I've finished all the interview scheduling now so I hope you have all received an email from me either inviting you to attend interview or, sadly, an email saying that we are not able to offer the opportunity to attend interviews. If you have not heard please email admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk and I will get back to you straight away.
The interviews have started already with just a few candidates coming to the College this week. Next week will be a bit busier and the following week will be absolutely packed, interviews wall to wall! So I'm looking forward to meeting some of you and, for those who are coming to interviews, may I wish you all the very best. But don't forget, there are only about 125 places and we're interviewing almost 500 of you so the competition for places is intense.
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Still timetabling interviews!
I've been working very hard trying to schedule interviews, not an easy task!
What
I really need from you (those of you who have applied for certain Arts
subjects) are your essays! Please send them to me as soon as you can.
The instructions are
are available at http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/your_application/ just click on the link entitled FOR YOUR SUBJECT
You'll find everything you need there, including the cover sheet and a reminder of the deadline which is a week today, Thursday 15th November.
If
you decide to send them by recorded or delivery, it's unlikely that the
Royal Mail track and trace facility will work so I recommend that you
include a stamped addressed postcard or sealed down envelope which we
will return to you as your receipt.
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Written work
Don't forget that the deadline for receipt of written work is 15th November. Please check the applicants' website for your particular subject for details about the work you should send http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate-applications/applinfo/subject_interview_info/
In all cases work submitted must be your own original work, marked by your usual teacher and relevant to the subject for which you are applying. It should have been completed recently during your normal course of study. A separate cover sheet (word 97-03 or pdf) for each piece of work must be completed and returned with your work. It is acceptable to email your work as an attachment. The email address is admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk The quality of a fax is not generally good enough so we do not recommend this method.
If you send your work in an A4 envelope by first-class post, please ensure that you pay the correct postage (see Royal Mail Pricefinder for full information - it will be a LARGE letter). The postage address is The Admissions Office, Christ's College, Cambridge CB2 3BU). To enable us to confirm that your work has arrived, please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard or sealed-down envelope. If you do this it is not necessary to use recorded delivery, in fact, recorded delivery to a Cambridge College is not logged on the "Track and Trace" website so a stamped self-addressed receipt is much more reliable - and cheaper!
In all cases work submitted must be your own original work, marked by your usual teacher and relevant to the subject for which you are applying. It should have been completed recently during your normal course of study. A separate cover sheet (word 97-03 or pdf) for each piece of work must be completed and returned with your work. It is acceptable to email your work as an attachment. The email address is admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk The quality of a fax is not generally good enough so we do not recommend this method.
If you send your work in an A4 envelope by first-class post, please ensure that you pay the correct postage (see Royal Mail Pricefinder for full information - it will be a LARGE letter). The postage address is The Admissions Office, Christ's College, Cambridge CB2 3BU). To enable us to confirm that your work has arrived, please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard or sealed-down envelope. If you do this it is not necessary to use recorded delivery, in fact, recorded delivery to a Cambridge College is not logged on the "Track and Trace" website so a stamped self-addressed receipt is much more reliable - and cheaper!
Monday, 5 November 2012
Invitations to interviews . . .
Well, we've sent out a few invitations to interview today, in some of the subjects where the interviews take place early (before December). Although we won't be able to invite everyone to come to interviews in Cambridge, if you have not heard yet don't panic! It takes a long time to organise over 600 interviews (times two) and various written tests, pre-interview reading etc. We'll send out interview invitations as soon as they are scheduled so be patient and give us a week or two. If we decide not to invite you to come to interviews in Cambridge we will let you know before the end of November.
We've been having some lovely sunshine in Cambridge although it's very cold. Have a look at the front page of our College website http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/
We've been having some lovely sunshine in Cambridge although it's very cold. Have a look at the front page of our College website http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/
Friday, 2 November 2012
Missing photos
We're just going through all the paperwork (over 600 applications!) and we've noticed that a few of you have not yet submitted a passport style photograph to complete your application. Would you kindly send a recent photo of yourself as soon as you can? Full instructions are available on page 6 of http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/publications/docs/saq.pdf and the photograph submission form may be found at http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/forms/photo.pdf
You can send an electronic photo direct to the admissions email address admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk
We're beginning to schedule the interviews for the subjects holding interviews in November and some of you will be hearing early next week about your interview arrangements. Don't forget to keep checking your emails and be sure to reply to any messages which require a reply.
For those of you who were on half term holiday last week, I hope you had a great time. Let me wish everyone a good weekend!
You can send an electronic photo direct to the admissions email address admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk
We're beginning to schedule the interviews for the subjects holding interviews in November and some of you will be hearing early next week about your interview arrangements. Don't forget to keep checking your emails and be sure to reply to any messages which require a reply.
For those of you who were on half term holiday last week, I hope you had a great time. Let me wish everyone a good weekend!
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Information on the applicants' website
I've realised that some people have not yet found the information about their subject, including the instructions for sending written work on the website. On the main page http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate-applications/applinfo/ look at the fifth paragraph down where you’ll see the text: "Please regularly check here for details about submitting written work, tests and other interview information FOR YOUR SUBJECT. Further information will be added as soon as it becomes available.
The deadline for receipt of written work (if required) is Tuesday 15th November but if you can send your work before that date, please do so."
Click on the words FOR YOUR SUBJECT and you will be taken to the subject pages where you can click on the subject for which you have applied. The coversheet is linked to the words word 97-03 or pdf in the paragraph “In all cases work submitted must be your own original work, marked by your usual teacher and relevant to the subject for which you are applying. It should have been completed recently during your normal course of study. A separate cover sheet (word 97-03 or pdf) for each piece of work must be completed and returned with your work. The deadline for the receipt of work is 15th November. It is acceptable to email your work as an attachment. The email address is admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk The quality of a fax is not generally good enough so we do not recommend this method.”
The deadline for receipt of written work (if required) is Tuesday 15th November but if you can send your work before that date, please do so."
Click on the words FOR YOUR SUBJECT and you will be taken to the subject pages where you can click on the subject for which you have applied. The coversheet is linked to the words word 97-03 or pdf in the paragraph “In all cases work submitted must be your own original work, marked by your usual teacher and relevant to the subject for which you are applying. It should have been completed recently during your normal course of study. A separate cover sheet (word 97-03 or pdf) for each piece of work must be completed and returned with your work. The deadline for the receipt of work is 15th November. It is acceptable to email your work as an attachment. The email address is admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk The quality of a fax is not generally good enough so we do not recommend this method.”
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Still waiting for some transcripts!
If you have not already uploaded your transcript when completing your
SAQ or COPA, please send your transcript by email as soon as possible
to admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk.
If we do not receive your transcript with a translation by noon (UK time) Friday 2nd November, I regret we will not be able to take your application any further.
This applies to those attending a school or college outside the UK; without a copy of your high school transcript your application to the University of Cambridge is invalid. The only exception to this is if you took IGCSEs and are now taking/have just taken the International Baccalaureate (IB) or A Levels. If you took IGCSEs and the IB or A Levels and are now at university, then you must provide us with a university transcript. If you have taken A Levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) but did not take IGCSEs, then you must submit a transcript for the qualification you completed prior to studying for A Levels or the IB. If the original transcript is not in English, it will need to be translated and authorised, i.e., signed or stamped, by an official translation service or by your school/college/university.
By high school transcript we mean a record of your academic achievement to date in your secondary school or college examinations. Your secondary school or college examinations are usually taken in the last two years of your schooling, but please provide as much information on your examination performance as possible. If possible, please include details of any internal assessments that you may have undertaken. For most students your transcript will be an official document or certificate from your school or college which lists the subjects you have studied and the grades/qualification that you have obtained.
If we do not receive your transcript with a translation by noon (UK time) Friday 2nd November, I regret we will not be able to take your application any further.
This applies to those attending a school or college outside the UK; without a copy of your high school transcript your application to the University of Cambridge is invalid. The only exception to this is if you took IGCSEs and are now taking/have just taken the International Baccalaureate (IB) or A Levels. If you took IGCSEs and the IB or A Levels and are now at university, then you must provide us with a university transcript. If you have taken A Levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) but did not take IGCSEs, then you must submit a transcript for the qualification you completed prior to studying for A Levels or the IB. If the original transcript is not in English, it will need to be translated and authorised, i.e., signed or stamped, by an official translation service or by your school/college/university.
By high school transcript we mean a record of your academic achievement to date in your secondary school or college examinations. Your secondary school or college examinations are usually taken in the last two years of your schooling, but please provide as much information on your examination performance as possible. If possible, please include details of any internal assessments that you may have undertaken. For most students your transcript will be an official document or certificate from your school or college which lists the subjects you have studied and the grades/qualification that you have obtained.
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