Admissions tests
These are the main admissions tests that you may require if you are applying to UK universities.
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CSAT: Computer Science Aptitudes Test
The CSAT is required for entry to Computer Science at Peterhouse or Trinity College, Cambridge. The relevant college will invite you to take the test if needed. You do not need to take it in advance of applying.
ESAT: Engineering and Science Admissions Test
The ESAT is required for entry to a variety of Engineering and Science courses at Cambridge, Imperial and UCL.
GAMSAT: Graduate Medical School Admissions Test
The GAMSAT is part of the admissions requirements for a number of graduate entry medicine and courses in the UK.
LNAT: Law National Admissions Test
Currently nine UK universities ask you to sit the LNAT in order to apply for Law.
MSAT: Medical Selection Admissions Test (Ulster)
The MSAT is required for entry to a number of allied health professional courses at Ulster University.
Oxford-only admissions tests
The University of Oxford have a range of their own tests that are specific for entry to a wide range of their courses.
STEP: Maths Sixth Term Examination Papers
The STEP is not generally taken before you apply. Instead it may be a condition of your offer for Maths at Cambridge, and a number of Maths relates courses at Warwick.
TARA: Test of Academic Reasoning for Admissions
The TARA is required for entry to a variety of courses at UCL.
TMUA: Test of Mathematics for University Admissions
The TMUA is required for entry to a variety of maths, computing and economics courses at Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, Warwick, and UCL.
It is also optional for some courses at Durham, LSE and Warwick.
UCAT: University Clinical Aptitude Test
The UCAT is required for entry to just about all medicine and dentistry courses in the UK.