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 ...

Cambridge vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice wants the university to 'serve the UK as a whole' The vice-chancellor of Cambridge University has said she has been concerned that admissions were "skewed" ...

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. At least in ...