Medicine Taster Day 2025

The St John’s College Medicine Taster Day offers sixth-form students the opportunity to get a taste of what it is like to study Medical Sciences as an undergraduate at Cambridge. This is an excellent opportunity especially for those who are attending the September Cambridge Open Day the day before.

The programme is aimed at exceptional pupils currently in Year 13 (England/Wales) or equivalent who are considering applying to Cambridge in 2025 by the 15 October deadline.

During the day you will attend Q&A sessions, mock ‘supervisions’, and taster lectures delivered by Cambridge academics. You will explore a range of exciting topics from the Medical Sciences course and find out more about the application process.

You will also have the chance to meet current St John’s students and hear first-hand what it is like to live and study here.

Lunch will be provided free of charge by St John’s College.

Applications for this taster day are now open to students who are on track to meet or exceed the entry requirements for Cambridge’s Medical Sciences course.

Applications are assessed on academic merit and places are limited. Applications are open to UK-based students attending maintained sector schools and colleges. Students from outside London and the South East have been under-represented among Medical Sciences undergraduates at Cambridge, so we especially encourage people from these regions to apply. This event aims to make the pool of applicants for Medical Sciences at Cambridge more diverse and inclusive. When selecting participants, we may take personal background into account as well as strong academic ability.

The closing date for applications is Friday 5 September 2025, though we reserve the right to close the application form earlier should we reach capacity.

Successful applicants will be notified by Tuesday 9 September when further details about the programme will be provided.

Submit your application