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.
Last year's IB Results Clinic took place on 16 July 2025. We will publish the dates, details and timetable for the July 2026 clinic here nearer the time.
Last's year's post-qualification application advice clinic took place on 20, 22 and 27 August 2025. We will publish the dates, details and timetable for the August 2026 advice clinic here nearer the time.
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!”
