If you have questions unanswered after reading these pages, contact the Admissions Office. Our Admissions Team is made up of Dr Sam Lucy, Admissions Tutor, Catherine Rowley, Undergraduate Admissions Coordinator, and Holly Nicholls, Schools Liaison & Outreach Officer. We look forward to hearing from you and will be pleased to help in any way we can.
- Key Dates and Deadlines
Here are the key dates and deadlines for applicants to Newnham College for entry in 2025 (or deferred entry in 2026. If you have any questions, please email admissions@newn.cam.ac.uk.
- Interviews
Most of our applicants are invited to Newnham for at least one online interview, although we reserve the right not to call applicants who, on the basis of their application, will have little chance of success.
Details regarding online interviews at Cambridge can be found on the University website.
You can find general information about the interview process on the University website and there is some information about what to expect at a Newnham interview on our subject pages.
- Written Work and Portfolios
All applicants for the following subjects should submit written work as part of your application.
- Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic
- Archaeology
- Architecture (Portfolio only)
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (only if combining with a European Language)
- Classics
- Design (Portfolio only)
- Education
- English
- History
- History and Modern Languages
- History and Politics
- Human, Social and Political Sciences
- Land Economy
- Modern and Medieval Languages
- Music
- Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
- Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion
For all subjects listed (except Archaeology, where one piece of no more than 1500 words is required, and Architecture and Design, which require portfolios), you will need to submit two pieces of written schoolwork, which should have been marked by a teacher. These should be in an essay format and should be a maximum of 2000 words in total. Pieces do not need to be equal in length. For more information on requirements for particular subjects, please see the relevant Subject page.
All written work and portfolios should be uploaded to the Applicant Document Upload Form, the link to which will be sent to applicants in the email acknowledging their application. The deadline for sthe submission of written work this year is Monday 4 November. All written work, but not portfolios for Architecture and Design applicants, should be accompanied by a Written Work Cover Sheet, which will be provided to applicants in the same email. Written work should have been completed during the course of your A Level (or equivalent) studies and should have been marked by a teacher. Submissions can be handwritten or typed, but pieces should be in their original format and should not be retyped for submission.
Written work will not be requested separately: applicants in relevant subjects can upload their written work as soon as they have received the link to the form and must do so before the deadline.
- Admissions Assessments
Most courses require an Admissions Assessment. To see if the course you plan to apply for at Newnham requires an Admissions Assessment, have a look at the relevant subject page.
More information regarding Admissions Assessments can be found on the Undergraduate Study website. This will have the most up-to-date arrangements for the forthcoming cycle.
- Extenuating Circumstances
If your education has been significantly disrupted or disadvantaged through health or personal problems, disability, or difficulties with schooling, it may be appropriate for your school/college to complete and submit the Extenuating Circumstances Form (ECF) by 22 October 2024.
The ECF should be completed and submitted by your school/college (or sometimes GP or social worker).
The ECF for Newnham College will be linked here when the form opens in the autumn.
If, post offer, extenuating circumstances arise for an offer holder that will disrupt their education, please contact the Admissions Office to keep us updated.
- EU and Overseas applicants
EU and overseas students should submit a UCAS application by 15 October 2024.
After your UCAS application has been received, the University will ask you to complete an additional questionnaire, known as the My Cambridge Application (MyCApp).
All prospective overseas applicants will find useful information on the international student section of the University website.
Entry requirements for students studying a non-UK education system can be found by country on the International Qualifications webpage.
- UK applicants
Applicants from the UK should submit a UCAS application, naming Cambridge as one of your choices, by 15 October 2024.
After your UCAS application has been received, the University will ask you to complete an additional questionnaire, known as the My Cambridge Application (MyCApp).
You can find extensive information on the University’s application process in the applying section on the University website.
- Useful links
You will find lots of additional information via the links below:
- University of Cambridge Undergraduate Prospectus
- More detail about specific courses can be found on the Subjects page of this website or on the Faculty or Department websites – here is a directory
- Step-by-step advice on applying to Cambridge
- Advice on Cambridge interviews
- Newnham student Zainab talks about her experience applying to Cambridge