Monday, 25th January is the official communication date: Applicants who were selected for remote interviews (whether it was to Cambridge or Overseas), will be notified about the outcome of their application via email on this date. The email will be sent to the email address as registered on your UCAS application. (please check your junk email folder too).  Further information about the different outcomes, is available here.

We appreciate that applicants wish to find out news of their application as quickly as possible. However, to enable us to send out decisions as promptly as we possibly can on Monday, we kindly ask that applicants try not to email and telephone the Admissions Office to request more news before the end of the day. You should all hear by the end of Monday.

A few important messages and updates from the Admissions Office at Homerton College:

 We wish all our applicants a happy and restful holiday, and all the best for the new year! 

Message from the Admissions Office:
Well done to everyone who has already had their interviews. There are a few things we would like to bring to your attention, for those with interviews still to come, as outlined below:

• As we may need to contact you, please keep your phone ON but on silent.
• Check your emails for any important communication from the Admissions Office (your Spam folder too!)
• Practise entering a Whereby meeting on the computer (& internet) you're going to use, and if possible, join our daily Whereby test rooms (all details available in the email communications sent out).
• If you have any questions on the day, please send an email to the Admissions Office. If its urgent, call us on, 01223 747 252.

As of today, Friday 27 November, all applicants have been notified about the outcome of their application to Homerton College.

Interview invitations have been sent out by email for the following subjects:
ASNC, Architecture, AMES, Classics, Economics, Engineering (for the first week of interview dates), Geography, History of Art, Land Economy, Law, Linguistics and Philosophy.

For all other subjects, the interview selection has been done, and we have let applicants know by email that they will be receiving an invitation to interview. We will update this section as soon as invitations are sent out for these subjects. Please have a look at the Interview Information for Cambridge page in the Applicant Information Portal for the specific subject interview dates.

Update: For those subjects where the interview selection has been done, we have let applicants know by email whether they will be receiving an invitation to interview or not, as well as all the information about the at-interview assessment (subject-specific). The subjects we have contacted so far are: ASNC, Architecture, AMES, Classics, Economics, Education, Georgraphy, History & Modern Languages, History of Art, Law, Linguistics, Maths, MML, Philosophy, PBS, Theology. 

The official interview invitations will be sent out to applicants in due course, by email. We will update you as soon as we start sending out interview invitations for each subject.

All interviews for 2021 entry (or deferred entry in 2022) will take place online. For further information about the online interviews, please visit the StudyCam website page here.

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR APPLICANTS SITTING AN AT-INTERVIEW ASSESSMENT

The at-interview assessments page has now been updated on the StudyCam website with dates, times, further information about the assessments and general instructions. Please see this page. 

We will send you detailed instructions about how to access the assessment paper (via our Moodle platform), with further information about any resources that can be used, whether your answer should be word-processed or handwritten and how to upload your completed paper.

Subjects which this is applicable for: Archaelology, Architecture, Classics (3-year), Classics (4-year), History and Modern Languages (ML component), History of Art, Law, Linguistics, Modern and Medieval Languages, Philosophy and Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS

Cambridge UK Remote Interviews:
The page called, 'Interview information for Cambridge'  has now been published on the Applicant Information Portal. Please have a look at the page as it contains important information and updates about the Cambridge UK remote interviews, if invited for interview. There is also up to date information about the at-interview assessments (dates, information and format) for these subjects: Archaelology, Architecture, Classics (3-year), Classics (4-year), History and Modern Languages (ML component), History of Art, Law, Linguistics, Modern and Medieval Languages, Philosophy and Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences.

For international applicants who are having remote overseas interviews (e.g Singapore, Malaysia, PR China, Hong Kong):
Please be aware that the page: Interview information for Cambridge'  relates ONLY to those being considered for Cambridge UK remote interviews. However, if you have applied for one of the subjects listed above, please have a look at this page, as the information about the at-interview assessments is relevant to you if you get an overseas interview. You will also be required to take the at-interview assessment, and will be contacted by the Admissions Office at the College.

All applicants will be sent on email today to let them know that the 'Interview information for Cambridge' page has now been published. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SUBJECTS WITH A PRE-INTERVIEW ASSESSMENT 
(Chemical Engineering / Computer Science / Economics / Engineering / English / Land Economy / Medicine / Natural Sciences / Veterinary Medicine)
An email called: IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Pre-interview Assessment problems (COVID - 19 related) was sent to all relevant applicants today at 13:30.
If you have not received this email, please email the Admissions Office and we will re-send it to you.

INFORMATION FOR MEDICINE APPLICANTS: We will notify Medicine Applicants when the Fee Status Assessment Questionnaire is available to download and complete.  The deadline for submitting the form will be extended, if required.

REMINDER FOR ALL APPLICANTS: the following information and documentation is due by 5 November 2020 (as applicable):

• The Applicant Additional Information Form - Homerton College: all applicants are asked to complete this online form.
• Written work: only if you have appled for one of these subjects: ASNC, AMES, Classics, Education, English, History, History & Modern Languages, History and Politics, History of Art, HSPS, MML, Music and Theology.
• Architecture Porfolio: only for applicants who have applied for Architecture are required to submit a portfolio.  Your sample artwork must be uploaded as a single 6-page PDF. Further information about the portfolio requirements is available here (under the entry requirements tab).
• Adjustment form: Applicants who have disclosed a disability/Specific Learning Difficulties (including Dyslexia and Dyspraxia) or long-term illness on their UCAS application.

Please access the Applicant Information Portal for further details about how to submit the required information and documentation to Homerton. If you have not received the email wth the link to the Application Information Portal - please send an email to the Admissions Office, and we will re-send it to you.

The Admissions Office, will also be sending reminder emails to applicants about sending in this information.

• Reminder emails were sent to applicants today about documentation required from you, as applicable, and by the deadline of 5 November (ie: Written work, Portfolio for Architecure Applicants, Adjustment Forms). 
• By 22 October 18.00 (UK Time) for the SAQ: Shortly after submitting your UCAS application, you'll be asked via email to complete an online Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ). In order to make a valid application to the University of Cambridge, you must submit your SAQ by the deadline set. In the majority of cases this deadline will be 18.00 (UK time) on 22 October.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:  How to make a valid application to the University of Cambridge.

Once you have submitted your UCAS Application (and COPA, if required) you will also be asked to complete a Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ). Further details below:

By 22 October 18.00 (UK Time) for the SAQ: Shortly after submitting your UCAS application, you'll be asked via email to complete an online Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ). In order to make a valid application to the University of Cambridge, you must submit your SAQ by the deadline set. In the majority of cases this deadline will be 18.00 (UK time) on 22 October. Further help is available in the Guide to Completing the SAQ and a list of frequently asked questions is available on the SAQ FAQ page

By 19 October for the COPA (as applicable): Whether or not you are required to complete the Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA) is based on where you are geographically at the time of application, and is not related to fee status or citizenship. The COPA should be completed in addition to a UCAS application and a Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ), and your application won’t be valid unless all three are received by the relevant deadline. Please see COPA Frequently Asked Questions for further guidance.

• The UCAS application,  COPA and Transcript deadline has now passed. 
• A reminder about the upcoming deadline of: 26 September - SAQ deadline for applicants to be interviewed in Malaysia or Singapore.

Interview Information for Cambridge:
In order to minimise COVID-related risks to our applicants, students and staff in the coming undergraduate admissions round, the University is making plans to interview applicants this year without requiring them to travel to Cambridge in December. Further details about alternative arrangements will be released as soon as available.

Overseas Interviews Information:
In order to minimise COVID-related risks to our applicants, students and staff in the coming undergraduate admissions round, the University is not planning to conduct any overseas interviews in person this year in the countries in which they usually interview (Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), PR China (Shanghai), Hong Kong, India (Mumbai) and Canada (Toronto)).  They plan to conduct these interviews remotely and will release further details about these arrangements in due course.  We recommend that you check this website, Overseas Interviews, regularly for updates.

If you have applied to be considered for an overseas interview, you will be contacted by the Office coordinating these applications and informed of any interviews and/or assessment that have been arranged in your preferred interview location. If you have requested to be interviewed in Cambridge, you will be contacted by the Admissions Office at Homerton College.

15 Sept:

• Have a look at application dates and deadlines for all the important dates to be aware of in the application cycle. There is a summary in the box below.
• Remember to register in time for your pre-interview admission assessment.  Please visit the Cambridge pre-interview assessment dates and costs page for full details.

20 September: UCAS application, and COPA and Transcript deadlines for students to be interviewed remotely in Malaysia or Singapore.
26 September: SAQ deadline for applicants to be interviewed in Malaysia or Singapore.

1 October: 
BMAT registration deadline, for Medicine applicants taking November BMAT.

15 October: 
UCAS application deadline
Pre-interview assessments registration deadline (other than BMAT).

19 October: 
COPA deadline for students to be interviewed in Cambridge, Canada, Hong Kong, India or PR China.

22 October:
SAQ deadline for most applicants
(Shortly after submitting your UCAS application, you'll be asked via email to complete an online Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ). In order to make a valid application to the University of Cambridge, you must submit your SAQ by the deadline set. In the majority of cases this deadline will be 18.00 (UK time) on 22 October).
Transcript deadline for applicants (if applicable) other than Organ Scholarship applicants and applicants wishing to be interviewed remotely in Malaysia or Singapore.

26 October:
Extenuating Circumstance (ECF) deadline for submitting the online extenuating circumstances form.

4 and 5 November: BMAT, ELAT and other pre-interview assessments taken.

5 November: Written work deadline for applicants. For the following subjects only: ASNC, AMES, Classics, Education, English, History, History & Modern Languages, History and Politics, History of Art, HSPS, MML, Music and Theology.

Please have a look at the following pages for further helpful information, as applicable to you:

• If your education has been significantly disrupted or disadvantaged, it may be appropriate for your school/college referee (or your doctor or social worker) to complete and submit an Extenuating Circumstances Form by 26 October 2020. (This form is not for COVID-19-related educational disruption, as a separate form will be provided to applicants for this purpose, if applicable). 
• If you have a disability, specific leaning difficulty, long-term health condition or mental health condition, we strongly encourage you to disclose this and provide any relevant information in your UCAS application.
• If you have spent time in Local Authority Care in the UK.