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Reply 20

Duke Glacia

Original post by keromedic

Current student?

reapplicant :tongue:

Good luck! :smile:

Original post by keromedic

So nervous. As I said on the applicant thread, a second interview won't be possible due to financial reasons and the stress would kill me.

If I'm pooled, I hope it's an on-paper consideration. Shall be a tough week!

Edit: Hughes hall are indeed emailing on the 12th. Letters are posted on Monday. Thank God. The porters at my building are - shall we say - unreliable.

Good luck everyone.

I've added that to the spreadsheet - thanks!

Reply 23

Number Nine

None of you are applican'ts, you're all applicans

Reply 24

Puddles the Monkey

Original post by Number Nine

None of you are applican'ts, you're all applicans

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Reply 25

tigersss2007

may I say there are only 5 days left? I'm already freaked out...

Reply 26

tigersss2007

What is one's chance of getting fished out from the pool?

Reply 27

Doones

Original post by tigersss2007

What is one's chance of getting fished out from the pool?

It's in the OP. Or the pdf linked in the 2nd post. :wink:

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 28

16Characters....

This is the good thing about having done terribly in your interviews and being an extreme pessimist, I was ready for rejection before I even reached the station. No nerves, woo!

Reply 29

BioStudentx

Sigh. Already hanging my head in shame for the inevitable rejection.

Reply 30

rxns_00

Ah I don't like this thread :|

This is where I'll be saying my goodbyes as I venture to the UCL thread

Reply 31

qwertzuiop

Original post by RonnieRJ

Ah I don't like this thread :|

This is where I'll be saying my goodbyes as I venture to the UCL thread

Similarly, I shall be heading to the Bath thread on Thursday. It is most unfortunate that our roads never crossed / never will, is it not?

Unless, of course, Cambridge accepts us both.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 32

Jayd Shah

This is the only post I'm making here, before my inevitable goodbye and departure to the Exeter thread

Reply 33

Madhog

I see the self-deprication and pessimism has reached critical mass! Soon enough, the black bubble of misery we are encased in will be popped, for better or for worse...

In!

Original post by C0balt

In!

It's not Tuesday yet lad

Reply 36

Gregorius

Good luck to all of you waiting the decision.

I went through this thirty-nine years ago - but we received telegrams, in those days, rather than this post or email nonsense - and my daughter suffered it (successfully) last year.

Reply 37

C0balt

Original post by Number Nine

It's not Tuesday yet lad

That's when I will post "out!"

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(edited 8 years ago)

good luck people

I don’t know how many of you apply to US schools and/or have been on collegeconfidential.com, so this idea may have already been floated and rejected. In which case, please feel free to completely ignore the rest of this post.

But just in case…

A very popular way to do decision threads there is to put a template in place for people to fill out, making both an easy way to keep up with everyone’s decisions as well as a good all-in-one-place reference for people applying the next year.

See: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1841817-mit-class-of-2020-ea-results-thread.html for MIT’s EA 2020 thread to see what I am talking about.

Might be nice to implement something similar here?

Just a thought. Here is my stab at what future students might find helpful. Anyone with other ideas for what info would be valuable should feel free to modify.

Copy the section below and remove spaces when you post (of course, leaving out any information you are uncomfortable sharing):

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Accepted from Pool
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected

[ b]Course:
[ b]College:

[ b]Demographics
Home or International:
School Type:

[ b]Qualifications
GCSE Grades:
AS Subjects:
AS Grades:
AS Top 3 Average UMS:
A2 Predictions:

[ b]Other Qualifications
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Other:

[ b]Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Interview Assessment:
Why did you chose your college?
Where else did you apply?
If you were accepted, where was your second choice?
If you were rejected, which school is benefiting from Cambridge’s oversight?

[ b]General Comments & Advice

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Looks like this when you remove the spaces:

Decision: Accepted
Decision: Accepted from Pool
Decision: Rejected

Course:
College:

Demographics
Home or International:
School Type:

Qualifications
GCSE Grades:
AS Subjects:
AS Grades:
AS Top 3 Average UMS:
A2 Predictions:

Other Qualifications
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Other:

Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Interview Assessment:
Why did you chose your college?
Where else did you apply?
If you were accepted, where was your second choice?
If you were rejected, which school is benefiting from Cambridge’s oversight?

General Comments & Advice