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TIMELINES
IMPORTANT: There is a separate timeline for Oxford University, Cambridge University, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Medicine. Please see below
TIMELINE FOR REGULAR APPLICATIONS TO THE UK FOR THE CLASS OF 2022 (ENTRY TO UNIVERSITY IN 2023)
May 2022 - Register with UCAS during a UGC session. Your application is linked to NLCS Jeju with a buzzword. September 2022 - Final predicted grades released. 21 November 2022 - Final sending day for UCAS Regular applications from NLCS Jeju. May 2023 - Deadline for students to make Firm and Insurance choices. July 2023 - IB results released. If conditions are met, your university place is confirmed by the university and documents are provided by the university for your visa application.
WHAT IS AN OFFER FROM A UK UNIVERSITY?
UK universities will make an offer of a place to those students they are willing to accept
The offer will be communicated through the individual student UCAS account. Offers are usually conditional This means that if a student meets the conditions of the offer, the university place is secured if it is a Firm choice.
An offer may be set out like this -
38 IB points with no lower than 7,6,5 at HL.
Offers are usually very specific to the course and may include TOEFL/IELTS requirements or additional tests such as the STEP examination. • Once all 5 universities have responded to the application, the student can only choose 2 offers. • One is accepted as FIRM - this is the one you want to attend. • One is accepted as INSURANCE and is typically one with a lower offer which you are happy to attend if you don’t meet the firm offer conditions. • The other 3 are declined.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IB RESULTS ARE RELEASED?
When IB results are released around 5 July 2023, they are sent directly to UCAS if you have completed the request for release of results form provided by the DP coordinator.
The Firm choice university will change its offer to UNCONDITIONAL and you can then begin the enrollment process (visa, accommodation, finances etc) with guidance from your new university.
If you do not have the IB points for your firm offer, contact your UGC immediately for further advice.
1. You can apply to either Oxford or Cambridge. 2. You may apply for only one course at either Oxford or Cambridge. 3. For medicine, veterinary science and dentistry, you may apply to only 4 universities plus one other application in a related subject, for a total of 5 applications. BMAT or UCAT exams are required for Medical school applications in the UK. Check the websites of the universities for entry requirements.
August September 2022 Choose your course. Choose a college or open application. Check admission assessment arrangements Early September 2022 Register for the relevant test. Further details will be provided by UGC in early September 2022. Complete UCAS application. 10 October 2022 Final sending day for NLCS Jeju applicants. 20 October (Approximately) For Cambridge only: complete the Supplementary Additional Questionnaire (SAQ) by the deadline provided by Cambridge. First week in November Submit written work requested and/or take admissions assessment test. Mid November to mid December Oxbridge interviews take place. These have been online for the last two years. (Medical school interviews usually take place from November to March.) Mid to Late January 2023 Oxbridge decisions released.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE - WHAT MAKES THEM SO SPECIAL AND COMPETITIVE?
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford are two of the world’s greatest universities, consistently rated at the top of national and international league tables. They provide a challenging, flexible and individual learning experience. Their teaching staff include many national and world subject leaders, so students have the exciting opportunity to be taught by experts in their field.
THE COLLEGIATE SYSTEM
Both Oxford and Cambridge universities are made up of individual colleges, as well as different subject departments. A college will be a student’s home and their central focus of teaching for much of their time at university. Each college will have a range of students — usually including both undergraduate and graduate students — studying across a spectrum of subject areas.
The college system offers the benefits of belonging to a large internationally renowned institution, and also to a smaller, interdisciplinary academic college community. you will have access to their college’s facilities, such as an extensive library and iT provision, as well as the resources of the wider university. College choice does not matter. Each college offers the same standard of teaching and has the same very high academic standards. Both universities work hard to ensure that the best students are successful in gaining a place, whichever college they’ve applied to. This means that you may be interviewed by more than one college and you may receive an offer from any of them. You can make an open application to any college.
TEACHING
The teaching methods are very similar at both universities as students will attend lectures, classes and laboratory work as appropriate for their course. Unlike at many other universities, students at Oxford and Cambridge also benefit from highly personalised teaching time with experts in their field. The only difference is in the name: Oxford refers to these sessions as “tutorials” while Cambridge calls them “supervisions”. Students are required to prepare an essay or other piece of work in advance for these sessions and then meet with their tutor to discuss the work, perhaps with one or two other students. Tutors are often world experts in their field so this time is extremely valuable to students in developing their understanding of the subject.
These are worth checking for those interested in applying for 2023. There are resources available for each subject and each college. Here are a few places to begin your research:
General information Cambridge
www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk
General information Oxford
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide
Unibuddy -
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/international-students/chat-our-students
Current students and staff are available on unibuddy sites for many universities. Webinar Series
- https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/international-students/chat-our-students
Subject Masterclasses - Cambridge https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/masterclasses - These are events that have run previously in person and they have been opened up to international students. There is a cost to attend these events (£12.50 in 2021) and the time zones may mean that students can’t attend live but everything will be recorded and there is the option to pre-submit questions.
Beyond the curriculum resources from Cambridge/Oxford University:
www.myheplus.com
