The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]

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  1. Killjoy-'s Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Chemical Engineering (via Natural Sciences)
    College: Christ's
    Outcome: Offer
    Conditions: A*AAA in any order in Maths, F.Maths, Chemistry and Physics
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter arrived on Friday and my dad telephoned the school as my phone was off.
    How do you feel? Shocked and surprised, I was sure I would be pooled at best and rejected at worst as one of my interviews went badly.
  2. CSG's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: ASNaC
    College: St Catharine's
    Outcome: Offer
    Conditions: It didn't say in the letter I've already graduated though, so maybe that means it's unconditional.
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): My letter finally arrived!
    How do you feel? I've just managed to stop shaking. I still can't really believe it. OMG.
  3. Eileen_'s Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Natural Sciences (Physical)
    College: St Catharine's
    Outcome: Rejection
    Conditions: your application was awful, please don't show up in October
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): my letter, surprisingly, finally arrived..
    How do you feel? Exactly what I expected after my interviews, but I would lie if I'd say I wasn't slightly emotional, a bit disappointed and sad.
  4. Eckow's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: PPS
    College: St Catharine's
    Outcome: Unconditional Offer!!!!
    How did you hear? Phoned the admissions (my 3rd time in 5 days of waiting!!she eventually told me )
    How did you feel? After 5 days of waiting..."eventually!!!". I mean i really have worried so much. but in the end of the day, the interviewer actually said to me before i leave the interview room : " you will know your result in January...Which will be the success of your application!" So i guess I am not very surprised at my offer my 2- year's work eventually meant something (gap yeared).
  5. randomirror's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Music
    College: Trinity Hall
    Outcome: Rejection following pooling
    Conditions: -
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Email
    How do you feel? So upset. Still half crying :bawling:
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Mathematics
    College: Magdalene
    Outcome: Conditional
    Conditions: A* in Additional Further Maths, A in Chemistry and S,1 in STEP II, III (any order)
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): By owl Well, email...
    How do you feel? The conditions were attached to the email, so read the email at school and couldn't see the conditions till I got home. I was overjoyed, until I read the conditions and realised that I'm a long way from in yet...
  7. Jian_Earle's Avatar
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    • Location: London/Rochester
    • Posts: 59
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Engineering
    College: Trinity College
    Outcome: Conditional offer
    Conditions: A*A*A(Already got A* maths)
    How did you hear? Email
    How do you feel?: Relieved
  8. charlottelea's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Architecture
    College: Sidney Sussex
    Outcome: Pooled, offer from Churchill
    Conditions: waiting to hear by letter, but assuming it's A*AA
    How did you hear? Email
    How do you feel? Woke up this morning thnking I'd dreamt it!
  9. Shellbeach's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Modern and Medieval languages, French and Spanish ab initio
    College: Queens'
    Outcome: offer!
    Conditions: AAA*
    How did you hear?: Letter
    How do you feel? Ecstatic! I wasn't expecting an offer; on the few days before my letter was due to arrive I was really sad because I was so convinced i'd be rejected...I can hardly believe it!
    Last edited by Shellbeach; 10-01-2012 at 14:24.
  10. Harryyy's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: PPS
    College: Clare
    Outcome: conditional
    Offer: A*AA
    How did you hear? Letter
    How did you feel? In shock, numb, ELATED, exhausted, giggling, incredible.
  11. B Jack's Avatar
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    • Location: Banbury
    • Posts: 90
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Mathematics
    College: Pemboke!
    Outcome: Conditional offer
    Offer: AA in Physics and Additional Further Maths (Got A*A* in Maths and Further Maths already ) and 1,1 in STEP II and III
    How did you hear? Letter
    How did you feel? Really excited!! STEP is gonna be hard, but hopefully it should be ok with practice over the next few months
  12. sophia,'s Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Law
    College: Trinity
    Outcome: Pooled, offer by Girton
    Conditions: Haven't received the letter yet.
    How did you hear? E-mail, since I'm international
    How did you feel? Ecstatic and relieved.
  13. Jellybean732's Avatar
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    • Location: Kent
    • Posts: 40
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Economics
    College: St John's
    Outcome: Conditional Offer
    Conditions: A*A*A
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Slightly annoyed - hard choice between LSE and Camb now!
  14. allegroconbrio's Avatar
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    • Location: USA and Singapore
    • Posts: 19
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Law
    College: Churchill
    Outcome: Rejection
    How did you hear: Letter and email (email was requested)
    How do you feel: Oh well - it isn't the end of the world. In fact, my top choice wasn't even Cambridge to begin with. Looks like I'll be headed to either the US or Canada for college.
  15. Salus's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Medicine
    College: Emmanuel
    Outcome: Pooled, Conditional Offer by Girton
    Conditions: A*AA
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Phone-call
    How do you feel? Such a relief. At first I thought that I would be absolutely gutted about not getting into Emmanuel, because I've adored the college since last year when I made the decision to apply to Cambridge after a HE conference, but I'm not. I'm just thankful to be studying my dream subject at Cambridge. CAMBRIDGE! :woo: I still can't believe I'm able to write that.
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: PPS
    College: Selwyn
    Outcome: Pooled --> Rejected
    Conditions: N/A
    How did you hear: email
    How do you feel? Very, very well. Didn't feel bad at all. I was NOT going to attend either way because the 3 days I spent in Cambridge made me realize that UK is NOT my place and that I will be definitely heading to either the Middle East or the USA for college. And I am not saying this just because of the rejection - you can check some of my posts before I got the decision to verify. Honestly, I am not some trophy hunter or name picker - if I don't belong or like a place, I am not going to go regardless of the name, be it Oxford, Cambridge or the University of Madagascar. Congratulations to all who got in, though, and especially the ones for whom Cambridge truly is a top choice! Good luck with exams and well done!
  17. macarty's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Architecture
    College: Jesus
    Outcome: Pooled, followed by an offer from Trinity.
    Conditions: A*AA
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): phone and then a letter a couple days later
    How do you feel?: dklfhas;lghlkhljasgjl i forgot which college had called me straight after hanging up out of excitement AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH HHHHHHHHHH
  18. zincoff's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Natural Sciences Biological
    College: Churchill
    Outcome: Offer!!
    Conditions: A*AA among Chemistry, Maths, Biology
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): E-mail after finally being able to call on the 11th
    How do you feel?: so happy!! was so sure that I was going to get rejected after my disaster of a first interview!
  19. Glacey's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Law
    College: St. Catharine's
    Outcome: Offer!
    Conditions: Mine is a bit different, since I'm not from the UK. Have to get a GPA of 5/5
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): E-mail
    How do you feel?: Completely over the moon.
  20. gff's Avatar
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    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Computer Science with Mathematics
    College: St. John's college
    Outcome: Pool
    Final outcome: Rejection
    Conditions: Unconditional

    How did you hear? Letter sent on 11th of Jan
    How do you feel? Exactly the same
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