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Admissions tests · Test(s) required · BMAT (Biomedical Admissions Test) · CAT (Classics Admissions Test) · ELAT (English Literature Admissions Test) · HAT (History ... Skiptomaincontent HomeAdmissionsUndergraduateApplyingtoOxfordGuideforapplicantsAdmissionstests Manyofourcoursesrequireapplicantstotakeanadmissionstest,andweusetheseteststohelpuschoosebetweenalltheexcellentcandidateswhoapplytostudyatOxford.Tomakeyourapplicationascompetitiveaspossibleit'sveryimportantthatyouregisterforandtakeanyadmissionsteststhatarerequiredforyourcourse. Wealsostronglyadvisethatyouspendsometimepreparingforyourtest,exploringourtestresourcesandpractisingusingthepastpapersavailablefromyourtestpage(seemenubelow).Evidencesuggeststhatpeoplewhohaveresearchedandpractisedtheirtestdobetterandyoucandothisbyusingouronlineresources. OurUniversity'sadmissionstestsareadministeredby CambridgeAssessmentAdmissionsTesting(CAAT).Registrationisn'tautomaticandjustcompletingyourUCASapplicationwon'tregisteryouforthetestsopleasemakesureyoufollowtheprocesscarefully. Startbyusingthedropdownmenubelowtocheckwhetheryourcourserequiresyoutotakeatestortests.Makesureyougetyour testcandidateentrynumber fromyourschoolortestcentreasproofofentryby6pmon15October.Pleasenotethatschoolerrorwillnotbetakenintoconsiderationifthedeadlineforregisteringforthesetestsismissed. Whichcourseareyouapplyingfor? -Selectone-ArchaeologyandAnthropologyBiochemistry(MolecularandCellular)BiologyBiomedicalSciencesChemistryClassicalArchaeologyandAncientHistoryClassicsClassicsandEnglishClassicsandModernLanguagesClassicsandOrientalStudiesComputerScienceComputerScienceandPhilosophyEarthSciences(Geology)EconomicsandManagementEngineeringScienceEnglishandModernLanguagesEnglishLanguageandLiteratureEuropeanandMiddleEasternLanguagesFineArtGeographyHistoryHistory(AncientandModern)HistoryandEconomicsHistoryandEnglishHistoryandModernLanguagesHistoryandPoliticsHistoryofArtHumanSciencesLaw(Jurisprudence)MaterialsScienceMathematicsMathematicsandComputerScienceMathematicsandPhilosophyMathematicsandStatisticsMedicineMedicine(graduateentry)ModernLanguagesModernLanguagesandLinguisticsMusicOrientalStudiesPhilosophyandModernLanguagesPhilosophyandTheologyPhilosophy,PoliticsandEconomics(PPE)PhysicsPhysicsandPhilosophyPsychology(Experimental)Psychology,PhilosophyandLinguisticsReligionandOrientalStudiesTheologyandReligion Test(s)required Usethedropdownmenuabovetofindyourcourse BMAT(BiomedicalAdmissionsTest) CAT(ClassicsAdmissionsTest) ELAT(EnglishLiteratureAdmissionsTest) HAT(HistoryAptitudeTest) LNAT(NationalAdmissionsTestforLaw) MAT(MathematicsAdmissionsTest) MLAT(ModernLanguagesAdmissionsTest) OLAT(OrientalLanguagesAptitudeTest) PAT(PhysicsAptitudeTest) PhilosophyTest(forPhilosophyandTheologyonly) TSA(ThinkingSkillsAssessment) FineArtpractical MusicPerformanceTest PopularquestionsHowandwhendoIregisterforanadmissionstest?Pleasecheckthetestpageforyourrequiredtest(s) forinformationonhowtoregister.Yousitadmissionstestsinaregisteredtestcentre,whichcanbeyourownschooloryoucansitthetestinanOpenTestCentre.Registrationforcandidatesopenson1September.Youarestronglyadvisedtobeginmakingarrangementsassoonaspossible.WhatdoIdoifIcan’tfindatestcentre?Ifyoucan’tfindanopencentreontheCambridgeAssessmentAdmissionsTesting(CAAT)website,youshouldcontactCAAT forfurtheradviceassoonaspossible.Ihaveaclashwithmyadmissionstest.WhatshouldIdo?Ifyouhaveanotherexam/testscheduled,youshouldletyourtestcentreknowassoonaspossiblesotheycanrequestaTimetableVariationrequestonyourbehalf.Ifyouwillbeabroadatthetimeofthetest,youshouldsitthetestinatestcentreabroad.YoushouldcontactCAAT assoonaspossibleforfurtheradviceonthis.Ineedextratime/accessarrangementsformyadmissionstest.HowdoIdothis?Yourtestcentrewillbeabletoapplyfor accessarrangements foryou,whichwillmostoftenbethesameasthoseyouwouldgetwhiletakingapublicexamination. Youshouldletyourschoolortestcentreknowofanyrequirementsyoumayhaveasearlyasyoucanandprovidethemwithmedicalevidencetosupportyourapplication.Thedeadlineforapplyingformodifiedpapersis30September,whileallotheraccessarrangementscanbearrangedby15October.WhenwillIhearaboutmyadmissionstestresults?FurtherinformationabouthowtoaccessBMAT,TSA,ELATandLNATresultscanbefoundonCambridgeAssessmentAdmissionsTesting’swebsiteoronthetestwebpage.Althoughtutorswilluseanytestresultstohelpinformtheirshortlistingdecisions,candidateswhosattheCAT,MLAT,OLAT,PATandHATdonotroutinelyreceivetheirresults.Afteralldecisionshavebeenmadeinmid-January,resultscanberequestedaspartofourfeedbackprocess.MATscoreswillbeautomaticallydistributedtoallapplicantsshortlyaftercollegedecisionlettersaresent. Relatedpages GuidelinesforadministeringOxfordtests SampletestcoversBelowyoucanfindthefrontcoversofthevariousadmissionstests. CATfrontcoverHATfrontcoverMATfrontcoverMLATfrontcoverOLATfrontcoverPATfrontcoverPhilfrontcover CAN'TFINDWHATYOU'RELOOKINGFOR?TryourextensivedatabaseofFAQsorsubmityourownquestion...ANYQUESTIONS? ShareThis Tweet ShareonFacebook ShareonLinkedIn ShareonReddit