Cambridge postgraduate applicants 2014/15

Reply 1580

ukwarwicker

Placing my hope for CISS.. Still counting down.. 11 more days..

Reply 1581

flywithemma

14

Original post by vincedp

http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/studentregistry/staff/grad/pdf/fundingtable2014.pdf

of course, department funding and colege funding come later.

ah okay, thanks :smile:

it seems like it has to be before Friday, which isn't looking hopeful for me. Ah well! There hasn't been a degree committee meeting for HSPS since the 23rd January though, which is a bit strange as this is before the faculty even received the list of eligible people for funding, so is it just that they make the decisions to do with funding before/separate from degree committee meetings?

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Reply 1582

s.of

Darwin is an all-grad college, I believe, so it has a different feel from the other colleges. (Though I'm not sure how, exactly...) I don't know about the food, but the accommodation I've seen looks nice. They have a gym, which is somewhat unusual, and it's right on the river with pretty gardens. The Dar Bar is also famous for staying open late! But oddly enough, I haven't actually been there (guess I have an early bedtime)!

Thank you very much for this :smile:

I'm guessing it's probably a bit quieter than other colleges which suits me fine! The location does look very pretty...I'd love some info about the accommodation but thanks so much again :smile:

Reply 1583

twoply

Original post by Koektrommel

My status has been "awaiting approval by BGS" for 20 days now. I read on their website that it "may take up to 7 days" for the BGS to make a decision and I read in this thread that the BGS is mostly just a formality. So what could be going on all this time? Any experiences with this? I'm bad at waiting ;_;

Mine was on BoGS for 20 days (or 14 working days) before I got an offer.

Hope all turns out well for you!

Reply 1584

vincedp

Original post by flywithemma

Ah well! There hasn't been a degree committee meeting for HSPS since the 23rd January though, which is a bit strange as this is before the faculty even received the list of eligible people for funding, so is it just that they make the decisions to do with funding before/separate from degree committee meetings?

Honestly, I dare anyone to propose a PhD @ Cambridge investigating the intricacies and complexities of the funding process. I guess no one really knows exactly how it works.

Reply 1585

xxxfairymaryxxx

5

English MPhil applicants!...

Just emailed Anna Fox and had this response:

I hope to have an idea of the result by the end of this week. It's taken longer than usual to make decisions this year as we've had so many applications.
best wishes
Anna

Reply 1586

art_history

Given the odds, I find it surprising that only one of us has received a interview invite from the Gates Cambridge Trust.

Reply 1587

vincedp

Original post by art_history

Given the odds, I find it surprising that only one of us has received a interview invite from the Gates Cambridge Trust.

Well plus 4 friends of the earlier poster.

Im also surprised. but hey, its only 110 of how many?

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Reply 1588

art_history

Original post by vincedp

Well plus 4 friends of the earlier poster.

Im also surprised. but hey, its only 110 of how many?

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Still that is only 5/110. Although the initial application number is high for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, the total number of students admitted to Cambridge is significantly lower. As such, I would imagine the odds are closer to 1/10 (or perhaps even better) that an admitted student who applied is shortlisted for an interview.

Reply 1589

sikisai

Original post by art_history

Given the odds, I find it surprising that only one of us has received a interview invite from the Gates Cambridge Trust.

I happened to encounter this forum only a couple of days ago and have now joined, and I have not received a notification from the Gates Cambridge Trust either :wink:

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Reply 1590

rafale

Dear all,

I have been following this thread for some time now, but lost track of it in between. I will be applying to MRes Photonics at Cambridge. I graduated from Newcastle University with Electronic Engineering degree with a high 2.1. You people think it is worth it to try a shot at Cambridge, since they list the minimum requirement as 2.1?

I am currently doing a MSc in microelectronics.

Please advise, especially if someone has applied for this program or some similar ones.

Thanks.

Reply 1591

geetar

16

Original post by xxxfairymaryxxx

English MPhil applicants!...

Just emailed Anna Fox and had this response:

I hope to have an idea of the result by the end of this week. It's taken longer than usual to make decisions this year as we've had so many applications.
best wishes
Anna

I'm not liking the "so many applications" thing, lol.

Reply 1592

abcdiana02

For those of you who are disappointed about the Gates, I totally understand, yet I think it's important to remember how incredibly competitive the Gates is. I've now been turned down twice, and it IS hard to take. But even to be accepted into Cambridge is a real privilege, and the Gates scholars are really some of the top scholars in the whole world. I know really amazing and smart people who have done fantastic things, but who got turned down by the Gates committee. And the Gates scholars I've met are really world-shaking people who have excellent academic work, incredible life experiences, a very heavy dose of ambition, AND the ability to distill their goals and talents into 500 compelling words.

Even if you didn't get it, that doesn't mean you're not a great scholar and an incredibly talented and driven person. It just means that there are 150 people (out of thousands!) who managed to convince the Gates committee that they were even the tiniest bit more driven.

I guess I remember being really sad after not getting it the first time, but now, having met a few of the Gates scholars, I'm like, "Meh. I guess I wasn't what they were looking for." And it's not as big a deal as it might seem right now.

So cheer up as soon as you can-- You'll still do plenty of wonderful things in your life :smile:

Reply 1593

vincedp

Original post by abcdiana02

So cheer up as soon as you can-- You'll still do plenty of wonderful things in your life :smile:

True. Did you get other funding though? Being accepted to cambridge is great but im sure there are some that cant actually go there without any funding.

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Reply 1594

Emilija

Original post by abcdiana02

For those of you who are disappointed about the Gates, I totally understand, yet I think it's important to remember how incredibly competitive the Gates is. I've now been turned down twice, and it IS hard to take. But even to be accepted into Cambridge is a real privilege, and the Gates scholars are really some of the top scholars in the whole world. I know really amazing and smart people who have done fantastic things, but who got turned down by the Gates committee. And the Gates scholars I've met are really world-shaking people who have excellent academic work, incredible life experiences, a very heavy dose of ambition, AND the ability to distill their goals and talents into 500 compelling words.

Even if you didn't get it, that doesn't mean you're not a great scholar and an incredibly talented and driven person. It just means that there are 150 people (out of thousands!) who managed to convince the Gates committee that they were even the tiniest bit more driven.

I guess I remember being really sad after not getting it the first time, but now, having met a few of the Gates scholars, I'm like, "Meh. I guess I wasn't what they were looking for." And it's not as big a deal as it might seem right now.

So cheer up as soon as you can-- You'll still do plenty of wonderful things in your life :smile:

this sounds really comforting, but I keep on checking my email :smile:

)) I wish someone could stop me!

Reply 1595

stof91

Can we conclude that all interview notifications for Gates have been sent now?

Reply 1596

casusa

[h="2"]Round 2: (International)[/h]

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c. 3,500 eligible applicants apply

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around 250 are highly ranked by departments in Cambridge

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110 are invited to interview

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50 offered a Gates Cambridge Scholarship after interview

This information is from the Gates page, it also says on this page that if you hav not heard anything by mid March you have not been successful.

7% are highly ranked, 3% are interviewed, 1.4% are offered the Gates

Reply 1597

vincedp

Original post by casusa

[h="2"]Round 2: (International)[/h]

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c. 3,500 eligible applicants apply

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around 250 are highly ranked by departments in Cambridge

•

110 are invited to interview

•

50 offered a Gates Cambridge Scholarship after interview

This information is from the Gates page, it also says on this page that if you hav not heard anything by mid March you have not been successful.

7% are highly ranked, 3% are interviewed, 1.4% are offered the Gates

And the 5.6% who dont get it, get the CISS and CHESS?

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Reply 1598

stof91

Sure, I know it's competitive. I'm just wondering if someone with prior experience with the scholarship can confirm that they send out all notifications at once, or whether they send them out in batches?

Reply 1599

casusa

Original post by vincedp

And the 5.6% who dont get it, get the CISS and CHESS?

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I don't know much about CISS and CHESS.

The numbers I posted do no inculde the UK or US applicants. I think the US numbers for Gates are 800, 200, 100 and 40 who gets Gates.

From Gates there would be about 360 ranked highly, who did not get Gates. The UK applicants would also be considered for CHESS, if I am correct.

Good luck :smile:

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