GCDC University Alliance
University of Cambridge
Nov 2022-22
I. Overview
University of Cambridge; Cantab), is a world-renowned public research university with a federal college system, located in Cambridge, England, along with Oxford University, known as Oxbridge, the second oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Cambridge is located in Cambridgeshire, 50 miles north of London. Cambridgeshire itself is an English town with about 100,000 inhabitants. The town is crossed by a river called the River Cam. The River of Sword is a small river that runs north-south and zigzagging, and there are many bridges over the river, the most famous of which are the Bridge of Mathematics, the Bridge of Grey and the Bridge of Sighs, from which Cambridge takes its name.
The University of Cambridge itself does not have a designated campus, no walls, and no school badge. The vast majority of colleges, institutes, libraries and laboratories were built on the banks of the River of Swords in the town of Cambridge, as well as at various locations within the town. Cambridge is well connected by road and rail, and within easy reach of London's main airports.
In 2019-20, the University of Cambridge was ranked 3rd in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 7th in the QS World University Rankings, 9th in the USNews World University Rankings, 3rd in the World University Academic Rankings and 4th in the Times Higher Education World University Reputation Rankings.
2. Awards and achievements
The more than 800-year history of the school has brought together Newton, Kelvin, Maxwell, Bohr, Born, Dirac, Oppenheimer, Hawking, Darwin, Watson, Crick, Malthus, Marshall, Keynes, Turing, Wiles, Hua Luogeng and other scientific giants.
15 British prime ministers, including Milton, Byron, Tennyson, Bacon, Russell, Wittgenstein, political figures such as Cromwell, Nehru, and Lee Kuan Yew, and Robert Walpole (the first one).
Moreover, as of October 2019, a total of 120 Nobel Prize winners (the second in the world), 11 Fields Medal winners (the sixth in the world), and 7 Turing Award winners (the eighth in the world) have studied or worked here.
3. Admission requirements
The University of Cambridge is in fact just a loosely organized consortium of colleges, with a high degree of autonomy but all adhering to a unified Cambridge charter, which is drafted by the university's legislature and amended annually. The University of Cambridge is only responsible for examinations and degree awarding, while the specific criteria for admitting students are determined by each college and admissions are made by itself.
Universities and colleges, although complementary, are different entities and economically independent. Universities are publicly owned and funded by the state, while colleges are privately owned, self-fending and self-financing. The university is responsible for graduate students, while the college is responsible for the enrollment of undergraduate students, and the number is planned by the university.
undergraduate
The entrance score requirements of Cambridge University are very high, and there are many types of exams accepted, as follows:
1. A-level courses: A-level is divided into AS-level (equivalent to the domestic senior year) and A2-level (one level higher than the domestic senior three) two stages, AS-level and A2-level together constitute A-level. The University of Cambridge requires students to submit all AS-level and A2-level courses to the school when applying. AS-level usually requires 4-5 courses (4 or 5 without difference) and requires at least 3 to achieve A or more; A-level usually requires 3-4 courses, humanities and social sciences majors require A*AA or above, science majors require A*A*A or above.
2. IB courses: require a total score of 40-41 points or more, require at least 3 high-level courses (Higher Levels), and at least two of them achieve a full score of 7, the other 6 points or more, that is, require 7-7-6 or above, some majors may also require specific courses to reach 7 points.
3. AP courses [44] require at least 5 courses with a maximum score of 5, in addition, students who apply through AP courses are also required to submit additional SAT and SATII scores, SATII requires no less than 700 points.
4. Gaokao: Cambridge University accepts direct applications for gaokao scores, but the requirements are very high - it is required to rank in the top 1%-2% of each province.
Latest language requirements for international students: IELTS score of no less than 7.5 overall, no less than 7.0 in individual items.
graduate student
1. Taught graduate students
Language conditions: Cambridge University has relatively high language requirements for students, and the total IELTS score for Cambridge University taught postgraduate IELTS needs to be above 7.5 points, not less than 7.0 points in a single item, and if you use TOEFL scores, the total TOEFL score is above 100 points, and the individual item is not less than 25 points.
Education requirements: To apply for Cambridge University graduate students, you need to graduate from a regular university in China and obtain a bachelor's degree, preferably a 211 or 985 university, which can improve the success rate of the application. In addition, if you do not have an academic degree, you can also apply for the UK university pre-master's department first, and then apply for Cambridge University postgraduate studies.
Achievement conditions: Cambridge University graduate students have relatively high requirements for students' academic performance, of which the average score of 211 or 985 university students is above 85-90 points, and the average score of double non-university students is above 90-95 points.
Professional requirements: To apply to the School of Economics and Business School, you need to provide a GRE or GMAT score of 730 or above
Other conditions: Students need to provide corresponding recommendation letters, and applicants for art and design majors need to provide corresponding portfolios
2. Research-oriented graduate students
Language requirements: To apply for Cambridge University postgraduate postgraduate IELTS score of 7.5 or above, no less than 7.0 in each component, or a total TOEFL score of 100 or above, a single score of not less than 25 points.
Education requirements: Cambridge University research postgraduate students require domestic students to graduate from a master's degree before they can apply, and individual programs can accept undergraduate graduates.
Grade conditions: 211 or 985 college students are usually required to have an average score of 85-90 points or more, and double non-university students have an average score of 90-95 points or more.
Professional requirements: To apply for management, finance and MBA, you need to provide GRE or GMAT scores and score above 730
Other conditions: Students need to provide corresponding letters of recommendation, and applicants for art and design majors need to provide corresponding portfolios, in addition, students should have more than two years of research work experience.
3. Application requirements for postgraduate students in various majors of Cambridge University
Finance: IELTS score above 7.5 in total, no less than 7.0 in individual items; Graduated from a domestic 211 or 985 university with a bachelor's degree, with an average score of 90 or more, and provide a GRE or GMAT score that meets the requirements.
Economics: IELTS score above 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 in individual items; Graduated from a bachelor's degree from a domestic 211 or 985 university, with an average score of 90 or more, and have a bachelor's degree or related professional background and provide GRE or GMAT scores that meet the requirements.
Environmental policy: IELTS score of 7.5 or above, no less than 7.0 in individual items; Graduated from 211 or 985 universities in China with a bachelor's degree, with an average score of 90 points or more.
Civil Engineering: IELTS score above 7.5 overall, no less than 7.0 in individual items; Graduated from 211 or 985 universities in China with a bachelor's degree, with an average score of 90 points or more.
Physics: IELTS score above 7.0 overall, no less than 7.0 in individual items; Graduated from a bachelor's degree from a domestic 211 or 985 university, with an average score of 90 points or more, and a bachelor's degree or related professional background.
