Cambridge Applicants for 2013 Entry

Yeah; then again, other universities do care so I wouldn't abstain from doing everything, of course, just no need to overdo it Although, are you the person who said they may apply to Cambridge only? (Sorry, I'm far too lazy to scroll through previous posts .)

And ooooh, why have you ruled out Homerton? I think I might be 'playing the numbers game' a tad too much - despite the fact it is unarguably beautiful with great facilities, one of the most appealing aspects to me is that it has a large intake.

So much for Germans being efficient The email implied that they would tell you if you weren't successful too, so I guess they are just enjoying their Easter holidays :L
Which course there? I thought you couldn't do Natsci? That's true about London though :/ At least there's lots to do there.
Well, they do accept more than one person

As the thread for 2012 applicants was created at about this time last year (and the Oxford sub-forum has one too ), I figured it was about time somebody set up a thread for 2013 applicants.

Obviously some of us will be waiting to find out AS UMS scores before committing (me included), but I thought it might be good to use the thread as a place to gain motivation and chat with other prospective applicants.


If you wish to be added to the Cambridge Applicants for 2013 Stalking Page, just write your relevant information (course, AS Levels taken, academics, colleges being considered) in a post with me quoted in, and I'll add you to the list when I get the chance. If you feel comfortable with the wiki editing format, by all means add yourself to the table.



LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Hello everyone I applied to Cambridge this year - so if there are any questions about the application - ask away

Good luck to everyone!

Woohoo economics

What books, if any, did you read? Aside from popular mainstream titles?

And what other unis did you apply to/get accepted by if you don't mind me asking?

The two main books which I read and mentioned in my personal statement are:

Globalization and Its Discontents - Joseph Stiglitz
Crisis Economics - Nouriel Roubini

And ya I would keep away from mainstream titles like Freakonomics, because tbh I think it does more harm than good :P

I applied to Cambridge, LSE, Warwick, UCL and Bristol and got conditional offers from all of them.

Also for the philosophy undergraduate, would my alevels be okay? Psychology, Biology and Sociology. Lastly, I'm going to start AS level Religious Studies in September

A friend of mine got an offer for philosophy for Cambridge this year, and her A-levels were psychology, RS and English - yours aren't too different and I would say that biology is probably more 'impressive' than English in some respects anyway. I also have a friend who took up an AS in her A2 year, and I think the universities she applied to appreciated the extra work she was taking on, especially as it was relevant to her course.

Thank you. My gcse's are terrible though, compared to majority of the applicants.

History, Politics, English Lit, Philosophy (all AS). What about you?

It might!

I have no clue how the competition for Sociology and Social Anthropology is, but being that I don't meet all the criteria, I'm hoping not too fierce.

Ah essay subjects. I do Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics.

Yh I so hope so.

It's a shame that they haven't got figures about last year's applications and percentages and all that to allow to have an idea about our chances though.

Remember... the sciences are for the kings of the world

How has your preparation been going for exams ?

Yep I agree with you there

It's going good. I've got through Decision 2 and FP 1 and I've got 4 more units to do. How about you?

You didn't have jan exams did you? :/

you have a long way to go ... sciences? really?

Nah I didn't but now I've got my mocks coming up

Are those modules a lot of work?

What subjects are you doing again?

Good luck on the mocks Have you got any real exams in June?

Erm they're both Further Maths modules, but are certainly manageable. I need to work on Physics because we've only covered about half of the content.

My highers are english philosophy and history. The only science I do is physics

Nah I don't, all my exams are taken at the end of 2 years

Thanks they go towards my predictions

Ah okay, you shoulda picked physics as a higher though!

Oh lol seen, how many exams will you have?

Make sure you merk these and be really nice to your teachers then

Haha, good point. I don't think you should read too much into it, I'm sure it's nothing bad.
Biomedical Sciences. And whilst I'm fairly sure I want to have a career in biomedical research, I'm not totally sure which is why I'll apply to Cambridge if I have good enough UMS.
Yep, it'd be cool if 2 or 3 people from our thread all got into the same college.

Remember... languages are for the kings of the world

How has your preparation been going for exams ?

I have my mocks in 2 weeks ... it shall be my deciding fate

On the plus side... i'm now the highest in my German class