University Admissions Tests from Cambridge Assessment

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BMAT: BioMedical Admissions Test

The BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT) is a subject-specific admissions test taken by applicants to certain medicine, veterinary medicine and related courses at the institutions listed below. The BMAT is owned and administered by Cambridge Assessment, one of the world's largest assessment agencies. We are responsible for producing and marking the test, and also facilitate an extensive worldwide centre network at which candidates can sit the BMAT.

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ELAT: English Literature Admissions Test

The ELAT is a pre-interview admissions test for applicants to undergraduate courses in English at the University of Oxford. The test is designed to enable applicants to show their ability in the key skill of close reading, paying attention to such elements as the language, imagery, allusion, syntax, form and structure of the passages set for comment.

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STEP: Sixth Term Examination Paper

STEP is a well-established Mathematics university admissions test, which is used to help to select very academically able students for courses which are usually oversubscribed. STEP was originally administered by OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations). However with effect from 2008 STEP has been transferred from OCR to its parent Cambridge Assessment which has a specialist team that manages assessments relating specifically to university entrance.

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TSA Cambridge: Cambridge Thinking Skills Assessment

For applicants to the University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge has been using the TSA (designed, developed and extensively researched by Cambridge Assessment) since 2001. The TSA is a 90 minute multiple choice test consisting of 50 questions. The standard TSA measures an applicant's critical thinking and problem solving skills. A separate version of the test - containing only critical thinking questions - is used for admissions to Politics, Psychology & Sociology (PPS) by some Colleges.

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TSA Oxford: Oxford Thinking Skills Assessment

For applicants to the University of Oxford

The TSA (University of Oxford) is a pre-interview admissions test for applicants to undergraduate courses in PPE, E&M, EP and Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Admissions decisions are complex because candidates come from a wide variety of subject backgrounds, and the study of PPE, E&M, EP or Psychology and Philosophy requires a range of abilities. The Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) will help tutors to assess whether candidates have the skills and aptitudes that are required to study PPE, E&M, EP or Psychology and Philosophy.

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TSA UCL: UCL Thinking Skills Assessment

For applicants to UCL

The TSA is a 90 minute multiple choice test consisting of 50 questions. These measure an applicant's critical thinking and problem solving skills.

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HAT: History Aptitude Test

The University of Oxford in partnership with Cambridge Assessment

The History Aptitude Test (HAT) is a two-hour subject-specific admissions test, which is taken by applicants to the University of Oxford's undergraduate degree courses in History and its joint schools. Cambridge Assessment is working in partnership with the University of Oxford to administer the HAT from the November 2011 test sitting.

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PAT: Physics Aptitude Test

The University of Oxford in partnership with Cambridge Assessment

The Physics Aptitude Test (PAT) is a two-hour subject-specific admissions test, which is taken by applicants to all University of Oxford Physics and Engineering undergraduate degree courses. Cambridge Assessment is working in partnership with the University of Oxford to administer the PAT from the November 2011 test sitting.

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