Editing Natural Science Tripos (section)

==Student enrolment==
As a result of this structure, the Natural Sciences Tripos has by far the greatest number of students of any Tripos.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Undergraduates who are reading for the Natural Sciences Tripos in order to gain their degrees are colloquially known in University slang as '''NatSci''s (pronounced "Nat-Ski's"), being broadly nicknamed [[physical science]] ('phys') or [[biological science]] ('bio') NatScis, according to their course choices. (Of course, many students choose both physical and biological options in first year.) The split tends to be about 50:50 between the physical and biological sciences.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

In 2018, 2594 students applied and 577 were admitted to the Natural Sciences Tripos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Undergraduate Study: Application statistics |url=https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/statistics |publisher=University of Cambridge |date=2020 |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>

In order to be accepted to study on the Natural Sciences course, students must sit the ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test) exam in the year of their application.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-09 |title=Admission tests and assessments |url=https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/how/admission-tests |access-date=2025-02-09 |website= Cambridge University |language=en-US}}</ref> This is a test required by Cambridge to assess their candidates.