Hopeful applicants labor over every word, straining to set themselves apart through carefully crafted anecdotes that demonstrate why they merit a place at the most selective universities. But for ...

Cambridge University is poised to introduce an admissions exam for history degrees because A-levels no longer distinguish between the brightest candidates. Dons want to test applicants on skills not ...

The well-known British University of Cambridge has ended the practice of applying for admissions on paper - for the first time, overseas applicants and those applying for a music scholarship can now ...

Dr Richard Barnes, senior tutor at Emmanuel College, said that the site was recommended as a good source of information by contacts who work in Cambridge. "This has been the year in which I joined ...

Demonstrators on both sides of a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants rallied in Boston and Cambridge on Sunday. Protesters who back the plaintiffs ...

Saltus Grammar School hosted representatives from the University of Cambridge and Newcastle University for their first visit ...

A Cambridge academic has suggested that privately educated white boys are being disadvantaged in the Oxbridge university admissions process due to 'culture wars' over 'privilege'. David Abulafia, a ...

Cambridge University increased its overall intake last year following late changes to A-level exams The University of Cambridge accepted a record number of British students from black, Asian and ...