Once you’ve submitted your SAQ, it’s not possible to amend the answers online. If you notice an error in the information you provided or have any other queries please contact the Admissions Office of the College you applied to or, in the case of open applicants, the Cambridge Admissions Office (telephone: 01223 333308; email: admissions@cam.ac.uk).

As we receive a copy of the UCAS reference, there’s no need for teachers/referees to provide an additional reference for Cambridge. However, if teachers/referees have any particular comments to make that relate to Cambridge specifically that weren’t included in the UCAS reference, they’re welcome to do so and should send this direct to the relevant College (or to the Cambridge Admissions Office, in the case of open applicants).

In order to ensure that any additional reference arrives at the right place it should be addressed to the Admissions Office at the College concerned and should include the applicant's full name, date of birth, course applied for and, if possible, UCAS Personal ID. In the case of an open application, this information and additional reference should be sent to the Cambridge Admissions Office.

Emails containing SAQ log-in details are usually sent within 48 hours of submission of a UCAS application, so you’ll not receive an email from us immediately. If you submit an application to the University of Cambridge through UCAS but don’t receive an email about the SAQ by 19 October 2018, you should contact the Cambridge Admissions Office (telephone: 01223 333308 email: saqhelp@admin.cam.ac.uk).

If you lose the initial email from the University which contains the web address of the online Supplementary Application Questionnaire and your temporary SAQ password details, please contact the Cambridge Admissions Office (telephone: 01223 333308 email: saqhelp@admin.cam.ac.uk) requesting that your initial log-in details be resent.

Your UCAS Personal ID is the unique number which UCAS allocates to you/your application when you register with UCAS. If you’ve forgotten your UCAS Personal ID, please contact UCAS Customer Services (telephone: 0371 468 0468) or refer to UCAS Track.

Your UCAS Personal ID remains the same regardless of how many times you apply through UCAS. If you’re a re-applicant (in other words, if you’ve made an application/applications via UCAS to any higher education institution in a previous year or years), UCAS will give you a new temporary Personal ID for your new application until all of their necessary checks are completed. The Personal ID supplied to us with your new application will revert to your original (and permanent) one, and should be used in the SAQ and in any correspondence you subsequently have with us.

We strongly encourage you to upload a digital photograph. However, if you're unable to provide a digital photograph please follow the link given in Section 2 of the SAQ. This will take you to the Undergraduate Applicant Photograph Submission Form. The completed form should be returned by 22 October 2018 to the Admissions Office of the College you applied to, or, in the case of open applicants, the Cambridge Admissions Office.

By ‘High School Transcript’ we mean a record of your academic achievement to date in your secondary school/college examinations; for example non-modular A Levels and IGCSEs/O Levels, or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or other equivalent qualifications.

If you’re currently studying at a university, you’re also required to provide a University Transcript.

For most students, the transcript will be an official document or certificate from your school/college/university which lists the subjects you’ve studied and the grades/qualifications that you’ve achieved. Please provide as much information on your examination performance as possible including details of any internal assessments that you may have undertaken.

Please do NOT include references, detailed project work, or any non-academic achievements.

Please do NOT submit a transcript if you’ve taken modular AS/A Levels or CIE A Levels, where you’re provided with Percentage Uniform Marks (PUMs).

If you’re unsure as to whether or not you’re required to submit a transcript (High School and/or University), you can find guidance under the FAQ 'Am I required to submit a High School Transcript?’, below.

If the original transcript isn’t in English, you must have it translated and authorised (ie signed or stamped) by an official translation service or by your school/college/university.

For an example of a High School Transcript and further guidance relating to transcripts, please see the transcript page.

Transcripts must be uploaded at Question A5.1 of the COPA.

Transcript submission deadlines

You must ensure that your transcript is uploaded by the relevant deadline.

We strongly recommend that you download and use the Firefox web browser to complete the SAQ, as it may not display correctly in other browsers.

If you're having difficulty displaying pages of the SAQ correctly (when they have previously displayed without any problems) please try logging out and logging back in again. This should correct any problems you are experiencing.

The Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ) was developed to ensure that we have complete and consistent information about all applicants. It also enables us to collect information that’s not part of the UCAS application but is helpful when assessing applications. The SAQ asks for details such as topics covered as part of your AS/A Level (or equivalent) courses (which helps our interviewers decide which questions to ask), UMS marks obtained in any modular AS/A Level units, and registration numbers for admissions assessments (if applicable).