & parents/supporters | 1 hour | EMAIL 2 / EMAIL 3 |
Recordings
We will give open day participants time-limited access to a set of session recordings (except for subject sessions, which are only available live). These are available on the open day films page (you will need the passcode, which is also on the page). We hope that this will enable you to watch anything you wanted to see if the time of the session was inconvenient in your case.
Information for parents & other supporters
You will see in the list of live sessions that parents and supporters (parents is shorthand - any supporters) are welcome in most live events, but we would like the camera-on, live subject meetings to be for prospective students only (these are indicated in the table). Thank you for your help with this!
You'll see that there is an opportunity to join the Q&A with our Director of Admissions so that you can ask questions. If you would like to take part, please ensure that you watch the pre-recorded introduction (24 mins) and the Applying to Christ's session BEFORE joining this session, as the Q&A is for further questions following the talks. In order to make the session as helpful as possible, we are hoping that the questions will be further questions, following on from the Monday session (which should already answer quite a lot of initial questions). Many thanks.
If your child gave us an email address for you on the booking request form, you will be sent "EMAIL 3" with joining details. If your child did not provide an email address or you would like to receive more than this, please simply ask your child to forward emails 2 and 4 to you (you can see the updates when they have been sent, if you want to check). Note that we are not able to add email addresses to the parents list (aiming to keep this simple!). If your child is not organised with their email (!) now is a great time to have a chat about this, as they will need to be reading their email and keeping track of important emails received during the application process.
If you are reading this and have not yet booked a place
Booking is still open! If you are joining part-way through the events, we will be able to catch you up. Please see the link below
| When are you applying | Open Day dates | Booking form |
| Application in Sept/Oct 24 for Oct 2025 (or deferred 2026) entry | 9 - 19 Sept online; 13 Sept optional visit | Christ's September Open Day booking form |
| Application in Sept/Oct 24 for Oct 2025 (or deferred 2026) entry | To visit other Colleges as well on 13 Sept | Cambridge Open Day booking form |
Do also see our events page for other opportunities.
If you would like to visit for a College tour on Friday 13 September (10am - 3pm)
All prospective students for the open day are welcome to visit for tours on 13 September (and you can bring parents or supporters). This is part of the Cambridge University Open Day on that date, and an additional booking for the Cambridge Open Day is needed if you'd like to visit other Colleges as well.
Tours are expected to last approximately 25-30 minutes. The tour is optional, and there will be a virtual tour opportunity included in the online sessions if you are not able to visit in person.
There is no parking available at Christ's. Anyone planning to drive to Cambridge, we recommend to use the various Park and Rides around Cambridge - parking in Cambridge is very expensive! We are also only a 25 minute walk from the Cambridge train station (main - not Cambridge North which is 45 minutes!). All details and links for P&R, parking and getting to Christ's can be found here.
You'll need to enter the College by our main entrance on St Andrew's Street, and the tour meeting point is the Buttery in First Court - see you there!
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