The Official Cambridge Applicants Thread 2016 Entry MK III

'In general, in the absence of significant extenuating circumstances, competition for places is such that those averaging 85 per cent and below across their three best (for Arts applicants) or three most relevant (for Science applicants) AS subjects are very unlikely to be called for interview'
a direct quote from this link: http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/entrance-requirements/gcse-and-a-level-requirements-facts

Well, thanks so much for all your help. I'm definitely more swayed now. I really did post just to say goodbye to everyone but maybe I'll give it a bit more thought...



Thanks I just don't want to get more invested in the process knowing how unlikely I am to get an interview. But I should get at least a fair amount of offers from elsewhere. I know I'm a good candidate. Maybe it's worth winging it and giving a shot anyway...

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Hi, I'm applying to Cambridge for maths from Scotland and delighted to hear about the world class banter!

Science students, if you had to apply for art course which would you choose?

I would choose linguistics or philosophy

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(I'd post something else, but I'd just get in trouble. Again...)

Still can't find the bit on colleges

I just watched the latest couple of Jake Wright's vlogs after a long hiatus. Usually he seems very calm and composed but it seems like the pressure of finals is getting to him. He seems properly stressed and overwhelmed.

And to think, all you keen beans on this thread are voluntarily signing yourself up for that experience .

I'd do fine art!!

Christ. That's awful.

Hello people, been in hospital and just got back to a new thread. Did I miss anything important/exciting?

I'd do fine art!!

Hi, I'm applying to Cambridge for maths from Scotland and delighted to hear about the world class banter!

Hello people, been in hospital and just got back to a new thread. Did I miss anything important/exciting?

I don't think you understand the amount of freedom you have in schools especially in England subject/ exam wise

I had to teach myself a module for GCSE just so I could get an A*, and do Maths at A Level, and then because I didn't do FM GCSE meant that I couldn't do FM for A Level. Now that I'm doing it on my own because the school won't let me I'm having to spend £25 a week on tutoring so I can shut up the teachers at school and let me sit the exams in school.. you would think at least some of the Maths teachers would understand, but I've literally had to much myself through so much of my own education to get where I need to be that it can be so demoralising when schools just don't cooperate.

*goes and cries in corner* lol

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Sorry, what's a stalking page?

If you have a look at the page you will see.
It's basically a page where applicants post their grades, course applying for, extra curriculars etc,

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I was talking to the new head of maths today and she was asking what modules I'm doin by myself and then I was like I might sit an extra one too and she was like "Why in the hell would you so that?!" and I mentioned I was doing STEP and she said "What do you mean you're sitting STEP?" and I just said I was applying to universities that require it, and she was like "Oh, so you mean you'll be sitting it IF you get an offer?"'

Rude..