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Applying to King's

Cambridge is a collegiate university, which means that all students are members of both a College and the University in addition to a Department or Faculty. This being said, applications to Cambridge are handled by individual Colleges. When students make an application to King’s they can be sure that great care will be taken throughout the entire admissions process to fully assess all the applications received, and time will be taken to review each of these in order for us to gain a good understanding of an applicant’s background, interests and academic potential.

Although the application process can seem intimidating, the process is actually much more straightforward than you might think. You can find plenty of guidance on the University website. You can also send an email to our Undergraduate Admissions Office for advice and guidance about applying to the College.

Entrance requirements 

You can find information about typical minimum offer levels at the University here. If your qualifications aren't listed on the university website, or you are unsure whether you are eligible to apply, please email our Undergraduate Admissions Office. Please note, there may be subject specific requirements for your chosen course. 

Undergraduate application guidance & support

You can find undergraduate application guidance and support for 2024 here

Feedback requests

King’s College operates the following policy on providing feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Candidates who are rejected before interview will not be able to request individual feedback on their application.

The Admissions Tutor will provide individualised feedback to candidates who have been interviewed by the College, but have failed to secure an offer who have been highlighted to us through the admissions process as eligible for free school meals, and/or as care-experienced; and general feedback to referees of all unsuccessful interviewees from schools where fewer than five applicants have been made an offer from Oxford or Cambridge in recent years (as indicated by our Low Cam/Ox flag). For details, see: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/after/contextual-data This feedback will be supplied by the end of February. You do not need to request feedback if you fall in either of those categories.

At King’s, and across the University, there are a finite number of places available. We select candidates holistically, admitting students who demonstrate the greatest academic potential relative to other applicants in a given admissions round. This means that many students miss out on a place simply because, in our judgement, other applicants are stronger. We hope that applicants and their referees will take heed of this, and will not routinely wish to request feedback on their application. Having said this, any particular requests for feedback for applicants who do not fall into the above categories can be made by a student’s referee, using our online form: https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8J8LG5U3d4W7PF4 

We are unable to enter into any further correspondence about feedback, either now or once outcomes have been released; you may wish to keep a copy of this policy for your records.

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