Official Cambridge Applicants Thread 2015 Entry - MK II

Lol i still havent received anything from queens either


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I just didn't revise nor listen in lessons. Didn't do too bad to be fair, although I regret not working hard.

Ahhh... You're alright! Don't worry, if you get an interview, they'll probably ask you those weird reasoning questions and you'll be okay with that (im assuming) so just look forward to proving your philosophical mathematical riddle skills.

Yeah me too to be honest, I sort of have extenuating circumstances, but I got 0 A*s and it's pretty hard to top that in terms of poor GCSEs

I'm over the threshold, so I think so, I'm assuming you are too. But yeah I hope so! They're fun anyway, so even if I do terribly it'll be a good laugh!

around what time do we find out about interviews?


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Apparently mid to late November

How long after you sent in forms did you get a confirmation out of interest?

Quite soon after to be honest, a couple of days? Th UMS took a bit longer, but I've got it now and I didn't even send it with a letter saying what it was.

Ah that's fine. I think they'd have got mine yesterday

Oh they gave it back?

No, I didn't mean that. Why, are you sending your only copy?

Ngl thought I was doing quite well to be on 95.75... Then the people with 99-100 come along

There might well be quite a lot of truth bending and scare mongering going on. I'm pretty sure that 95 puts you in the top quartile of even the "competitive" subjects.
There probably aren't more than 25 people each year who get above 99% average, and of those I suspect a strong majority will be those who did double maths, physics (and/or maybe chemistry).

Still haven't received a college allocation Shouldn't those be out by now?

Hey there fellow open applicant! Me too...i sent the admission office an email asking about this yesterday but they said the allocated college will contact me shortly,however they are unable to provide me with the information

Hey there fellow open applicant! Me too...i sent the admission office an email asking about this yesterday but they said the allocated college will contact me shortly,however they are unable to provide me with the information

Eh? I already received an email stating that my application has been sent to clare. I made an open app as well

Part of me regrets not applying to Girton, but then I love my college... Just makes me think it would be a total bummer to be allocated, post-pool, to an unpopular college that you didn't like, if one that you did had spaces.

Just to confirm, getting allocated to an "oversubscribed" or "undersubscribed" college will in no way affect my chances right?

But I thought you will only get allocated to a college which has a lower number of applicants for your course that year?