We know waiting for a decision on your application can be an anxious time. We hope some of the guidance here will help answer some of the questions you may have while waiting to hear back from King's.

How do I know that King's has received my application?

When your application reaches King's, you will receive an email confirming receipt, and giving you log in details to King's Apply, our admissions portal. If you apply through UCAS, please do not register an account; we will create an account for you.

How long will it take before I hear back from King's?

For applicants who apply by the UCAS deadline, we aim to communicate all our decisions by the UCAS decision deadline in May, in accordance with the UCAS deadline.

You might hear from us sooner about your application, especially if we have any questions for you, or if we would like to invite you to interview.

Wherever possible, we aim to provide a final decision within 11 weeks of application receipt (for applications received after 29th August 2024).

However, for our most competitive courses this may take longer as we will be making assessments across all applications received. This is known as a 'gathered field' process. If the course you have applied to falls within this category, this will be detailed on the online prospectus.

Where assessment involves additional steps, such as an interview, the outcome may take slightly longer. This will be detailed on our online prospectus should it be an entry requirement of your chosen course.

We will strive to keep you updated throughout the application process. You can check the status of your application at any stage using King's Apply, and you will receive an update by email if anything changes or if we send you a message. 

You can view the average turnaround time in weeks for each Faculty below:

• All Undergraduate: 11 weeks
• Arts & Humanities: 7 weeks
• Business: 9 weeks
• Dentistry: 19 weeks
• Law: 11 weeks
• Life Sciences & Medicine: 15 weeks
• Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences: 12 weeks
• Nursing: 11 weeks
• Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience: 12 weeks
• Social Science and Public Policy: 10 weeks
• King's Foundations : 7 weeks

How will I know if I have an interview?

You will receive a notification through King's Apply with full details. You will also be able to put any questions about the interview to the team through this platform.

How will I know when King's has made a decision?

You will receive a notification through King's Apply and UCAS Hub with full details.

Can my parents/guardian call to check on my progress?

We are only able to discuss your application with anyone other than yourself if you have given us express written permission to do so. When you apply through UCAS, you have the opportunity to nominate a 'proxy' who can discuss your application with us - we can only talk to this person or yourself.

What is King's Apply?

King's Apply is King's online admissions system, which helps support you through the application process. It will also be the main method by which you will communicate with the admissions team once you have applied through UCAS. 

You should use King's Apply for:

• Sending and receiving messages directly to the Admissions Office staff handling your application.
• Uploading copies of any additional documents or certificates if required.
• Tracking the progress of your application, including any document checking or interviews
• Viewing a copy of your offer letter, and visa information (where applicable)

Who should use King's Apply and how do I get my login details?

All applicants to King's can use King's Apply, but how you start using the system depends on which course you are applying to and how you submit your application.

UCAS (Undergraduate degree courses and Teacher Training)

If you applied through UCAS then you will be given access to the UCAS hub which will allow you to check for official decisions from all of the institutions you have applied to, and respond to any offers. King's Apply does not replace UCAS Hub, but provides lots of useful features for King's applicants to use, and will be your main method of communication with the Admissions team.

Usually, our systems will email you with your login details for King's Apply within a few days of receiving your UCAS application. If you haven't received this, check your junk or spam folders as a first step.

Pre-sessional English and International Foundation courses

To submit a Pre-sessional application, you will need to log in to your King’s Apply account and select the “New Application” option. Your Pre-sessional application will then sit alongside your Undergraduate application on your King’s Apply homepage. To submit a King’s International Foundation application, you should create your own King's Apply account and use this to submit your application. Once submitted, King's Apply will allow you to track your application and submit additional documents. King's Apply will be your main method of communication with the Admissions team.

Study Abroad

You should create your own King's Apply account and use this to submit your application. Once submitted, King's Apply which will allow you to track your application and submit additional documents. King's Apply will be your main method of communication with the Admissions team.

My login details aren't working - what should I do?

To retrieve your password, please go to King's Apply and underneath the ‘Login’ button you will see ‘Forgotten password?.’ Following this link will take you through to a password retrieval process. You a password reset link will be sent to you by email and will be active for 48 hours.

If you’re having other difficulties with the password retrieval function, please follow the instructions in the password reset link. Please make sure to include your full name, your date of birth and your student number/UCAS Personal I.D. number (if applicable) in your email.

Please also ensure that you contact us from the same email address that you used when applying (this would be your King's Apply username), as we won’t be able to send any login details to a third party.

How do I send a message and who does it go to?

Once you have logged in to King's Apply, please click through to the course that you are trying to access (the links will be under the section called ‘Current applications’).

Then, from the menu on the right, select: ‘View and Send Messages’ use this to create a new message or to upload a document or attachment. This will go directly to the team within the Admissions Office who have responsibility for processing your application.

How do I respond to a message?

Once you have logged in to King's Apply, please click through to the course that you are trying to access (the links will be under the section called ‘Current applications’).

Then, from the menu on the right, select: 'View and Send Messages'. Clicking this will take you to any new or old messages that you’ve received from the admissions team at King’s, which you can click on to read or respond to.

How do I upload a document?

Once you have logged in to King's Apply, please click through to the course that you are trying to access (the links will be under the section called ‘Current applications’). Then, from the menu on the right, select: ‘View and Send Messages’. Use this to create a new message, and upload a document to attach to this message.

If you’re working from a Mac, please add file types to your file names (i.e. add .doc for Microsoft Word-type files, .pdf for all PDFs and .jpg for images).

If you have an image file that is over 3MB, you may want to try either reducing the resolution of your scan (as long as any writing is still legible) or splitting the file into multiple pages (Page 1, Page 2 etc.)

Uploading your documents this way is the most efficient way of getting this documents considered in your application as it will be received directly by the admissions team that has responsibility for processing your application.

I’m having difficulty using King’s Apply – who can I contact for system support?

Please contact our King's Advisors for help.

I think there is a mistake in my application form - how do I correct this?

If you have submitted the application form, please send a message through the King's Apply portal. The message should clearly detail where the mistake is. For example, if the referee contact details are incorrect, the message should make clear that the mistake concerns the 'References' section. You should then bring attention to the incorrect information and provide the correct information in the same message. The admissions team will endeavour to assess your application based on this corrected information.

How do I update my contact details?

If your contact details change after you have submitted your UCAS application then please update these on UCAS Hub in the first instance. UCAS will then send an update to our systems within a few days. You can see further guidance on the UCAS website.

How can I attach new information to my undergraduate application?

If your application has been submitted and is under consideration, you should not send any additional documentation. The Admissions Office will contact you through King’s Apply if they need further documents to assess your application.

All information relating to your application should be sent to Admissions. Please do not send documents to academic departments as applications are processed centrally.

Documents can be submitted online via King’s Apply. This is the quickest and easiest way to contact the teams.