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English at Cambridge — Admissions Guide 2027

Cambridgeへの当塾生徒の合格率

65%

Cambridgeの平均合格率

21%

English（University of Cambridge）出願に必要なすべて：出願要件・面接・典型オファーとCambridge卒業生によるインサイダーアドバイス。

最終更新: 2026年5月

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主要情報

  • A*AA典型オファー
  • 4:1志願者 / 定員
  • #2UK順位
  • 182定員（年）
  • Q300UCAS コード

概要

コース概要

Cambridge English (BA Hons, UCAS Q300) is a three-year course built around close reading, literary history and independent critical work. For 2027 entry, the headline profile is A*AA, two pieces of written work and a College-arranged English written assessment if shortlisted.

なぜCambridgeでEnglishを?

Cambridge’s course is officially English, BA (Hons), and the course identity should stay as English rather than being renamed English Literature. Its UCAS code is Q300.

A university lecture hall from the back, students taking notes

Section 01

国際学生の出願

下のマップで自国をクリックすると、出願に必要な情報（受け入れられる資格、要求スコア、英語要件、現地の文脈）が表示されます。

International Applicants

Country-specific admissions requirements

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Pick a highlighted country to see the admissions-test, score, and English-language requirements that apply for applicants from that country.

Section 02

出願要件

  • A-LevelA*AA
    English Literature required. History, A modern or classical language recommended.
  • IB Diploma40–42 with 776 at HL incl. English Literature
    HL: English Literature required.
  • Advanced Placement (AP)5 AP Tests at score 5 in relevant subjects plus strong GPA and SAT/ACT context
Admissions test
For 2027 entry the official Cambridge admissions-test table currently lists no pre-registered admissions test for English. Most colleges set a short at-interview pre-read or commentary as a College admission assessment — no advance registration. Always confirm against the official table before the application deadline.
Written work
Submit two pieces of recent marked school work in English (or a closely related humanities subject). Send normal classroom essays with teacher comments visible. Standard deadline 10 November 2026.
Interview
Two interviews. One discusses your submitted essays; the other is a "pre-read" interview where you are given a poem or short prose extract 30 minutes before the interview to read closely and discuss.

Section 03

出願プロセスと重要日程

Jun–Jul 2026

Open days & shortlist colleges

Visit Cambridge in person if you can. Open days run in late June and early July. Begin narrowing your college list and reading first-year reading lists.

Sep 2026

Draft your personal statement

Write for the subject, not the institution. Cambridge admissions tutors look for ~80% academic content and genuine super-curricular engagement.

28 Sep 2026

ESAT / TMUA registration deadline

Pre-registration via the Pearson VUE admissions testing portal closes at 18:00 UK time. Late entry is not normally possible.

15 Oct 2026

UCAS deadline

Submit your UCAS application by 18:00 UK time on 15 October 2026.

12–16 Oct 2026

Sit ESAT / TMUA

ESAT and TMUA are sat in this window at Pearson VUE centres. LNAT and UCAT use their own test windows — check each test's site for booking dates.

22 Oct 2026

My Cambridge Application deadline

Complete the My Cambridge Application supplementary questionnaire by 18:00 UK time on 22 October 2026. This replaced the old SAQ.

10 Nov 2026

Submitted written work deadline

Most arts and humanities courses ask for one or two pieces of marked school work. Each college confirms its exact deadline; 10 November is the standard date.

Dec 2026

Interviews

Around three-quarters of applicants are interviewed. Typically 1–2 interviews of 25–45 minutes each at your chosen or allocated college.

27 Jan 2027

Main decisions released

Cambridge releases its main decisions on 27 January 2027. Around a quarter of offers are made through the Winter Pool — strong applicants reconsidered by colleges with remaining places.

Section 04

入試テスト

Student working through problems at a desk with timed papers

English（University of Cambridge）の2027年度入試では、出願者に書面の入試テストは課されません。出願は推薦書・成績・パーソナルステートメント・提出物・面接で評価されます。

Always verify on the official Oxford admissions tests page.

Section 05

面接:当日の流れと対策

Invitation → Decision: the interview timeline

Interview Invitation

Late Nov

Arrival to Interview

Early Dec

Technical Question

Mid Dec

Decision

Early Jan

Question Types You’ll See

Practical Criticism on an unseen poem or prose extractDiscussion of your submitted essaysArgument about a literary-historical question

Cambridge currently records 1 or 2 interviews for most applicants, with the College confirming the exact number. Most applicants have 35 minutes to 1 hour total of interview time.

The verified panel size is 2–3 interviewers. For English, preparation should include talking through unseen or unfamiliar passages, making close-reading observations about language and form, and revising an interpretation when a tutor challenges the premise.

The interview is not a performance of memorised criticism. It helps to practise moving from observation to argument: word choice, form, structure, context and competing readings.

無料のEnglish面接練習問題バンクで本番さながらの問題を練習しましょう。

無料練習問題 →
Two people in academic discussion across a table

Section 06

合否決定のしくみ

Cambridge has no official numeric weights for English decisions in the verified record. The same verified note says Cambridge considers academic record, reference, personal statement, submitted work, English written assessment where applicable, contextual or extenuating circumstances and interview together.

That means no single component should be treated as a safe substitute for the others. A strong application should be consistent across school achievement, submitted writing, interview discussion and the written assessment if required.

The decision process is holistic rather than formulaic. In practice, the strongest applications usually make the same intellectual habit visible in several places: careful reading, precise evidence and willingness to think again.

Our recommendation · weighting of admission factors

0102030405041%
Interview
27%
Predicted grades
14%
Personal statement
11%
Submitted written work
7%
Contextual factors
% of decisionFactor

Oxbridge Mentors recommendation, drawn from observed offer patterns. University of Cambridge does not publish official weightings — exact balance varies by college, course and year.

Section 07

Personal Statement のコツ

Handwritten notes and a laptop open to a draft document

Start from the texts and questions that genuinely changed how you read. For Cambridge English, connect those questions to the kind of work the course foregrounds: Practical Criticism, Shakespeare, period range, medieval literature, Tragedy and independent dissertation work.

Avoid turning the statement into a book list. Choose fewer texts and show what you did with them: a comparison, a disagreement with a critic, or a shift in your own interpretation.

Because English Literature is required for entry, the statement should show subject depth rather than general enthusiasm for reading. It helps to include one or two moments where your thinking became more precise.

専門家による一行一行の解説付き完全例文を見る。

English PS例文 →

Section 08

プロジェクト

  1. 01正当性
  2. 02プロジェクト概要
  3. 03実施内容
  4. 04困難
  5. 05解決策
  6. 06振り返り

A useful English project starts with a question small enough to answer well. Good starting points include a text, form, period, author, translation issue or critical debate.

The verified record for this pass treats project and competition recommendations as editorial rather than official Cambridge requirements.

Open books, a notebook, and a coffee on a wooden desk

Section 08

その他のサプリキュラム

Other supercurricular work can support an English application when it produces better reading, writing or argument. Activities are most useful when they leave evidence: notes, essays, comparison tables, annotations or short talks.

These are support, not substitute. The application still needs academic evidence, submitted work, interview performance and the written assessment where applicable.

  • Keep a reading journal that records claims, evidence and changes of mind.:

  • Compare two critical views of the same passage.:

  • Rewrite a paragraph after challenging its weakest assumption.:

  • Practise close reading short passages without secondary material.:

Section 08

コンペティション

Competitions are not required in the verified record. When chosen carefully, they can still be useful because they force a concise argument under constraints.

  1. Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, Christ Church Oxford — annual national poetry competition with a set theme; develops originality and control of form
  2. Stephen Spender Prize — poetry in translation; tests sensitivity to how language changes across versions
  3. Gould Prize for Essays in English Literature — essay competition run by Trinity College Cambridge; builds extended analytical argument on literary topics
  4. John Locke Institute Essay Competition — global essay prize; History and Philosophy tracks are strong fits for English applicants who want to stretch their analytical range
  5. Oxford Scholastica Essay Competition — essay competition open to UK and international students; useful portfolio piece for analytical writing
  6. Big Oxplore Essay Competition — Oxford-run essay competition focused on genuine intellectual curiosity and independent argument

None are required; one or two done well beats five half-attempted.

Section 09

コース内容

  1. Year

    01 / 03

    1

    Part IA

    Foundations

    Part IA foundations including Practical Criticism, Shakespeare and period papers.

    Foundations

  2. Year

    02 / 03

    2

    Part IB

    Historical range

    Part IB historical range, one compulsory medieval paper, further period papers and possible dissertation.

    Historical range

  3. Year

    03 / 03

    3

    Part II

    Specialist papers and dissertation

    Part II specialist papers, Tragedy, Practical Criticism II and compulsory dissertation.

    Compulsory dissertation

Section 10

提出書類

A bound essay on a tutor desk beside a fountain pen

Cambridge English requires written work. The verified record requires 2 pieces.

The deadline is College-specific after UCAS submission. Suitable pieces should show close reading, argument structure and teacher-marked academic writing rather than being selected only because they have the highest mark.

Section 11

Englishの知識を深める

Build subject knowledge around the course’s verified academic spine: Practical Criticism, Shakespeare, period papers, medieval work, Tragedy, Practical Criticism II and dissertation-style independent argument.

A practical preparation routine is to combine breadth and precision: read across periods, keep notes on form and language, and practise explaining how a small textual detail changes a larger interpretation. This is preparation advice, not an official Cambridge requirement.

Because the resources record is partial, this draft avoids naming linked books, channels, podcasts or courses as verified recommendations.

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster is an accessible introduction to the intertextual patterns that recur across literary texts. Pair it with Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Culler for a compact map of the critical frameworks — structuralism, deconstruction, psychoanalysis, cultural theory — that underpin Cambridge's approach to literature.

For video, Great Writers Inspire is an Oxford-hosted archive of short talks on canonical authors from Chaucer to Woolf. Faculty of English, University of Oxford publishes faculty lectures and public talks on literary and critical topics.

For audio, Backlisted rescues neglected books with literate, analytical discussion. For structured study, Modern & Contemporary American Poetry on Coursera models close reading of challenging verse through lively written forum discussion.

A study planner, highlighters and a stack of revision cards

Section 12

カレッジ選択と再振り分け

31 colleges offer this subject. Data unavailable of applicants submit an open application. 19% of places come through the pool.

Cambridge is collegiate, and the verified record lists 31 colleges. The pooling or reallocation process is the Winter Pool.

The verified record says 19% of October 2024 applicants were placed in the Winter Pool. The open application percentage is unverified in this pass.

Do not choose a College by trying to reverse-engineer small differences in admissions odds. Prioritise practical fit, accommodation, location, atmosphere and whether the College offers the course in the relevant year.

Stone college quadrangle viewed through an archway

Section 13

卒業後のキャリア

The careers record is partial: Faculty careers categories were verified, but Discover Uni percentages should be labelled as occupation-type data if used. This version therefore avoids unverified percentage claims.

A publishable career section should use verified sectors, employers, postgraduate routes or official occupation categories rather than promising a particular outcome. That is an editorial safeguard, not a Cambridge statistic.

Section 14

特別な事情について

The verified record says contextual data is used holistically. Extenuating circumstances should use the Cambridge process.

This matters for applicants whose school context, subject availability, illness, disruption or caring responsibilities affected preparation. Serious disruption should be raised through the proper Cambridge route rather than being left only to the personal statement.

Watch & Learn

Cambridge English 参考動画

学生ブログ・模擬面接・講義体験・入試アドバイス。

English at Cambridge

English at University of Cambridge FAQ | Peterhouse

Cambridge academics share top interview tips for prospective students

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Further Reading

Recommended Resources

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よくあるご質問

For 2027 entry, Cambridge lists a typical minimum offer of A*AA at A level or 41-42 IB points with 776 at Higher Level, although Colleges may set additional conditions.
Yes. Cambridge says applicants need A level or IB Higher Level English Literature, or A level English Literature and Language where accepted by the College.
For 2027 entry, Cambridge says there may be an admission assessment for English and that College-specific details will be confirmed in May 2026; applicants do not need to register in advance.
Yes. Cambridge states that English applicants need to submit two pieces of written work.
Cambridge lists recent English graduate destinations including academia, publishing, teaching, journalism, theatre and film, the charity sector, civil service, law and finance.

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