Dates and deadlines
Each undergraduate admissions round runs from September to September, for entry in October.
There are a number of key dates and deadlines along the way and it is essential that you meet these if you want a chance of your application succeeding.
The UCAS deadline for applying to Oxford and Cambridge is earlier than for other universities. The deadline for applications this year is 6.00 pm GMT on 15 October 2020.
Please find below the key dates and deadlines for the 2020-21 admissions round, for entry in October 2021 or deferred entry in October 2022.
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2019-2020 Admissions Round
April 2020
- 15 April: Deadline for challenges to fee status categorisation
- 28 April: Deadline for completed DBS applications to be returned to the College (Medicine and Veterinary Medicine offer holders only)
- 30 April: Deadline for Financial Guarantees/confirmation of loan eligibility from Student Finance England
July 2020
- 31 July: Deadline for IELTS conditions to be met by offer holders
August 2020
- 13 August: Publication of A-level and STEP results
- 14 August: Summer Pool
- 31 August: Deadline for successful re-marks and all offer conditions to be met
October 2020
- 1 October: Start of the new academic year
- 1-31 October: Files of unsuccessful applicants destroyed in line with Data Protection Policy
2020-2021 Admissions Round
September 2020
- 1 September: UCAS and COPA deadline for applicants for Organ Scholarships
- 20 September: UCAS and COPA deadline for applicants for interview in Malaysia and Singapore
October 2020
- 1 October: Deadline for Medicine applicants to register for the BMAT
- 15 October: Deadline for UCAS applications (6.00 pm GMT)
- 15 October: Deadline for registration for pre-interview assessments
- 19 October: Deadline for COPA submissions for overseas applicants for interview in Cambridge, Canada, Hong Kong, India, PR China or USA
- 22 October: Deadline for submission of SAQ for most candidates
November 2020
- 4 November: ELAT and BMAT pre-interview assessments taken
- 5 November: ECAA, ENGAA, NSAA, CTMUA, and TSA: Section 1pre-interview assessments taken
- 5 November: Deadline for submission of written work in relevant subjects
- 13 November: Deadline for submission of Feedback and Confidentiality Form, Disability Allowances Form, and, if relevant, any UMS marks already achieved.
December 2020
- The majority of interviews will take place in the first three weeks of December.
January 2021
- Early January: A small number of interviews may take place in the first two weeks of January.
- Early January: Winter Pool
- (TBC): Winter Pool interviews, as necessary
- (TBC): Decisions on interviews (if you have had a pool interview, your decision may not arrive until a few days later)
- (TBC): Deadline for requests for feedback from unsuccessful applicants
February 2021
- 15 February: Deadline for applications for Choral Awards
- 28 February: Deadline for applications for Instrumental Award
July 2021
- TBC: Deadline for IELTS conditions to be met by offer holders
August 2021
- (TBC): Publication of A-level and STEP results
- (TBC): Summer Pool
- (TBC)t: Deadline for successful re-marks and all offer conditions to be met