Official Cambridge Applicants 2015 Entry

QS Rankings. I think everyone uses that as the ''main'' league table..so there is. But i am a tad biased since im applying for maths. Prestige wise Oxbridge is oxbridge, but uni rankings tend to put Cam above Oxford for the past few years (though i must add i ignore uni rankings and find them useless considering what they base the rankings on, rankings dont have any indication on which uni is better than another unless theres a big difference)

I think you're mildly deluded about the value of league tables. QS is a prestigious league table but most people in the world - apart from overenthusiastic students - realise that league tables hold very little gravity in the real world, apart from admissions statistics. The fact that QS ranks Cambridge above Oxford tells you bugger all about their undergraduate course since QS ranks universities in terms of the opinions of other academics of that institution, how much of their staff comes from abroad (possibly the reason why UCL is so high), etc... none of these things are particularly important to undergraduates. The fact of the matter is that both Oxford and Cambridge are amazing universities and any differences in quality are going to be subtle and probably negligible. And again, it doesn't explain the massive disparity in population on TSR.

Hello there,

If I apply to do an engineering course at Cambridge then is the TSA a must? The website says only certain colleges require their applicants to do the TSA, so does it depend on what college you apply to? If so,then what if I select an open application?

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According to this table, only a few colleges use the TSA but most of them have some form of test.

Thanks for the reply

I guess I'd like a medium-size older college which isn't too deep in the city, open space, maybe a park nearby. Preferably a combination of both catered and self-catered. Also not a high percentage of essay-based subject students, as I wouldn't have much to contribute to in conversations!

Yep

So if I choose a college that doesn't use the TSA, then I don't need to do the TSA?

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Downing - medium sized, out of the way of the city centre but still v close, right opposite the engineering site, large open space in the centre, opposite parkers piece (a park), self catered and catered. subject wise, im sure all colleges are roughly the same! :P

If that table is correct (and for all I know, it might be outdated) then yes. I'm not sure if choosing a college because they don't use TSA is a good idea though. The independent tests of other colleges could be much more difficult.

Are any of you taking:

• Religion + Philosophy
• English Literature
• Government + Politics

• Art and Design
• Spanish
• Business Studies
• English Language

The first list is of A level subjects I have decided on taking, and the second list is of subjects I would be taking purely as a fourth AS level.

Has anyone taken any of these subjects? What do you think of them? Which from the second list do you think I should take?

(I want to do Law at university.)

Any advice/ opinions welcome! Thanks!


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How many have already submitted your applications? don't give them to school until 3rd.

Goodluck cambridge applicant.s i am starting at cambridge this year so if anyone has any questions about maths or sidney then im happy to answer