Open Days 7 and 8 July 2022
We will be participating in the in person Cambridge Open Days on 7 and 8 July 2022. You will need to book on the Cambridge Open Days, but no separate booking is required to visit King's. Please have your general Open Day ticket with you on the day, you will need to show this at the gate.
Please note: Entry for Open Day visitors will ONLY be through the front gate on King's Parade.
Over two days, prospective students will be able to visit King's and attend some King's college specific sessions on 7th and 8th July and access to our videos etc will be available before and after this. Our live sessions are aimed at Year 12 students who are planning to apply to University in October 2022 for entry in 2023 or deferred entry in 2024. You can expect:
7th July: King's open from 9am - last entry and last tour at 5.30pm
| time | What's on | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Welcome to King's and Q&A with King's College Admissions Tutor | This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, parents/guardians and teachers, no registration required |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Q&A with Director of studies | (subject to availability, see below) This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, no registration required. Due to capacity of rooms, parents/guardians/teachers/advisors will not be able to attend these. |
| All day | Tours of King's and King's accommodation with current undergraduate students | This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, parents/guardians and teachers, no registration required |
| All day | drop-in talk with an admissions officer | This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, parents/guardians and teachers, no registration required |
8th July King's open from 9am - last entry and last tour at 5.00pm
| time | What's on | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Welcome to King's and Q&A with King's College Admissions Tutor | This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, parents/guardians and teachers, no registration required |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Q&A with Director of studies | (subject to availability, see below) This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, no registration required. Due to capacity of rooms, parents/guardians/teachers/advisors will not be able to attend these. |
| All day | Tours of King's and King's accommodation with current undergraduate students | This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, parents/guardians and teachers, no registration required |
| All day | drop-in talk with an admissions officer | This is a drop-in sessions for prospective applicants, parents/guardians and teachers, no registration required |
We are currently expecting the following Directors of studies to be available on Thursday:
- ASNC
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Engineering
- HSPS
- Law
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- MML
- Music
- Natural Sciences Biological and Physical
- Philosophy
We are currently expecting the following Directors of studies to be available on Friday:
- Archaeology
- Classics
- Economics
- Engineering
- English
- History
- HSPS
- Law
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- MML
- Natural Sciences Biological and Physical
- Philosophy
- PBS
- Theology
Booking information
Although you won't need to book for any of the sessions at King's specifically, please be aware that you will only be able to attend if you have booked onto the Cambridge Open Days. You will not be able to enter King's during the Open Days without a valid ticket, so please have this ready. You can book for the Cambridge Open Days here.
Welcome to the Open Days at King's College Cambridge!
Our Admissions Tutor, Dr Zoe Adams, has recorded a welcome to King's and explanation of Cambridge video. It gives an overview of how the collegiate system works and what studying at Cambridge and King's is like. This is a presentation for prospective students lasting 30 minutes and we hope that you will find it helpful.
Welcome to King's College
King's College Admissions Tutor, Dr Zoe Adams, gives an introduction to King's College and CambridgeThis is a presentation for prospective students lasting 30 minutes, to watch before Q&A sessions with our Admissions Tutor and as a general intro to Cambridge. Many thanks and we hope that you will find it helpful.
If you can't attend one of our Open Days in person (see details above), you can still have a virtual look around the college grounds, our library and the famous King's College, Chapel.
Do you want to find more about the subjects you can study at King's? See some of the subject videos below and have a look at our subject pages.
King's College director of studies in Philosophy, Dr Anna Alexandrova, introducing Philosophy at King's!
Classics four year degree at King's CollegeKing's College director of studies in Classics, Dr Ingo Gildenhard, introduces Classics four year degree at King's
English at King's CollegeKing's College Directors of Studies in English, Dr Laura Davies and Dr Philip Knox, give an introduction to English at King's.
Archaeology at King'sKing's College Director of Studies in Archaeology, Professor Robert Foley, gives an introduction to Archaeology at King's.
Natural Sciences Physical at King'sKing's Director of Studies in Natural Science Physical, Dr James Dolan and Dr Sarah Williams give an introduction to Natural…
History at King'sKing's College Director of Studies in History, Prof John Arnold, give an introduction to History at King's.
When you are thinking about making an application to University, it's usually best to start looking at the courses you want to apply to, to find out about the content and structure of the course. You can find more information about the subjects offered at King's below.
Once you know which subject you want to apply for, it's important to develop further knowledge in your subject. Successful applicants have engaged with their subject beyond the school curriculum in a variety of ways. There is no perfect formula for this, your academic journey is as individual as you are. If you are still at the beginning of this or are not sure how to continue, we have collected some resources for super-curricular engagement, that will hopefully be useful for you!
Start reading about the application process early enough! Cambridge has an earlier application deadline than other Universities and we also have some additional forms you have to fill in, as well as pre-interview assessments you may have to register for (depending on your subject). Especially if you are applying with limited support, it can be useful to get in touch with a college admissions office by email early on. We are always happy to answer any questions you may have!
