The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
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Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: MML German and Italian (both post A-level)
College: King's
Outcome: Offer
Conditions: Unconditional
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Email 5th Jan and letter next day
How do you feel? Over the moon although it's been a while now...! I reapplied this cycle after very narrowly missing my offer at another college last year so yeah, just can't wait to get started
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Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]hey congrats on your offer!(Original post by Saelie)
Subject: Land Economy
College: St Catharine's
Outcome: Pooled, offer by Robinson
Conditions: Specified in yet to be recieved letter.
How did you hear? Phone call.
How did you feel? Ecstatic; I didn't know I'd been pooled cause Catz were slow so also surprised
what was your interview like if you dont mind me asking? as much info as possible thanks









to all neg reps:- lick my coin purse you gaysLast edited by tans8701; 24-06-2012 at 00:51. -
Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: MPhil in Criminology
College: No college place at this time
Outcome: Conditional Offer, admission 01 October 2012
Conditions: Graduation with 3.5 GPA (already accomplished)
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Email on my phone
How do you feel? Absolutely ecstatic, started yelling F*** YEA and woke up my roommate haha..was not expecting this to say the least. -
Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences
College: Lucy Cavendish College
Outcome: Unconditional (deferred: 2013)
Conditions: NA
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Junk mail. I swear.
How do you feel? Insomnia for a week
My offer letter came before my pooled letter. When the pooled letter came, it looked as if it was fished (drenched). I love the irony.
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Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: Bio Nat Sci
College: King's
Offer: Unconditional!! (Had already taken ~10 APs in the US...)
How did you hear? Email... At 8:30 in the morning.
How did you feel? In total shock... Ran into my friend in the hallway who had just gotten into Harvard and we both freaked out at each other. Had a wonderful bonding moment with my LA teacher, and screamed at my Art History class... It is freaking incredible!!!!!! Now... I just have to find the money.
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Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: Maths
College: Sidney Sussex
Outcome: Offer!
Conditions: 90% overall score in national exams (with 90% in maths) + 1,1 in STEP II,III
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Got a mail about a change in UCAS and made my friend check it for me because I couldn't move out of fear...
How do you feel? still very excited and totally over the moon.....i've been jumping about two hours straight after getting the news.... -
Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: Engineering
College: Pembroke
Outcome: conditional
Conditions: 777 and 41 overall in IB + an IELTS score of 7
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): letter
How do you feel? Confident with a serene sense of accomplishment. (Just finishing my exams, I'm now completely certain I'll make my offer
+ got my IELTS score ages ago)
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Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: Computer Science with Mathematics
College: Churchill
Outcome: conditional
Conditions:
- 90% overall in Polish Matura (95% in Maths, Advanced Maths and Computer Science) - I'm waiting for the results to be released next Friday
- 7.5 overall in IELTS (no less than 7 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking) - already achieved
- 1/2 among STEP II/III
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
How did you feel? Shocked. I read my letter and left the house without telling my parents what's the letter about (they don't speak English). And I was a bit scared. Now I'm convinced that it is possible to meet the conditions
And now I know - waiting for the exam results is the worst part, really… -
Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]Sorry to be so nosy but could I ask what advanced highers you did?(Original post by claire94)
Subject: Economics
College: St John's
Outcome: conditional
Conditions: AAA (advanced highers)
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): letter
How do you feel? disbelieving, but so excited! -
Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: Natural Sciences (Physical)
College: Homerton
Outcome: Conditional
Conditions: A* (on top of A*A*AA already achieved)
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
How do you feel? Not nearly as excited as I thought I would, considering I'd taken a year out just for that letter. Guess I'd prepared myself for a rejection :/ it's a really nice feeling though -
Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
Subject: Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic (MPhil)
College: Wolfson
Outcome: Conditional
Conditions: Proof of financial support, passport, first class undergrad degree, college acceptance, and completed academic progression form.
How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Owl (natch) and subsequent email
How do you feel? Thoroughly delighted and determined as hell not to make an ass of myself.Last edited by medievalbrian; 06-07-2012 at 01:59.

