Guide to Admissions - College admissions procedures in detail

College	Typical Offer	Offers on 4 A Levels	STEP/AEA in Conditional Offers	Subject Interviews	General Academic Interview	Test†	Written Work
Christ's	AAA or AAAA	Sometimes	Usually	2x20 mins	No	No	No
Churchill	AAA or AAAA	Sometimes	Rarely	1x30 mins	No	60 mins short Maths & Physics questions	No
Clare	AAA or AAAA	Sometimes	Never	2x30 mins	No	Questions to look at before one interview and TSA	No
Corpus Christi	A*AA	Rarely	Rarely	2x30 mins	No	60 mins short Maths & Physics questions	No
Downing	A*AA	Never	Rarely	2x30 mins	No	Mathematics test at interview	No
Emmanuel	AAA or AAAA or A*AAB	Sometimes	Sometimes	2x30 mins 2:1	No	TSA	No
Fitzwilliam	A*AA	Never	Never	2x30 mins	No	Questions to look at before each interview	No
Girton	AAA or AAAB	Rarely	Never	2x30 mins	No	No	No
Gonville & Caius	A*AA	Sometimes	Rarely	2x20 mins	1x20 mins	60 mins short Maths & Physics questions	No
Homerton	AAA or AAAA or A*AAB	Sometimes	Rarely	2x30 mins 2:1	No	60 mins short Maths & Physics questions	No
Hughes Hall	A*AA	Sometimes	Sometimes	1x45 mins 2:1	1x30 mins	Test at interview	No
Jesus	AAA or AAAA or A*AAB	Often	Never	1x30 mins 2:1 1x20 mins 2:1	No	Questions to look at before one interview	No
King's	A*AA	Rarely	Never	1x30 mins 2:1	No	Maths & Physics test	No
Lucy Cavendish	A*AA	Rarely	Sometimes	1x30 mins 2:1	1x30 mins 2:1	45 mins Maths/Physics test and 90 mins general essay test	No
Magdalene	A*AA	Rarely	Rarely	2x30 mins 2:1	No	60 mins Maths test	No
Murray Edwards	A*AA	Rarely	Never	2x30 mins	No	No	No
Newnham	AAA or AAAA or A*AAB	Sometimes	Never	2x30 mins	No	TSA and 60 mins Maths/Physics test	No
Pembroke	AAA or AAAA	Often	Rarely	2x25 mins	No	60 mins Maths & Physics questions	No
Peterhouse	AAA or AAAA	Often	Sometimes	2x30 mins	No	Questions to look at before one interview and 30 mins multiple choice Pure Maths test	No
Queens'	A*AA	Never	Rarely	1x30 mins 1x20 mins	No	TSA	No
Robinson	A*AA	Sometimes	Rarely	1x30 mins 2:1	1x30 mins group discussion	60 mins short Maths & Physics questions	No
St Catharine's	A*AA	Rarely	Rarely	1x30 mins 2:1	1x30 mins	Questions to look at before one interview	No
St Edmund's	A*AA	Sometimes	Sometimes	1x30 mins 2:1	1x30 mins	60 mins test at interview	No
St John's	A*AA	Never	Sometimes	1x30 mins	1x20 mins	Questions to look at before interview and short Maths test at interview	No
Selwyn	A*AA	Rarely	Rarely	2x30 mins 2:1	1x15 mins	TSA	No
Sidney Sussex	AAA or AAAA	Sometimes	Never	2x25 mins 2:1	No	TSA	No
Trinity	A*AA	Rarely	Rarely	2x25 mins	No	60 mins Maths and Physics questions	No
Trinity Hall	A*AA	Rarely	Rarely	2x30 mins	No	TSA	No
Wolfson	A*AA	Rarely	Rarely	1x30 mins 2:1	1x30 mins	TSA and 60 mins Maths/Physics test	No

† The information given in this column applies to applicants who are interviewed in Cambridge. Applicants who are interviewed overseas for all Colleges may be required to take the TSA and/or other written tests as a part of their assessment.

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