• Previous Menu

Magdalene College
Cambridge
CB3 0AG

Junior Year Abroad (JYA) Applications

Magdalene considers applications from undergraduate students at other Universities who wish to study in Cambridge for an academic year (October - June inclusive). A JYA student will normally join either a year 2 or a year 3 group and are expected to undertake a course of study leading to examinations here in Cambridge at the end of the academic year. The student will not get a Cambridge degree, but will be notified of his/her marks obtained in individual papers, which are reported to their home university and which may give them credit towards their degree. The exact choice of papers is negotiated by each student along with his/her Director of Studies here at Magdalene. JYA students are eligible for accommodation in College and have all the social privileges of being a Magdalene student including dining arrangements and access to sporting and musical facilities etc.

Magdalene has no special arrangements with particular universities for students to visit for one year, but we are happy to consider individual arrangements with prospective students from any university. Candidates for a Junior Year place should write to the Admissions Tutor with the following information:

• a statement by the candidate of the reason for undertaking a year of study in Cambridge and the course to be pursued (e.g. History, Chemistry, etc.);
• a statement from the candidate's home University approving the application;
• a reference from a teacher or university lecturer who knows the candidate's recent academic work well;
• a statement from the candidate or his/her sponsor confirming how the fees and costs of maintenance will be met;
• a CV giving academic results obtained at university and in the final years of secondary (high) school along with an up to date transcript. Results of Examinations - such as SATs and AP tests, Abitur, IB, French Bacc, Matura, Apolyterion etc - taken at secondary (high) school should be included.
• An application fee of £10 is also payable to the College.

We offer no more than two visiting students (typically DAAD, ERASMUS or Junior Year Abroad) per year but cannot consider them for Architecture, Law, Mathematics, Medicine or Veterinary Medicine.

Interviews:

The College has a limited number of undergraduate rooms and JYA candidates are considered for places in parallel with normal undergraduate applications. The deadline for applications is 15th November prior to the year of Entry. JYA students may be called for interview in early December at the request of the Director of Studies or may be assessed on paper. The outcome of JYA applications are normally notified by the end of February.

©2012 Magdalene College, Cambridge, CB3 0AG
Registered Charity Number 1137542