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We hope our main undergraduate admissions home page will make it easy for you to find the answer to your question. The other good places to get information are our prospectus and the University admissions website (includes extra information for parents and teachers).
If you still can't find the answer just send us an email: admissions@sel.cam.ac.uk
These are some of the remaining FAQs that we receive about undergraduate admissions:
We hold a series of open days each year for potential applicants. Please visit our Open Days page to find out more. You're welcome to visit the college at another time, if you can't make it to an open day.
Below are typical minimum offer levels Selwyn would make on some of the most common national examinations. If you are taking an examination not listed below, please email the Admissions Office for advice. School-predicted grades are taken into consideration when making offers.
| Qualification | Level Required |
| A-Level | A*AA – A*A*A for arts and social sciences as well as PBS and Veterinary Medicine. A*A*A – A*A*A* for Economics, Mathematics and for Sciences courses. |
| International Baccalaureate | At least 41-43 points overall (including bonus points), with 776 in Higher Level subjects. |
| Scottish Advanced Highers | Three A grades at Advanced Higher. If you are not able to take three Advanced Highers please contact us for further advice. |
| European Baccalaureate | At least 90% overall with 9.0 in specified subjects related to the proposed course of study. |
| French Baccalaureate | Mention Tres Bien overall with 16 or 17 in specified subjects related to the proposed course of study. |
All candidates applying for Mathematics will be asked to sit Sixth Term Examination Papers (STEP).
In all cases, the offer is tailored to the candidate's individual circumstances.
We welcomes applications from candidates who are considering taking a gap between school and university - and who have a sensible and structured plan for the year.
For those taking AS modular exams, we find that the marks obtained in these exams are a good indicator (better than GCSE) of future performance. The same is true of performance in admissions assessments. A majority of successful applicants have attained ten or more 8/9/A* grades at GCSE.
Selwyn will only consider applications from students enrolled in a degree course at another university in very exceptional circumstances. Any application to move to Cambridge would need strong support from your course director or other academic tutor at your current university. A reference or letter of recommendation from that person to the college would be required in advance of any application, and only then could the college consider an application. All such applications are still subject to the same academic assessment as any other application, including scrutiny of past performance in school examinations.
It is not possible for a student to transfer to Cambridge to pursue only part of a degree course (sometimes called 'advanced standing'). All students must start in the first year of our three or four-year undergraduate programmes.
It's possible to reapply to Cambridge in a subsequent year. It's generally recommended that an application is made to a different college.
Selwyn College participates in University exchange programmes like ERASMUS, Turing and the Ecole Centrale Paris, MIT and NUS schemes when in operation. Apart from these we do not take visiting or Junior Year Abroad students.
