University Admissions Tutors
Mayfair Consultants’ expert tutors have first-hand experience of all of the major university entrance exams and selection processes. They are able to offer one-to-one coaching and advice on the UCAS process, as well as university entrance tests such as the BMAT, UCAT, TSA, MAT, PAT, GMAT and LNAT tests. Our university tutors and admissions specialists can help you with all aspects of the admissions process and entrance exams.
Mayfair Consultants also offers private, one-to-one coaching and advice for clients preparing for Oxbridge applications and interviews. Many of our tutors have hold top undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from the leading British and international universities, making them best-placed to support prospective applicants.
University Entrance Exams & Tests
Oxbridge Applications
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/admission-assessments
https://www.admissionstesting.org/for-test-takers/cambridge-pre-interview-assessments/
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/admissions-assessments/pre-registration-required
Admission assessments and submitted work
Most applicants are required to take a subject-specific written admission assessment. This might be before shortlisting for interview (pre-registration required, for which you must be registered in advance) or after you’ve been shortlisted for interview (Cambridge College registered). You do not need to register for Cambridge College registered assessments and our Colleges will provide details directly to you.
The assessments are designed to supplement the information in your application and to assess skills, such as writing and language skills, and levels of knowledge and understanding relevant to your course. Your performance in the assessment will not be considered in isolation, but will be taken into account alongside the other elements of your application.
For some courses, you may be asked to submit examples of your written work – one or two school/college essays – which may then be discussed at interview.
Detailed information about each course’s admission assessment – including past papers (where applicable) – and whether any submitted work is required, can be found in the Entry Requirements tab on each of the courses pages. Our University tutors should be able to provide more detailed guidance.
The tables below detail which type of written assessment is required for each course for 2023 entry.
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Written assessment: pre-registration required |
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All Colleges require applicants to these courses to take a written assessment, for which they must be registered in advance: ▪ Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology ▪ Computer Science ▪ Economics ▪ Engineering ▪ Law ▪ Medicine ▪ Natural Sciences ▪ Veterinary Medicine Please note, some Colleges may also require applicants to take a College-set written assessment as part of the interview process, in addition to the pre-registration assessment. See individual course pages for details. |
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See written assessments: pre-registration required for further details. |
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Written assessment: Cambridge College registered Please note, you do not need to register in advance for these assessments. If you are shortlisted for interview, our Colleges will provide details directly to you. |
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All Colleges require applicants to these courses to take a written assessment, if shortlisted for interview: ▪ Archaeology ▪ Architecture ▪ Classics ▪ English ▪ History and Modern Languages ▪ History of Art ▪ Linguistics ▪ Modern and Medieval Languages (MML) ▪ Philosophy ▪ Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion |
Some Colleges may require applicants to these courses to take a written assessment, if shortlisted for interview: ▪ Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic ▪ Asian and Middle Eastern Studies* ▪ Education ▪ Geography ▪ History ▪ History and Politics ▪ Human, Social, and Political Sciences ▪ Mathematics ▪ Music ▪ Psychological and Behavioural Sciences |
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Oxford
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/guide/admissions-tests
Many Oxford University courses require applicants to take an admissions test, and we use these tests to help us choose between all the excellent candidates who apply to study at Oxford. To make your application as competitive as possible it’s very important that you register for and take any admissions tests that are required for your course. We also strongly advise that you spend some time preparing for your test, exploring our test resources and practising using the past papers available from your test page (see menu below). Evidence suggests that people who have researched and practised their test do better and you can do this by using our online resources.
Our University’s admissions tests are administered by Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing (CAAT). Registration isn’t automatic and just completing your UCAS application won’t register you for the test so please make sure you follow the process carefully.
Start by using the dropdown menu below to check whether your course requires you to take a test or tests.
Make sure you get your test candidate entry number from your school or test centre as proof of entry by 6pm on 15 October. Please note that school error will not be taken into consideration if the deadline for registering for these tests is missed.
University Tutors, Admissions & UCAS Applications
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/admissions-tests
Currently we offer advice and consultancy on entrance and progression of courses at the following universities and higher education establishments in the United Kingdom:
| Aberdeen University | www.abdn.ac.uk |
| Aberystwyth University | www.aber.ac.uk |
| University of the Arts | www.arts.ac.uk |
| Anglia Ruskin University | www.anglia.ac.uk |
| Aston University | www.aston.ac.uk |
| Bangor University | www.bangor.ac.uk |
| University of Bath | www.bath.ac.uk |
| Birkbeck University | www.bbk.ac.uk |
| University of Birmingham | www.birmingham.ac.uk |
| Bournemouth University | www.bournemouth.ac.uk |
| University of Brighton | www.brighton.ac.uk |
| University of Bristol | www.bristol.ac.uk |
| Brunel University | www.brunel.ac.uk |
| University of Buckingham | www.buckingham.ac.uk |
| University of Cambridge | www.cam.ac.uk |
| Canterbury University | www.canterbury.ac.uk |
| Cardiff University | www.cardiff.ac.uk |
| University of Chester | www.chester.ac.uk |
| City University | www.city.ac.uk |
| Coventry University | www.coventry.ac.uk |
| Cranfield University | www.cranfield.ac.uk |
| Cumbria University | www.cumbria.ac.uk |
| De Montford University | www.dmu.ac.uk |
| University of Derby | www.derby.ac.uk |
| University of Dundee | www.dundee.ac.uk |
| Durham University | www.dur.ac.uk |
| University of East Anglia | www.uea.ac.uk |
| University of East London | www.uel.ac.uk |
| Edinburgh University | www.ed.ac.uk |
| Edinburgh Napier University | www.napier.ac.uk |
| University of Essex | www.essex.ac.uk |
| Exeter University | www.exeter.ac.uk |
| University of Glasgow | www.gla.ac.uk |
| University of Gloucestershire | www.glas.ac.uk |
| Goldsmiths University | www.goldsmiths.ac.uk |
| University of Greenwich | www.greenwich.ac.uk |
| Guildhall School of Music & Drama | www.gsmd.ac.uk |
| Heriot-Watt University | www.hw.ac.uk |
| University of Hertfordshire | www.herts.ac.uk |
| Heythrop College | www.heythrop.ac.uk |
| University of Huddersfield | www.hud.ac.uk |
| Hull University | www.hull.ac.uk |
| Imperial College | www.imperial.ac.uk |
| Institute of Education | www.ioe.ac.uk |
| Keele University | www.keele.ac.uk |
| Kent University | www.kent.ac.uk |
| King’s College London | www.kcl.ac.uk |
| Kingston University | www.kingston.ac.uk |
| Lancaster University | www.lancs.ac.uk |
| University of Leeds | www.leeds.ac.uk |
| University of Leicester | www.le.ac.uk |
| University of Lincoln | www.lincoln.ac.uk |
| Liverpool University | www.liv.ac.uk |
| University of London | www.lon.ac.uk |
| Liverpool John Moores | www.ljmu.ac.uk |
| University College London | www.ucl.ac.uk |
| London Business School | www.london.edu |
| London Metropolitan University | www.londonmet.ac.uk |
| LSE London School of Economics & Political Science | www.lse.ac.uk |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | www.lshtm.ac.uk |
| London South Bank University | www.lsbu.ac.uk |
| Loughborough University | www.lboro.ac.uk |
| University of Manchester | www.man.ac.uk |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | www.mmu.ac.uk |
| Middlesex University | www.mdx.ac.uk |
| Newcastle University | www.ncl.ac.uk |
| Northampton University | www.northampton.ac.uk |
| Northumbria University | www.northumbria.ac.uk |
| University of Nottingham | www.nottingham.ac.uk |
| Open University | www.open.ac.uk |
| Oxford University | www.ox.ac.uk |
| Oxford Brookes University | www.brookes.ac.uk |
| University of Plymouth | www.plymouth.ac.uk |
| Portsmouth University | www.port.ac.uk |
| Queens University Belfast | www.qub.ac.uk |
| Queen Margaret University | www.qmu.ac.uk |
| Queen Mary University | www.qmul.ac.uk |
| Reading University | www.reading.ac.uk |
| Roehampton University | www.roehampton.ac.uk |
| Royal Academy of Music | www.ram.ac.uk |
| Royal Central School of Speech & Drama | www.cssd.ac.uk |
| Royal College of Art | www.rca.ac.uk |
| Royal College of Music | www.rcm.ac.uk |
| Royal Holloway University | www.rhul.ac.uk |
| Royal Veterinary College | www.rvc.ac.uk |
| University of Salford | www.salford.ac.uk |
| Sandhurst Military Academy | www.army.mod.uk |
| Sheffield University | www.shef.ac.uk |
| SOAS School of Oriental & African Studies | www.soas.ac.uk |
| University of South Wales | www.southwales.ac.uk |
| Southampton University | www.soton.ac.uk |
| St Andrews University | www.st-andrews.ac.uk |
| St George’s University | www.sgul.ac.uk |
| Staffordshire University | www.staffs.ac.uk |
| Stirling University | www.stir.ac.uk |
| University of Strathclyde | www.strath.ac.uk |
| Sunderland University | www.sunderland.ac.uk |
| Surrey University | www.surrey.ac.uk |
| Sussex University | www.sussex.ac.uk |
| Swansea University | www.swansea.ac.uk |
| Teeside University | www.tees.ac.uk |
| Ulster University | www.ulster.ac.uk |
| University of Wales | www.wales.ac.uk |
| Warwick University | www.warwick.ac.uk |
| University of West London | www.uwl.ac.uk |
| Westminster University | www.wmin.ac.uk |
| Winchester University | www.winchester.ac.uk |
| Wolverhampton University | www.wlv.ac.uk |
| Worcester University | www.worcester.ac.uk |
| York University | www.york.ac.uk |
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