The Official 2017 Cambridge Applicants Thread

So, who else is applying for English?

Hey guys! I've always wanted to go to Cambridge to study maths and today I received my GCSEs.

I got 2A* 6As 1B and a C

However, I got 7A*s and 3Bs for my mocks and of course these results came as a shock to myself and my teachers.

I looked on the unofficial mark scheme for maths (which everyone said in my school was super accurate and they got the same marks as they predicted after seeing the unofficial mark scheme) and I hit around the A* boundary which was 170/200 and apparently I got 152(my teacher said that). However, I definitely think I can go up by at least 15 marks but is it possible that they could be soo off from the boundary?

Im also buying some of the copies for some unit papers because all of my grades were off tbh. I think I did much better but I don't know whether it's likely for examiners to mark so wrongly in more than 8 papers!

I don't know what to do because it costs so much money but I think it's my only option.

I hope after the remark I get 5A*s 2As and 2Bs! Would either of these results be good for Cambridge?

I really need advice because this is honestly my dream uni and I just don't know what happened! please help someone. I know this is a freshers thread but ur all going to Cambridge so should have an understanding. Lol sorry if it's long!


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You don't send anything until Cambridge request it, and it is after you have sent your UCAS application.

http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying

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Thank you so much for your response !
I didn't register with UCAS because it's required to choose the College before (or it's what I understand). But I just want to know what we have to send, like our A levels results or previous university results (I need a University transcript, right ?), our letters of recommendation, any official document required. I have to prepare this from now on.
I'm sorry to ask a lot of questions ... thank you sincerely.

You don't send anything until Cambridge request it, and it is after you have sent your UCAS application.

http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying

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jneill I need your help! Or anyone else who knows the answer.

I'm applying for chemical engineering via natural sciences, but my personal statement is basically entirely focused on chemical engineering as opposed to science as a whole. Will Cambridge expect this?

jneill I need your help! Or anyone else who knows the answer.

I'm applying for chemical engineering via natural sciences, but my personal statement is basically entirely focused on chemical engineering as opposed to science as a whole. Will Cambridge expect this?

Heyo, just a question:

Is anyone gonna make a stalking thread for all of the Camb applicants this year? Seemed to work pretty well for last year's batch ...


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This is it. As far as I know there won't be any stalking threads since you have university connect at TSR

is maths ums key for econ

Yep, going to be applying to Chemical Engineering via NatSci as a post A-Level applicant. Have you looked into which college you might want to apply to?

Hey, so this maybe a longshot with my GCSE's, but I would have wanted to do economics at Cambridge! Unfortunately, GCSE results were very disappointing, but I think I may still have a chance. However, I am thinking that if it is a very slim chance then there is no point applying, and I may aswell save the slot for a more realistic university. What do you guys think?

You may have to actually tell people your GCSEs to get a decent opinion...

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Hey, so this maybe a longshot with my GCSE's, but I would have wanted to do economics at Cambridge! Unfortunately, GCSE results were very disappointing, but I think I may still have a chance. However, I am thinking that if it is a very slim chance then there is no point applying, and I may aswell save the slot for a more realistic university. What do you guys think? I got 8 a's (including maths and english) and 3 B's and 2 C's. I know this is well below average, but can a stellar AS level performance make up for it? Thanks.

Not impossible but you're going to have to work ****ing hard at A Level.

I'm applying for Economics too! Also, while those GCSEs aren't the strongest, the application is holistic so high performance elsewhere (e.g. high 90s maths/further maths UMS average in AS) can make up for that. If there was one area that matters least though, it would probably be the GCSEs, since they aren't the most recent exams taken.