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After applying

After Applying

You have submitted your UCAS application and your My Cambridge Application. What do you do next?

There are some other forms and information which we now need from you and which you should send at your earliest convenience, and in any event by the deadline listed. Please do read this page carefully and make sure that we have all the information necessary to process your application by the dates stated.

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Pre-registration required Assessments

If you are applying for a subject with an assessment for which pre-registration is required (including the BMAT), you will already have registered for this. These will take place in mid-October.

For more information please see the pre-registration required assessments page on the Undergraduate Study website.


Extenuating Circumstances

If you wish to make us aware of any Extenuating Circumstances you will need to ask your school/college referee (or doctor/social worker) to complete an Extenuating Circumstances Form (ECF) on your behalf. The submission deadline is 23 October.

Please see the Extenuating Circumstances page for more information.


Additional Written Work

Some courses require additional school written work to be submitted as part of your application. Please check if your subject requires Additional Written Work.

If you are required to submit Additional Written Work it should be submitted to the Academic Office via the Applicant Documents Upload Form by 2 November 2023.


Applicant Additional Information and Confidentiality Form

Magdalene College would like to hear from you about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected your studies, and we want to make sure that you are able to participate in interviews if invited. This information will enable us to consider how best to support you and assess your application during these challenging times. In addition, we also need you to read and agree to a statement on the confidentiality of our admissions process.

Please rest assured that any information you choose to share with us through this form will only be used for the purposes described above and will be treated in the strictest confidence.

The form can be accessed via a link which will be available here in due course. Guidance on completing the AAIF can be found on this page.

In order for us to process your application, it is essential that all applicants sign and return the form by 2 November 2023.


Applicants with a Disability

If you have registered a disability (including dyslexia, dyspraxia or any unseen disability) on your application it is important that you read the Disability Letter and Form and return the form to us by 2 November 2023 via the Applicant Documents Upload Form.

The Disability letter and Disability Interview Adjustment form will be available in due course.


Invitations to Interview

 ** Admissions interviews at Magdalene for the 2023-24 admissions round will be held virtually. For further information please visit the University's webpage on interviews. **

If you have applied for an interview in Cambridge then you will hear whether or not you have been selected for interview by mid-November. We will send you information then about the timings and arrangements for your interview.

The majority will take place in December, although some subjects may interview in early January.

Interviewing scheduling is a very complicated procedure and takes some time. We will endeavour to write in mid-November to those invited for an interview to confirm the details. This notification will be sent by email. If there are particular days on which you cannot attend for interview for strong reasons (e.g. hospital appointment, examination, or religious grounds) please let us know as soon as possible. Whilst we are sympathetic to applicants who may be involved in school concerts or drama activities in this period, we regret that we are unable to reschedule interviews on such grounds. Once interviews are scheduled it will not be possible to change arrangements.


Candidates not Selected for Interview

If you are not called for an interview then you will be informed of this by mid-November.


After Interviews

After your interviews, you will not hear any more from us until the New Year. If we have been unable to find a place for you at Magdalene but consider your application strong enough to be placed in the Winter Pool, then it is possible that you may be invited by another College for a further interview in January.

All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application before the end of January 2024. If you have heard nothing about the outcome of your application by 31 January, you should contact the Academic Office.