Offer-holders: What to do and when

Hi all,

This is a note for all our current offer-holders. Included in your letter you should have received lots of forms to return either to us or to another Department or similar. Below is a summary of some of the key deadlines, and some top tips/common errors for filling in the forms. The deadlines are listed in chronological order, and some of these won't apply to you, but please read all of the below and whatever you do DON'T leave it until the last minute because some of the forms can be quite complicated or require input from a parent or teacher.

Cambridge Overseas Trusts
If you are eligible for this (only available for Overseas students) then you will have received an application form in your offer letter, as well as via email. If you would like to apply for this, please submit your application form to admissions@pet.cam.ac.uk by Friday 13th February.

Choral Awards
If you are interested in applying for a Choral Award, the deadline is Sunday 15th February and more information (including an application form) can be found here: www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/musicawards/choral.html

Visa
If you live outside the EU/EEA then you may need a visa in order to come and study in Cambridge. If this applies to you, please email admissions@pet.cam.ac.uk to let me know by Friday 20th February. More info can be found here: www.cam.ac.uk/international-students/arriving/uk-immigration

Instrumental Awards
If you are interested in applying for an Instrumental Award, the deadline is Friday 28th February, and more information (including an application form) can be found here: http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/musicawards/instrumental.html

Certificates

In your offer letter you were asked to provide us with certificates of every qualification declared on your UCAS application. If you have a Conditional Offer, please send us copies of your AS and GCSE certificates (or equivalent). If you have an Unconditional Offer, please send (by recorded delivery) your original A level certificates (or equivalent) - we will return these to you once we have checked them. The deadline for all certificates is Friday 8th May.

Financial Guarantees
All
Along with your ‘FG’ forms, you need to submit evidence that you either have enough savings or enough future income to cover the whole amount stated on the form, for all three/four years of your course.* For most people, this will involve sending in a copy of a parent's bank statement/savings account and/or a letter from their employer stating how much they earn per month/year or a copy of their P60/tax statement.

 *[Note that you do not need to prove that you have more than three years of funding if the additional year(s) are optional, i.e. for Maths, Computer Science, Natural Science, Engineering and Medicine. Evidence for four years of funding is only required for AMES, MML and the 4yrs Classics. But please also note that if you are applying for funding for your course (whether it's to Student Finance or another external body) you should apply for the maximum number of years that you are likely to be on the course.]

Home

Home students must submit their FG forms by Friday 8th May. If you are not applying for a student loan, remember to enclose a letter stating that you believe yourself to be eligible, but will not be applying. All other Home students must include a copy of the letter from Student Finance confirming that their application has been successful (we don’t need you to send us your application, just the confirmation). If this doesn’t arrive by the deadline, you should still submit your FG, including a letter stating that your Student Finance document will follow.

Overseas

Overseas students must submit a completed FG including supporting documents by Friday 17th April.

Reply at UCAS
Remember that if you would like to accept the offer of study that we have made then you must do so via UCAS. The deadline for this will vary depending on where you are in the world and whether you have heard back from your other institutions, but if you don't respond on UCAS then you will Decline the offer by default - so don't forget!

Accommodation

(Not really a deadline but something to be aware of) - Martin will be in touch in mid-July with details on accommodation. Please make sure you have access to your email (even if you’re on holiday) at that time so that you can observe his deadlines.

Finally, as always, if you would like confirmation of receipt of post then please include a stamped and addressed postcard for us to return to you - I'm afraid we don't have time to email you all confirmations every time we open the post. If you don't hear from us, please assume everything is in order.

Thanks, and congratulations!

Kathy & Martin