Oxbridge Admissions Tests

Find out which entry test you need to take as part of your application

Oxbridge Admissions Tests examine aptitude rather than knowledge and help top universities distinguish excellent candidates from merely good ones. Many of these tests have websites with past papers for practice.

University of Cambridge Admission Tests

• Cambridge Thinking Skills Assessment: Computer science, economics, engineering, land economy, physical or biological sciences at some colleges.
• Cambridge Law Test: Law at most colleges.
• Cambridge Language Test: Languages at all colleges except Hughes Hall.

Depending on the college, candidates may also have to do preparatory study and take an additional test at the interview.

University of Oxford Admission Tests

• Physics Aptitude Test (PAT): Physics, engineering and materials science
• Oxford Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA): PPE, economics & management, philosophy, psychology & linguistics, experimental psychology and geography.
• Mathematics Aptitude Test (MAT): Mathematics and computer science.
• National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT): Law (Jurisprudence).
• History Aptitude Test (HAT): History.
• English Literature Aptitude Test (ELAT): English language and literature.
• Classics Admissions Test (CAT): Classics.
• Modern Languages Admissions Tests (MLAT): Languages.

Imperial College London

• Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT): Medicine.

University College London

• National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT): Law.

The Royal Veterinary College

• Biomedical Admissions Test (BMAT)

Those applying to read Law at King's College London, Durham University, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham or University of Manchester must take National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT).

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