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Admissions tests
The tests have changed. Our preparation keeps pace.
Most competitive UK courses now select with a computer-based admissions test sat in the autumn of Year 13/Grade 12. The landscape was redrawn between 2023 and 2026, and much of the advice online is out of date. Below is the current picture, and how we prepare you for it. For a full admissions package that includes test preparation, see our Support Plans.
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2027 entry
The Engineering and Science Admissions Test. Cambridge sciences including Natural Sciences, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine; Oxford Physics, Engineering Science and Biomedical Sciences; most Imperial engineering and science courses; UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Sat at Pearson VUE centres in October, with a January sitting for some non-standard routes.
The Test of Mathematics for University Admission. Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics at Cambridge; Mathematics and Computer Science at Oxford, where it replaces the MAT; Imperial computing and mathematics; LSE Economics; Warwick Mathematics and Computer Science; UCL Economics; recommended at Durham.
The Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions, new from 2025. Oxford’s test for PPE, Economics and Management, Experimental Psychology, Human Sciences and related courses, replacing the TSA. Also used by UCL for Computer Science and some engineering courses.
The University Clinical Aptitude Test, used for Medicine and Dentistry across the UK, including Oxford and Cambridge. The BMAT no longer exists. One sitting per candidate, taken in a summer window before the UCAS deadline.
The Law National Aptitude Test. Law at Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, KCL, LSE, Durham, Bristol, Glasgow and SOAS. Oxford and Cambridge applicants sit it by mid-October.
Many Cambridge arts and social science courses set a college assessment at interview instead of a pre-registered test, including English, History, Geography, HSPS, MML and Philosophy. No advance registration is needed. Oxford no longer sets written tests for Modern Languages, Classics, History or English; those abilities are assessed at interview.
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We track every deadline for you as part of any plan. Bursaries covering the full test fee exist for eligible UK candidates on all three systems; ask us and we will point you to them.
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For international applicants, we prepare you for the IELTS or TOEFL with the same structure: 10 or 20 hours of one to one tutoring, a personalised preparation plan, mock oral exams with a native English speaker, mock written papers, and full access to preparation resources.