Applicants 2024-5
Welcome to the Applicants 2024-5 web page! The information on this page is for those applying in October 2024 for entry in 2025 or 2026. Please read it carefully and make sure you have followed any instructions that are relevant to you. Use the quick links below to jump to each section:
Rough Guide to Admissions
The Rough Guide to Admissions outlines the application process at Trinity Hall.
My Cambridge Application
Shortly after submitting your UCAS application, you’ll be asked via email to complete a further online form called My Cambridge Application. To make a valid application to the University of Cambridge, you must submit My Cambridge Application by the required deadline, which is 18:00 (UK time) on 22 October.
Extenuating Circumstances
If you have experienced particular personal or educational disadvantage, you may wish to make use of the Extenuating Circumstances Form.
Submission of Written Work
The following subjects require samples of written work to be submitted as part of the application process:
- Anglo Saxon, Norse & Celtic
- Archaeology
- Architecture (portfolio) – see below
- Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (only if you have chosen a European language)
- Classics
- English
- History
- History & Modern Languages
- History & Politics
- Human, Social & Political Sciences
- Land Economy
- Modern & Medieval Languages
- Music
- Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion
Please read the Submission of Written Work guide to see if this applies to your course, and follow the instructions given. Please remember to include the Cover Sheet with each essay. Written work must be sent to Trinity Hall Admissions Office by Monday 4 November using the online Admissions Documents Upload form.
Submission of Portfolio (Architecture Applicants)
Architecture applicants: you must submit a PDF (6 A4 pages, and less than 15MB in size) of your own artwork prior to interview. The selection of images should, in part, reflect material you might bring to interview as part of your portfolio. Please read the Submission of Written Work guide for further instructions (and note that in this case you do NOT need to include a cover sheet).
College-Registered Assessments
Applicants for the following courses are required to take a written assessment if shortlisted for interview. These will be held separately and in advance of the interviews (apart from Classics, where the assessment happens at interview). They will be conducted remotely. You will not need to register for these assessments in advance, as we will make all the arrangements for you. We will send full details and instructions nearer the time, but for now here are the dates:
| Subject | Date | Time(s) – UK time |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeology | Wednesday 20 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| Architecture | Thursday 21 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| Asian & Middle Eastern Studies with a modern language | Thursday 21 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| Classics | At interview | time given to individual applicant |
| English | Tuesday 19 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| History & Modern Languages | Thursday 21 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| Linguistics | Wednesday 20 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| MML | Thursday 21 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| Music | Thursday 21 November 2024 | to be confirmed |
| Philosophy | to be confirmed | to be confirmed |
Proposed Interview Dates
The main interview period at Trinity Hall will be from 4-18 December, and all interviews will be online. Proposed dates, where available, are given below for each subject. We will fill in the blanks as we get more information and we may revise the dates slightly for some subjects.
Interview invitations will be sent by email during mid-late November. We will also inform applicants if we are not selecting them for interview. We will update this table to let you know when interview invitations have gone out for each subject.
| Subject | Interview Dates | Invitations Sent? |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo Saxon, Norse & Celtic | ||
| Archaeology | ||
| Architecture | 16, 17, 18 Dec | |
| Asian & Middle Eastern Studies | ||
| Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology | ||
| Classics | ||
| Computer Science | 9, 10, 11 Dec | |
| Economics | ||
| Engineering | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Dec | |
| English | 9, 10, 11 Dec | |
| Geography | ||
| History | 9, 10 Dec | |
| History & Modern Languages | 9, 10 Dec | |
| History & Politics | 16 Dec | |
| History of Art | ||
| Human, Social & Political Sciences | 10, 11, 12, 13 Dec | |
| Land Economy | ||
| Law | 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 Dec | |
| Linguistics | 9 Dec | |
| Mathematics | ||
| Medicine | ||
| Modern & Medieval Languages | 9, 10 Dec | |
| Music | 6 Dec | |
| Natural Sciences Biological | 9, 10, 11 Dec | |
| Natural Sciences Physical | ||
| Philosophy | 16, 17, 18 Dec | |
| Psychological & Behavioural Sciences | 9, 10, 11, 12 Dec | |
| Theology, Religion, & Philosophy of Religion | 9, 10 Dec | |
| Veterinary Medicine | 17 Dec |
Pre-Interview Reading
Some subjects require applicants to read something in advance of the interviews. If you are required to do pre-interview reading, your interview invitation will say so.
Post-Interview Decisions
All decisions will be communicated via UCAS on Thursday 30 January.
In a very small minority of cases, where a College wishes to call an applicant for a Winter Pool interview, these applicants may be contacted earlier (from 16 January onwards) to make interview arrangements. Contact will be made by email and/or by telephone.
