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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS 2011/2012

We are very pleased that you have decided to apply to Magdalene College. The information below is designed to help you understand the application process and make sure you have provided all the information we require in order to complete our assessment.

1    All Applicants to Magdalene College

All applicants from within the UK and EU and from overseas must complete and return the following documents.

Fee Status Questionnaire

Data Protection Form. Please complete and return a copy and also retain a copy.

2    Applicants Intending to Come to Cambridge for Interview

If you are intending to come to interview in Cambridge you must refer to the document below and identify any written work etc required in your subject. Please make sure you follow the instructions regarding the coversheet. This document also includes mention of tests applicants will be asked to sit at the time of interview.

Written Work and Test Requirements for Interview Candidates

Coversheet for Written Work.

3    Applicants Unable to Attend Interview in Cambridge

If you are unable to attend for interview in Cambridge you should refer to the document below and identify any written work etc required or tests to be sat in your subject. Please make sure you follow the instructions regarding the coversheet.

Please note those candidates from Hong Kong, Australasia, Vietnam, P.R. China, The Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who are called for interview overseas are not normally required to submit additional written work, though there are some exceptions.

Other overseas applicants who are unable to attend interview in Cambridge are required to submit additional written work.


Written Work and Test Requirements for Candidates Not Attending Interviews in Cambridge

Coversheet for Written Work.

4    Applicants with a Disability

If you have registered a disability (including dyslexia, dyspraxia or any unseen disability) on your application it is important that you read the letter below and return the form.

Disability Letter and Form

5    Interviews in Cambridge

The majority of applicants will be called for interview in Cambridge in the period 5 to 16 December. If you are available for interview in Cambridge you should check the schedule below and identify the dates when you might be called for interview and keep yourself available.

Interview Schedule 2011

Scheduling the interviews is a very complicated procedure and takes some time. We will write in early November to those invited for interview to confirm the details. This notification will be sent by post. If there are particular days on which you cannot attend for interview for strong reasons (eg hospital appointment, examination or religious grounds) please let us know as soon as possible. Whilst we are sympathetic to applicants who may be involved in school concerts or drama activities in this period, we regret that we are unable to reschedule interviews on such grounds. Once interviews are scheduled it will not be possible to change arrangements.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS

All written work must be submitted no later than 15 November. Please supply five copies of each piece of written work with a coversheet attached to each copy. Where no topic for an essay is specified, candidates may choose to submit work in any area. Please note that submitted work cannot normally be returned and if you wish to submit original pieces of artwork or material of substantial value we strongly recommend you consult with the Admissions Office first. Please send everything to The Admissions Office, Magdalene College, Cambridge CB3 0AG. We do not normally acknowledge receipt of work, but if you require confirmation please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard.

Applicants will be contacted mainly by email, at the address on your application, so it is important that you check your email regularly (including your junk mail folder) to ensure you are not missing any important information.

More details of tests, interviews, information for overseas applicants and our assessment process are available elsewhere on this site as well as a number of answers to frequently asked questions.