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Cambridge MPhil in Finance applicants 2010

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Reply 20
saasmi
any updates people?!!!
i'm also waiting for a reply!



no news for me...
Since they consider apps in the order they arrive, its probably useful to state when you applied.

I've had no answer and I applied on dec 27th.
Reply 22
I guess I'll give this a go...

Undergraduate School: Small Unknown Private University in USA
GPA/Classification: 3 undergrad degrees, 1 in finance, 1 in mathematics, and 1 in economics. 3.82/4.00 cumulative GPA, 3.95+ in all majors
GMAT/GRE(if applicable): 790 quant 570 verbal 5.5 awa
IELTs/TOEFL ((if applicable): would probably fail if was forced to take :-P
Work Experience/Internship: Bank of New York Mellon, Washington State Department of Revenue
Date of application submission: October 21, 2009 (papers have been with the degree committee since Oct. 25... I'm going crazy)
Other Grad School applied for and outcome: Applied to Cambridge MPhil and then some PhD programs in the states. Have gotten some interviews and admits for PhD at some good schools, but have to make decision soon regarding doctoral studies and want to know about Cambridge :-( Maybe they forgot to send me my rejection months ago or simply forgot about me.
Wow, three undergraduate degrees?! I've heard of conjoint/double-degrees but never three, sounds intense (oh, unless you did then consecutively, rather than concurrently - then you must be quite old lol).

Also, how much work experience did you complete at the places mentioned? If you've done more than a year's work in total, they might overlook you.

You should probably email them and see what's up, applying in october I would've thought you would've been one of the first ones looked over.
Reply 24
Haha yes if I did them one after another then I would be very old, but luckily I am 21. As for work experience, each stint was a 3 month summer internship and while my math may be a bit rusty I would say I have worked for a grand total of 6 months throughout my life. I guess I'll be up early Monday morning calling good 'ole Cambridge to see what's up.
Sweet, I'd say you have a pretty good chance then. Dam strong profile.
Reply 26
Tangent...
I guess I'll give this a go...

Undergraduate School: Small Unknown Private University in USA
GPA/Classification: 3 undergrad degrees, 1 in finance, 1 in mathematics, and 1 in economics. 3.82/4.00 cumulative GPA, 3.95+ in all majors
GMAT/GRE(if applicable): 790 quant 570 verbal 5.5 awa
IELTs/TOEFL ((if applicable): would probably fail if was forced to take :-P
Work Experience/Internship: Bank of New York Mellon, Washington State Department of Revenue
Date of application submission: October 21, 2009 (papers have been with the degree committee since Oct. 25... I'm going crazy)
Other Grad School applied for and outcome: Applied to Cambridge MPhil and then some PhD programs in the states. Have gotten some interviews and admits for PhD at some good schools, but have to make decision soon regarding doctoral studies and want to know about Cambridge :-( Maybe they forgot to send me my rejection months ago or simply forgot about me.


why on earth do you have 3 undergrad degrees? did you take on 3 majors...is that even possible?
Reply 27
Uh it just sort of happened...? I started to take 24+ credits a semester the second half of my freshman year to prove my friend wrong (he said it couldn't be done while playing college sports, I said it could), found out I liked being really busy, and realized that if I took that many credits each semester with some over the summers I could get three degrees in four years. It was somewhat of an accident. If I could do it all over again I would have just gone to a more prestigious school and done better in 1 or 2 majors, but oh well, gotta make due.
How do we get hold of the Degree Committee? I've sent emails to graduate admissions but they just get bounced. I wanna know a ballpark figure on when to expect my decision. Got LSE and MIT on my back and want to make a decision soon.
Reply 29
I'm working on that, I need to let a few schools know, too. I called about 5 minutes ago but got no answer (used the # from the contact page on Judge's website). Emails seem even less likely than phone calls, this is frustrating... :banghead:
Reply 30
makaveli121
How do we get hold of the Degree Committee? I've sent emails to graduate admissions but they just get bounced. I wanna know a ballpark figure on when to expect my decision. Got LSE and MIT on my back and want to make a decision soon.



Takeee zee MIT offer man. Its MIT (Manukau Inst. Tech world no.1)

:woo: :woo: :yep: :yep: :woo: :woo:


btw to the guy who worked a grand total of 6 mths... nobody likes a tax man with an MSc in Finance
Reply 31
pornstarz
Takeee zee MIT offer man. Its MIT (Manukau Inst. Tech world no.1)

:woo: :woo: :yep: :yep: :woo: :woo:


btw to the guy who worked a grand total of 6 mths... nobody likes a tax man with an MSc in Finance


MSc?
Reply 32
ai mean... if you go meets someone ands yous says likes i haves this Msc in fiances, and i uses to works for this taxes departments....

everybodies is likes donts wants to bees yours friends... ai means...


you feel I?:yep:
Reply 33
i now have my official conditional offer. i need to get the equivalent to a first in my bachelor's degree. unfortunately cambridge thinks that a first in england equals 1.3 or better in Germany. In my year I am the only one having a 1.3 as an average, the next best people have a 1.6 (and we are 80 students in my year). however, i think my chances to keep the 1.3 are 80-90%.
Reply 34
Hi Everyone

Does anyone know what kind of conditional offer does Cambridge normally give for students studying in the UK? (i.e is it a first overall or a first in the final year only)
R_9
Hi Everyone

Does anyone know what kind of conditional offer does Cambridge normally give for students studying in the UK? (i.e is it a first overall or a first in the final year only)


My condition is for both but it's not a standard condition.
Reply 36
aaaargh no update!! :frown:
Same!!! It's literally driving me insane. I've received replies in some form from 8 other unis now.....nothing from Cambridge.
Reply 38
chill bro...
Reply 39
Its just cambridge....you got offers from MIT / LSE ......why do you want to go to cambridge so much? I would choose LSE over cambridge.....

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