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How to apply

Anyone can apply to Jesus College; we select the best people, regardless of their background. 

We admit around 145 undergraduates every year to study with us, and offer all the subjects available in the University. We're just above medium size for a Cambridge College, and there are roughly equal numbers of students studying arts and sciences.

Before you apply, take a look at what we're looking for and read about life at Jesus.

How to apply

You apply to Cambridge just as to other UK universities, through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). The application process is the same for all applicants to the University of Cambridge, regardless of where you are in the world when you apply.

If you've put down Jesus College as your choice your application will be forwarded to us and we will handle your application from that point. If you are assigned to Jesus College after submitting an open application, your application will also be forwarded to us and we will handle it alongside the direct applications throughout the admissions process. In this section you can find out how to prepare your application, and what happens when you have submitted it.

The deadline for your UCAS application is 16 October. You may find these other dates and deadlines useful. 

Additional questionnaires

When you submit the UCAS form you will receive an email asking you to complete an additional questionnaire required by the University.

This helps to ensure that we have complete and consistent information about everyone who applies. It also allows us to collect helpful information that's not part of the UCAS application, such as what topics you have covered in your A-Levels (or equivalent).

If you haven't received the email with details of your login for this additional questionnaire within 36 hours of submitting your UCAS application, please check your junk email or spam folder. If it still hasn't arrived by 20 October, please email applicationhelp@ug.admin.cam.ac.uk. The deadline to submit your completed additional questionnaire is 23 October.

See Completing My Cambridge Application for further details.

Any questions?

You can find more information about the application process on the University website. If you still have questions, please take a look at our frequently asked questions page or for more information email us on undergraduate-admissions@jesus.cam.ac.uk

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