
Before You Apply /
Important Dates 2020
Key dates and important deadlines for the current application cycle are shown below.
BMAT registration deadline
Pre-interview assessments (other than BMAT) registration deadline
UCAS application deadline
Prince Philip Scholarship application deadline
COPA application deadline
Online SAQ submission deadline
Pre-interview assessments (for applicants attending schools in Hong Kong)
Pre-interview assessments (for applicants attending schools in the UK)
College interviews in Hong Kong (or online) starting date (for applicants attending schools in Hong Kong)
At-interview assessments (for applicants attending schools in Hong Kong)
College interviews in Cambridge (or online) starting date (for applicants attending schools in the UK)
Scholarship interviews in Hong Kong (for applicants attending schools in Hong Kong)
Scholarship interviews online/in Cambridge (for applicants attending schools in the UK)
College decision notification (tentatively from this date)
Scholarship decision notification (tentatively from this date)
Means tests (tentatively from this date)
Related FAQs
How should I prepare for the assessment and interview?
Please check the Cambridge website:
http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/interviews/how-should-i-prepare
If I cannot attend the pre-interview assessment, are there alternative arrangements?
The pre-interview assessments will take place on the same date worldwide. There is no alternative arrangement.
What are the formats of the pre-interview and at-interview assessments?
You can check the following webpages for detailed information:
http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/admissions-assessments/pre-interview
http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/admissions-assessments/at-interview
What is the format of the interview in Hong Kong?
You will have two interviews, each lasting around 30 to 45 minutes.
College interviews are predominantly academic and subject-related. One or two interviewers will be specialists in the subject you have applied for. There may be another interviewer not directly related to your subject.
Scholarship interviews are also subject-based, but there may be more questions of a general nature.
A reasonable standard of spoken English is required at the interviews.