The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]

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  1. Intriguing Alias's Avatar
    • TSR Idol
    • Location: Yorkshire
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Mathematics
    College: Emmanuel
    Outcome: Offer
    Conditions: A*AA and 1,1 in STEP 2/3
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Still shaking!!!! So happy
  2. aleviodema's Avatar
    • Full Member
    • Location: Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
    • Posts: 126
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Engineering
    College: King's
    Outcome: Unconditional offer
    Conditions: None
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Really shocked, never in a million years did I think I would get into Cambridge.
  3. beautiful-lion's Avatar
    • Exalted Member
    • Posts: 316
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: MML (French and ab initio Russian)
    College: Selwyn
    Outcome: Offer!
    Conditions: 42 points, 7 in French, 7,6 in other HLs
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Aaaaahahhhhhhh!
  4. QuangHa's Avatar
    • Respected Member
    • Posts: 178
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Engineering
    College: QUEENS
    Outcome: OFFERED
    Conditions: A*AA in Further Maths, Chem and Physics :P
    How did you hear? My headmaster sent me an email :X :X
    How do you feel? AAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEESSSSS SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMEEEEE!!!!! !!!!!
    Last edited by QuangHa; 05-01-2012 at 14:41.
  5. Vestada's Avatar
    • Full Member
    • Posts: 123
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Philosophy
    College: Jesus
    Outcome: Conditional offer
    Conditions: A*AA
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Shocked. It was completely unexpected as I thought my subject interview went quite badly. Cried. Called my mum. She cried. We cried together.
  6. Caribbean Pride's Avatar
    • Junior Member
    • Location: Dominica
    • Posts: 26
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Engineering
    College: St. John's
    Outcome: Unconditional Offer
    How did you hear: email (international applicant)
    How did you feel? Amazing! Words cannot fully express my emotions though.
  7. Ere's Avatar
    • New Member
    • Posts: 5
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Phys NatSci
    College: Emmanuel
    Outcome: Conditional offer
    Conditions: A*AA (Maths, F. Maths, Physics any order) B (Chemistry)
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Relieved the waiting's over, happy, oh **** I should do some work...
    Last edited by Penguinsaysquack; 05-01-2012 at 17:58.
  8. Chazzer66's Avatar
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    • Posts: 251
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: History
    College: Gonville & Caius
    Outcome: Conditional
    Conditions: A*AA
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Chuffed, Durham can go hang with their harder offer now xD
    (though to anyone who got rejected I would have happily settled for Durham had I been rejected as it is pretty much on par with Cambs these days, so cheer up old bean)
    Last edited by Chazzer66; 05-01-2012 at 13:03.
  9. J.Darren's Avatar
    • Exalted Member
    • Posts: 291
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Law
    College: Trinity Hall
    Outcome: Pooled
    Conditions: N/A
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Email
    How do you feel? Disappointed while hoping that I will be fished by another College.
  10. anil10100's Avatar
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    • Posts: 584
    • Warning points: 1000
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Mathematics
    College: Churchill
    Outcome: Offer
    Conditions: A*AA and 1,1 in STEP 2/3
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Owl
    How do you feel? Terrified of STEP haha.. but happy too
  11. cheesebase's Avatar
    • Full Member
    • Posts: 92
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: NatSci (Biological)
    College: Selwyn
    Outcome: Conditional Offer
    Conditions: A*A*A - A*s in Mathematics, Chemistry or Biology
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel?: So pleased - going to be difficult to get 2A*s though!!!
  12. kitts94's Avatar
    • New Member
    • Location: Shirley
    • Posts: 9
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: English lit.
    College: Queens'
    Outcome: Conditional Offer
    Conditions: A*AA in English literature and History
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel?: Absolutely delighted!!!!!
  13. derangedyoshi's Avatar
    • Peer Of The TSR Realm
    • Location: Glasgow
    • Posts: 1,611
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Mathematics
    College: Emmanuel
    Outcome: Offer!
    Conditions: AAA in AH, 1s in STEP I and II
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): letter
    How do you feel? - I heard the mail come and I went into autopilot... went and opened the letter sitting on the porch floor. Not quite sure it's sunk in yet but I am definitely feeling adrenaline-y and rather happy.
  14. LeSacMagique's Avatar
    • Exalted and Worshipped Member
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: English
    College: Peterhouse
    Outcome: Conditional Offer
    Conditions: A*AA
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel?: Amazed! Hasn't quite sunk in - I didn't think my grades were good enough, what with my 2 A*s at GCSE. Close contender for 'best day ever'
    Last edited by LeSacMagique; 05-01-2012 at 18:28.
  15. emma-lyall's Avatar
    • New Member
    • Posts: 2
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: French and Spanish (ab initio)
    College: St Catharine's
    Outcome: Offer
    Conditions: A*AA
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): letter
    How do you feel? Absolutely delighted but it hasn't really sunk in yet - I had just convinced myself that I had been rejected and that I was ok about it!
  16. AmyEliza's Avatar
    • New Member
    • Posts: 14
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread
    Subject: Veterinary Medicine
    College: St Catharine's
    Outcome: Conditional Offer
    Conditions: A*AA in Chem/Bio/Maths
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel?: Just about the happiest I have ever been!!!
  17. TheUltimateProof's Avatar
    • Exalted Member
    • Posts: 282
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Mathematics
    College: Pembroke
    Outcome: Offer
    Conditions: A*AA and 1,1 in STEP 2/3
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter
    How do you feel? Shocked, never thought when I chose my choices I'd get Cambridge let alone all 5. Scared endlessly from STEP which might put me off the offer
    Last edited by TheUltimateProof; 05-01-2012 at 13:52.
  18. CopperQuartz's Avatar
    • New Member
    • Posts: 6
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Natural Sciences (Physical)
    College: Trinity Hall
    Outcome: Offer
    Conditions: Unknown currently.
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): E-Mail
    How do you feel? Excited and shocked. I don't think the implications have quite sunk in yet!
  19. AeroLB's Avatar
    • Exalted Member
    • Posts: 250
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Engineering
    College: Gonville & Caius
    Outcome: Rejection
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Letter (Oxford Stationary )
    How do you feel?: Great, it means I can firm Imperial and do my specialisation, and no longer have any reservations about 'general' engineering...
  20. chalcanthite's Avatar
    • Junior Member
    • Posts: 25
    Re: The Official 2012 Cambridge Decisions Thread [NO DISCUSSION]
    Subject: Natural Sciences Physical
    College: King's
    Outcome: OFFER
    Conditions: 7, 6, 6 in HL's, 38 overall including bonus points (IB)
    How did you hear? (eg letter/phone/owl): Email, I was refreshing my inbox every minute only to find it in spam...
    How do you feel? Started crying
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