As part of our outreach programme at Christ's, we offer an "advice clinic" (1:1 zoom appointments) for students at UK state schools who have done better than expected in their summer 2025 A-level, International Baccalaureate or Scottish Advanced Higher exams, and are now considering the option of making a post-qualification application to Cambridge in October 2025 for October 2026 entry.
The clinic takes place just after IB results in July and A-level (and other) results in mid-August. Of course, students who have recently received results for Scottish Advanced Highers are equally welcome to use the service!
If you are from a UK school, academy or college that does not charge fees (to anyone), have just achieved highly in your exams, and are considering the option of a post-qualification application to Cambridge, please read the clinic eligibility page carefully. Students who meet these criteria will be eligible to request a zoom appointment for advice.
This advice clinic is not affiliated with the 2025 entry UCAS Clearing or Adjustment services. Advice will be aimed at students thinking of taking a gap year and applying in October 2025 as a post-qualification applicant for October 2026 entry.
Each student will be allocated a 15-minute slot with a member of the Christ’s Admissions team via Zoom. Details of your results and university subject interests must be sent to us in advance by filling in the online appointment request form (available at the time) after receiving your results, to ensure any advice we may give can be considered and tailored to the individual, and please use our upload tool to also send us any breakdown of the grades you have achieved (your results statement or any other document that shows the scores).
NB you can use this Clinic if you are interested in Christ's or other Cambridge Colleges, however you must meet the Christ's requirements to book an appointment. Our subject requirements are set out on the relevant subject page and any applicant who does not meet them is advised to look at the relevant course page on the university-wide admissions website for more information - click on entry requirements and read the full page carefully.
Details of the Advice Clinic timetable, the request deadlines and the forms that you need are in the tables in the drop-down information below.
| Date | What | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| by 12 noon on 10 July | Complete the appointment request form (available here from 5 July) once you have your results. | Very many congratulations to have put yourself in a position to consider a Cambridge post-qualification application! Please take time to think, check your eligibility for the results clinic, and read about the relevant Cambridge course on this website before requesting an appointment. |
| 10 July in the afternoon | Emails sent confirming appointment times and details for students who completed the request form by 12 noon on 10 July. | It will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the appointment emails. If you completed the form by 10 July (12 noon) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
| 16 July 2025 09:00 - 17:00 UK time | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
| Date | What | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| by 12 noon on Mon 18 Aug to be in first batch. | Complete the appointment request form (available here from 14 Aug) once you have your results. | Very many congratulations to have put yourself in a position to consider a Cambridge post-qualification application! Please take time to think, check your eligibility for the results clinic, and read about the relevant Cambridge course on this website before requesting an appointment. |
by 12 noon on Mon 18 Aug to be in first batch. by 48 hours before your appointment for later batches | Please upload a copy of your results breakdown, if you have one. | In order to give you the most appropriate advice, it is useful to us to see any detailed information about examination performance that you might have. Therefore, if your results statement includes any further information about your performance (e.g. a breakdown of scores), please save your results document on your computer with file name SURNAME First Name - Subject Interested In - Post Results Clinic Appointment additional information Then upload it via this upload tool. Note that this is the only way to send your document - we cannot process documents sent by email. If your results statement does not include any additional information, you do not need to upload anything. |
| Monday 18 August 2025 pm/early evening | "First batch" emails sent confirming appointment times and details for students who completed the request form between 14 August and 12 noon on Mon 18 Aug. | It will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the appointment emails. If you completed the form by 18 August (12 noon) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
| 20 August 2025 09:00 - 17:00 UK time | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
| 21 August 2025 morning | "Second batch" emails sent confirming appointment times and details for students who completed the request form between 12 noon on Mon 18 Aug and 16:00 on 20 August. | It will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the emails. If you completed the form by 20 August (16:00 UK time) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
| Fri 22 August 2025 09:00 - 17:00 | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
| By 25 August 2025 at 12 noon (some emails may be sent earlier) | "Third batch" emails sent confirming appointment times and details for students who complete the request form between 16:00 on 20 Aug and 8am on Mon 25 August. | It will take us some time to organise the appointments. See 'current notes' below for confirmation when we have sent all the emails. If you completed the form by 25 August (8am) but can't find your email, please check your spam and junk folders. |
| 27 August 2025 09:00 - 17:00 | Zoom appointments | Please see your appointment email and the Zoom appointments information for details of how these work. Please be aware that if you miss your appointment, we cannot guarantee that it will be rescheduled - this will depend on availability. |
After your appointment, we will send you a follow-up email within a week containing more information about applying to Cambridge for those who need it.
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"The Christ’s post-results clinic was an invaluable experience. I received an honest assessment of my application and some great tips to improve it. It gave me the confidence to apply to Cambridge!”
