Glossary
A list of terms that appear throughout the College website.
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- COPAsearch for term
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The Cambridge Online Preliminary Application is a required part of the application process for applicants from outside the EU, or for anyone wishing to be considered for a Choral Award or Organ Scholarship.
- Freshersearch for term
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Undergraduates in their first year (and most particularly in their first Term) at the University.
- SAQsearch for term
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All applicants are required to complete an online Supplementary Application Questionnaire by the set deadline in order to make a valid application to the University of Cambridge.
- Tripossearch for term
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Undergraduate courses at the University of Cambridge; the term ‘Tripos’ derives from seventeenth century graduation ceremonies, when verses would be read out by someone sat on a three-legged stool (or Tripos).
- UCASsearch for term
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Provides an admissions/applications system for higher education in the UK.


