University of Cambridge pre-interview assessments
http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/cambridge-pre-interview-assessments/
Courses with pre-interview written assessments
For preparation materials, click on the assessment name in the table.
| Course name | Pre-interview assessment | Section 1 (multiple choice) | Section 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic | Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Admissions Assessment (ASNCAA) | Reading Comprehension
60 minutes |
Critical response to text(s)
60 minutes |
| Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Admissions Assessment (AMESAA) | Reading Comprehension
60 minutes |
Critical response to text(s)
60 minutes |
| Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering via Engineering (H810) requires the Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA).
Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences (H813) requires the Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA). |
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| Economics | Economics Admissions Assessment (ECAA) | Problem solving and Maths for Economics
80 minutes |
Essay on topic of economic interest
40 minutes |
| Engineering | Engineering Admissions Assessment (ENGAA) | Maths/Physics
80 minutes |
Structured sets of multiple-choice Maths and Physics questions
40 minutes |
| English |
You will need to take ELAT. |
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| Geography | Geography Admissions Assessment (GAA) | Thinking Skills and Reading Comprehension
80 minutes |
Interpretation of graphical data
40 minutes |
| History | History Admissions Assessment (HAA) | Reading Comprehension
60 minutes |
Critical response to text(s)
60 minutes |
| History and Modern Languages* | History Admissions Assessment (HAA)and MML at-interview assessment | Reading Comprehension
60 minutes |
Critical response to text(s)
60 minutes |
| History and Politics |
You will need to take the History Admissions Assessment (HAA) |
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| Human, Social, and Political Sciences | Human, Social, and Political Sciences Admissions Assessment (HSPSAA) | Reading Comprehension
60 minutes |
Essay
60 minutes |
| Medicine |
You will need to take BMAT. |
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| Natural Sciences | Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA) | Maths/Science
80 minutes |
Structured sets of Maths/Physics/Chemistry/Biology (open response)
40 minutes |
| Psychological and Behavioural Sciences | Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Admissions Assessment (PBSAA) | Part A (compulsory)
Thinking Skills Plus either Part B Mathematics and Biology or Part C Reading Comprehension 80 minutes |
Essay
40 minutes |
| Veterinary Medicine | Natural Sciences Admissions Assessment (NSAA) | Maths/Science
80 minutes |
Structured sets of Maths/Physics/Chemistry/Biology (open response)
40 minutes |
* If you are applying for History and Modern Languages, you will take both the History pre-interview assessment and the MML at-interview assessment.
If you are applying to study Mathematics, you need to take the Sixth Term Examination Paper (STEP). This test takes place in June of Year 13.
The University has published full details of all pre-interview and at-interview assessments.
