Arriving in Cambridge

This page is part of the offer-holders section for students who have been offered an undergraduate place at Christ's College.

Freshers from Britain

The date of arrival for most undergraduates in October 2022 will be Saturday 1 October 2022. All new students must normally arrive by 1pm that day. If this will be difficult for you because of travel distance it is normally possible to arrive the day before, so long as you seek permission from the Tutorial Office in advance (please contact tutorial@christs.cam.ac.uk after your place has been confirmed if this is relevant).
 

Freshers from outside Britain

If you are from outside Britain you can arrive from Saturday 24 September 2022 at the earliest and must be in College by 1pm on 1 October. After your place has been confirmed, and once you know your exact arrival date, please inform the Tutorial Office by emailing tutorial@christs.cam.ac.uk. Many thanks!
 

Practical information about joining Christ's

All the practical information about joining Christ's will be sent to to you by our tutorial team in September before you start, and this includes details about arriving in Cambridge and the first week. 

The pack of information will include a map and directions to the College, together with instructions about what to do when you get here. You should be aware that the traffic in and around Cambridge will be extremely heavy and much patience is required. Several hundred other students also will be trying to get into their colleges through streets which were laid out in medieval times!

For non-UK students, there will be some social events organised by Christ's International Student Reps and Cambridge Students' Union, for non-UK students who arrive early. But all of these events are entirely optional, and you don’t need to arrive early to attend them unless you want to. You won’t be disadvantaged in any way if you miss them.

Lectures start on Thursday 6 October 2022.

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