Applicants 2025-6

Rough Guide to Admissions

The Rough Guide to Admissions outlines the application process at Trinity Hall on a single page.

We have a podcast called ‘Cambridge From the Inside‘. You may find the following episodes helpful:

• My Cambridge Application Explained
• Admissions FAQs Part 1
• Admissions FAQs Part 2
• Admissions FAQs Part 3
• Written Work Explained
• Interviews: Top Tips
• How Will We Assess Your Application?
• Winter Pool & Cambridge Admissions

Declaring Qualifications

Please note that it is compulsory to declare ALL achieved qualifications at the point of application. This includes, for example:

• results for public exams in all subjects that you have studied at school, whether compulsory or optional
• results for public exams in all subjects that you have self-studied
• all STEP Mathematics results, regardless of which course you are applying for
• results for English language tests (e.g. IELTS)
• all previous results in subjects where you have retaken exams or entered for multiple sittings
• all previous results, even if they are lower than expected
• the date each module was taken (for modular qualifications such as Pearson International A Levels)

Failure to declare a qualification or examination sitting is a breach of the agreement you made when submitting your My Cambridge Application, and also a breach of our Terms of Admission. You must tell us when you are planning to sit exams for each of qualifications, including each sitting where relevant.

We understand this process may be different from anything you’ve done before, and that we’re asking for a lot of detail. At this stage, please check your application to make sure that you have entered all your qualifications correctly. If you need to add or correct anything, please complete this UCAS form and inform us of your corrections. You have until Wednesday 5 November to make any corrections without it affecting your application adversely.

If the information provided by you in relation to your qualifications is later found to be incomplete or inaccurate, your application will be withdrawn and any offer will be cancelled.

Olympiads and other competitions – whilst this is not an essential requirement, it is nevertheless extremely helpful for us to have information about performance in competitions of this kind. You can let us know about these by mentioning it in your personal statement, via email to the Admissions Office, or by completing the UCAS form above.

Submission of Written Work

The following subjects require samples of written work to be submitted as part of the application process:

• Anglo Saxon, Norse & Celtic
• Archaeology
• Architecture (portfolio) – see below
• Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (only if you have chosen a European language)
• Classics
• English
• History
• History & Modern Languages
• History & Politics
• Human, Social & Political Sciences
• Land Economy
• Modern & Medieval Languages
• Music
• Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion

Please read the Submission of Written Work guide to see if this applies to your course, and follow the instructions given. Please remember to include the Cover Sheet with each essay. Written work must be sent to Trinity Hall Admissions Office by Wednesday 5 November using the online Admissions Documents Upload form.

Adjustments for Disability, Neurodiverse Condition, etc

We want every applicant to have the chance to show their full potential. If you have a disability, neurodiverse condition, mental health condition, or long-term health condition, we can provide support during your interview and assessment. Telling us in advance will help us make sure everything goes smoothly on the day.

If you want to ask for an adjustment, you must fill in the Adjustments at Interview Form and upload it with supporting evidence via the online Admissions Documents Upload form by Wednesday 5 November. We can only make adjustments where supporting evidence (as outlined in the form) has been provided. Forms received after this date may mean we cannot make the necessary arrangements. If no form is received, we will assume that you don’t require any adjustments for your interview and none will be put in place.

If you declared a disability on UCAS but do not need any adjustments for your interview, please select the ‘No adjustments needed’ box and send the form back to us.

If you’re not sure whether or not you need to complete the Adjustments at Interview Form, you can use this flow chart to help you decide.

If you have any questions, or need this form in an alternative format, please email the Admissions Office.

Pre-Interview Reading

Some subjects require applicants to read something in advance of the interviews. If you are required to do pre-interview reading, your interview invitation will say so.