[janjanmmm]

Small summary for those who may wonder about the profiles:

Positive results:

janjanmmm - BA in Economics from US, GPA 3.885, top 5% in class, also offers from Oxford and LSE

shibuyagyoza - science grad, Maths/Econs dropout, studying Biology/Geology final year at Bristol U, 2.1, work experience in real estate, relevant global financial qualifications taken this year, extra curricular include international organisations and working with the pro-vice chancellor to secure funding for better teaching quality during the recession, but that was only one paragraph in personal statement

vet4snak - From: Canada
- University of British Columbia (Top 3 of all Canadian Universities)
- Bachelor of Commerce with Honours - Finance option
- UK equivalent of 2:1 (very very close to First- actually the Graduate office said I could apply to Judge's MSc in Finance since my grades are so close to a UK First)
- Internships at a fund management company
- Worked in World Expo 2010

anthony_123

Bizzle D -high 2.1

Omega85 -economics degree from a top OS university (With some prior course work in real estate and development), now completing a Masters in Finance. Grades are very good but not great , references and personal statement most likely got over the top.

sally0203 - studying BSc Mathematical Economics and Statistics in Birmingham, got a 77% in second year and is expected to achieve a first, 2 internships last summer and is currently the president of a society, LSE offer

ar_man -21 years old, Warwick Business School graduate with a first class honors degree in Bsc. Management. Two summer internships, one with an architect, one with a developer. One year of work experience after my graduation with a developer

Hanshen

halbes - Graduating from a top10 UK uni. Second year abroad in China. Did Officer Candidate School before starting uni. Seven months working experience from a bank during my studies, plus two society exec positions, offer from LSE

Negative results:

LSEfreak - BSc Accounting and Finance at Warwick. IBD Summer internship in BB (2011), and another one coming up this summer at Merrill Lynch (IBD). offers from Imperial and LSE

gigi2183 - 2.1 in BA International relations from St Andrews, works in California as a real estate agent; offer from LSE, Cass

Oh4444 - BA in political science from a Canadian university, undergrad gpa wasn't up to par, worked for over three years with a leading real estate advisory (feasibilities for real estate projects in the middle east)

encantado - Bc. in Law, EU country, 22 years old, 8 months part-time work experience in legal firm, lot of extracurricular achievements, good grades (can be the equivalent to the first), good recommendation letters and I think good Personal Statement, offer from Cass

In addition some profiles of current students of this programme from Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/groups/149035978510591/):

- Faz Azim (Pakistan) - Merrill Lynch, LSE, Queen Mary University of London, Cass Business School, Barclays Capital

-Mo Jia - Bangor University Class of 2011 • Bangor, Gwynedd

-Haobo Yang - Nanjing University of Science & Technology Class of 2011

-Kavalan Prince Pin-te Lin (Taiwan) - 2011 University of Waterloo (MA Economics), 2009 Queensland University of Technology (Exchange), National Tsing Hua University (Bachelor of Arts in Economics), 2008 Peking University (Visiting scholar)

-Huma Zafar - UCL, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Bloomberg

-Austin Liqiang Xu (China) - Lancaster University Class of 2011 (BSc Finance)

-Michael Han (China) - Oxford

-Miao Gong (China) - Huazhong University of Science and Technology Class of 2007 (Financial Management), Huazhong University of Science and Technology

-Michelle Si Li (China) - University of Warwick Class of 2011 (BA Accounting and Finance), Castle Nottingham Class of 2008

-Dave Iles - Henley Business School - University of Reading Class of 2011

-Oliver Nicoll - University of Oxford Class of 2010 • (BA History and Politics)

-Robert Jalali - Cambridge (MSc Finance) 2010

-Yuuki Shen - City University of London (?)

-Cheng Chen - University of Warwick Class of 2011 (BA Accounting and Finance)

-Cecilia Li Chang - Loughborough University Class of 2010, Hong Kong Polytechnic Class of 2011

-Harry Yang - University of Bristol Class of 2011 (BA Economics and Finance)

As can be seen, they are mainly looking for people with business degrees, preferably Economics and Finance, or some type of engineering/science degree. Judging by the conditions they also expect a First class or 3.8 GPA, but there can be exceptions.

Hopefully it will help some people in the future

[vet4snak]

^ excellent post/ summary, good work!
looking forward to meet you guys later this year

[ageee]

Hello! I'm going for the REF program as well this September. I've been accepted at Wolfson College. Looking forward to meet you guys

[vet4snak]

just wondering does anyone know the date range for in which the finals exams for michaelmas and lent terms occurs?

also, do you guys think this week will be a good time to contact cambridge trust regarding my scholarship app? or is it too close to the date i got my conditional offer? i need that info to fill out my financial undertaking form...thanks in advance!!

[janjanmmm]

(Original post by vet4snak)
just wondering does anyone know the date range for in which the finals exams for michaelmas and lent terms occurs?

also, do you guys think this week will be a good time to contact cambridge trust regarding my scholarship app? or is it too close to the date i got my conditional offer? i need that info to fill out my financial undertaking form...

Exam dates are 8 January - 12 January and from 16 April till beginning of May, probably.

[Omega85]

Congrats to everyone who has been offered a place, I have just been given college membership to Girton, anyone else also at Girton? Does anyone know much about it apart from that it is the furthest from town!

[vet4snak]

(Original post by Omega85)
Congrats to everyone who has been offered a place, I have just been given college membership to Girton, anyone else also at Girton? Does anyone know much about it apart from that it is the furthest from town!

congratulations!

Some info on Girton College:

Pros

Indoor heated swimming pool
Really good college community - because it's further out people really spend time together and gel
Not as pushy academically as some of the other colleges, but people still get good grades
Not pretentious - You can walk on the grass
The cycle in and out gives you some time to wake up/clear your head after a hard day's work
Sports pitches are on-site

Cons

Furthest college out. Not good if you don't want a 15 minutes cycle in the mornings

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anyone applied for cambridge trusts scholarship and waiting for their decision to fill out the FUF form in order to receive the CAS for UK Student Visa?
please do share your experience if you have been through this!
thanks in advance!

[shawnhojh]

Got a conditional offer too! For you guys/girls that have an offer from LSE for a finance-related programme as well, are you intending to take up Cam's offer instead?

[vet4snak]

anyone waiting for the cambridge trusts?

[vet4snak]

(Original post by vet4snak)
anyone waiting for the cambridge trusts?

called the trusts, and they told me the decision won't come until august.

timing will be so tight with visa applications.

does anyone know the most current answer if college membership depend on the unconditional offer? or the conditional offer will suffice? thanks in advance

[janjanmmm]

(Original post by vet4snak)

does anyone know the most current answer if college membership depend on the unconditional offer? or the conditional offer will suffice? thanks in advance

College will accept you with conditional. In fact, it should happen very soon (hopefully).

[vet4snak]

seeking college at the moment...anyone else?

[ar_man]

Hey

After accepting homerton, I'm having second thoughts. Even if by some miracle I convince Homerton to put me back in the pool, are there any chances a more central college will pick me in the month of July?

[vet4snak]

hmm darwin college...

anyone else got in to darwin? how is their accommodation?

[janjanmmm]

(Original post by vet4snak)
hmm darwin college...

anyone else got in to darwin? how is their accommodation?

Here is what they say:

http://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/accommod...l-policy.shtml

Here is what people say:

Darwin College (graduates)

Pros

It's just graduate students
Beautiful grounds, good river access and lots of punts
Everything operates year-round, rather than being really busy in term time and dead in the vacs - DarBar (the college bar) is busy all the time.
The fellows and the students eat the same food, therefore it is of a edible/good standard

Cons

It's just graduate students
Some of the accommodation desperately needs modernising
All colleges have their eccentricities, but they're pretty odd at Darwin (eg the college don't provide toilet roll in communal bathrooms...)
The communication during the application process is somewhat *sketchy*

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki...28graduates.29

[vet4snak]

(Original post by janjanmmm)
Here is what they say:

http://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/accommod...l-policy.shtml

Here is what people say:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki...28graduates.29

thanks janjanmmm, i did read that before. but i was just looking if others have recently been to, or seen the college itself. janjanmmm, which college are you going to?

anyone else going to darwin?

[janjanmmm]

(Original post by vet4snak)
thanks janjanmmm, i did read that before. but i was just looking if others have recently been to, or seen the college itself. janjanmmm, which college are you going to?

anyone else going to darwin?

I have no college yet.
My choices were St Johns and Peterhouse, I guess they are still considering me (probably not St Johns, since it closed admission)
What was your first and second choice?

[vet4snak]

(Original post by janjanmmm)
I have no college yet.
My choices were St Johns and Peterhouse, I guess they are still considering me (probably not St Johns, since it closed admission)
What was your first and second choice?

i had trinity and emmanuel as 1st and 2nd choice
do you have any personal experience with darwin?
from whats online i can't really tell what should i expect in terms of the darwin college rooms.

[janjanmmm]

(Original post by vet4snak)
i had trinity and emmanuel as 1st and 2nd choice
do you have any personal experience with darwin?
from whats online i can't really tell what should i expect in terms of the darwin college rooms.

None whatsoever. Never heard of them before you asked.
From what is online it looks like they do not even guarantee you a room, unless your course is one year and more (ours is 10 month).

[vet4snak]

(Original post by janjanmmm)
None whatsoever. Never heard of them before you asked.
From what is online it looks like they do not even guarantee you a room, unless your course is one year and more (ours is 10 month).