Our visit days aim to provide students with a better understanding and insight not only to university and Cambridge, but what they should be doing to help prepare for a potential application to top universities. Content is tailored to be relevant to the age group and their stage of education which is why we offer separate KS4 and KS5 days.
Visit days include:
- Two sessions with our admissions and outreach staff to give students an understanding of what Cambridge has to offer, and guidance on what to be doing and thinking about at this stage in their education.
- The opportunity to interact with current undergraduate students
- A tour of the college
- A cold buffet lunch
All session plus lunch and refreshments are provided free of charge.
The days run from 10:00 (refreshmenst available on arrival from 09:30-10:15) until 14:30.
KS4 Visit Days are designed for students in Year 10 or 11 England/Wales, Year 12/13 Northern Ireland, S3/4 Scotland.
The first session of the visit is an Introduction to University and Cambridge, in which we explain what university has to offer, why consider Cambridge, the support available at university, and how we differ to other universities in the UK.
The second session Subject Matters: Choosing Your Post-16 Options brings the students to consider their next steps in education. In this session we'll dive deeper into thinking about university courses, how they translate into careers, thinking about their skills and interests, and what combinations of subjects and qualifications make for a competitive application.
Selecting Students
We're happy to consider single-year groups, or groups that are a mix of Year 10 and 11 students as the school prefers. Schools can initially request 15 student places and two accompanying staff members. At the point of booking, you can also specify if you would like to book additional spaces if capacity allows.
KS5 Visit Days are for students in Year 12 England/Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland.
The first session of the visit is an Introduction to University and Cambridge, in which we explain what university has to offer, why consider Cambridge, the support available at university, and how we differ to other universities in the UK.
The second session Supercurricular Activities & Preparing a Competitive Application brings the students to consider their next steps in education. In this session we'll dive deeper into thinking about university courses, how they translate into careers, thinking about their skills and interests, and what combinations of subjects and qualifications make for a competitive application.
Selecting Students
Schools can initially request 15 student places and two accompanying staff members. At the point of booking, you can also specify if you would like to book additional spaces if capacity allows.
Students for our Year 12 days should be taking suitable qualifications for the course(s) they are considering. They should normally be taking 3 A-Level qualifications, or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, or Highers (and Advanced Highers - Scotland). Please note that qualifications such as BTECs, Applied A-Levels and some other Level 3 qualifications like Criminology are not normally accepted as part of three qualifications for study at Cambridge (with the exception of the Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, which isn't offered at Christ's but which you can find out more about here).
Read more about accepted qualifications at Cambridge here.
You can check course requirements here. Particular ones to note are: Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics (Further Maths for those doing A-Level); Medicine; Natural Sciences; Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology; Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.
Upcoming Dates
Link Area priority booking period: until Tuesday 1 April. Requests after this will be considered from schools from any location, on a first-come first-served basis.
KS4 Visit Days for students in Year 10 or 11 England/Wales, Year 12/13 Northern Ireland, S3/4 Scotland:
Monday 7 July 2025 (fully booked)
KS5 Visit Days for students in Year 12 England/Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland, S5 Scotland:
Monday 23 June 2025 (fully booked)
Due to the proximity of these days to the University Open Days on 10 and 11 July, we would recommend prioritising attending the open days if they are able to. There will be opportunities to visit other colleges, and departments with subject talks as part of these, which is something not included on our Visit Days!
You can specify more than one date for your availability when making a request.
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Applications for our Summer KS4 and KS5 visit days are now open. Please click here to make a booking request.
Deadlines
Applications for dates up to end of July 2025 - link area school requests received by 1 April will be given equal consideration; priority will be for schools we have not yet seen this academic year. We aim to get in touch with all schools who have requested by 7 April (we know this might be holiday period in some areas!).
Later dates are not yet open for booking but you should sign up to our teacher mailing list if you want to be notified.
Link area state schools will be contacted first as part of a priority booking request period.
Details you need for your request
We will ask for: your school name and details; the name and contact details of the teacher/staff member completing the form; which day you wish to request for (KS4 or KS5) and preference of dates; how many pupils you wish to bring.
You may wish to read our Practical Advice page for school visits to us, including guidance around travel and accessibility.
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Please note that visits to Cambridge are in very high demand so please book early. Link area schools will be given priority when booking visits to Christ's.
After submitting a request
If we are able to allocate you spaces for a preferred date, we will then ask you to confirm acceptance for the given date and for further details from you. This will include confirming the designated staff contact (someone who is attending with the group), and any accessibility, disability, religious or dietary requirements of which we need to be aware for those attending.