I know people will moan and say there have been thousands of threads like this, but I'd just like a bit of advice
I want to apply to Cambridge to do Law for 09 entry, and am going for Fitzwilliam College, which is one of the less popular, with only 3-4 applicants per place.
For AS I got:
Geography A
Economics A
Politics B
Maths B
GS B
But I'm being predicted 3 As for A2. For GCSE I got 5A*, 5A, 1B and 1C, but people keep telling me this is too low for Cambridge, and not only will I get rejected but it could harm my chances of getting into other unis (like Bristol and Warwick) just because they know I've applied to Cambridge.
The universities cannot see who else you applied for.
In my AS I got ABBC and I am predicted AAB im applying for notingham which is AAA and am not sure if ill get in but would love to go there and its only one choice I mean you did amazing at GCSE I only got 5A's 3B's 2C's and 2D's ahhh hate those D's
Don't worry though if you want to go there its only one choice and you will never know if you dont try and you might regret it.
The universities cannot see who else you applied for.
In my AS I got ABBC and I am predicted AAB im applying for notingham which is AAA and am not sure if ill get in but would love to go there and its only one choice I mean you did amazing at GCSE I only got 5A's 3B's 2C's and 2D's ahhh hate those D's
Don't worry though if you want to go there its only one choice and you will never know if you dont try and you might regret it.
The other Unis can tell if you apply to Oxbridge, because your UCAS form has to be submitted by October 15th.
Grades aren't everything, but you'll definitely find it hard to make it up for those grades.. You really need to have an outstanding personal statement to make up for fairly "poor grades" - by Oxbridge standards...
I don't think this would really be damaging your chances... quite a lot of people submit their forms early. Although this means that you only have 4 other choices...
DO what you think is best, but you - academically wise- will be amongst the weaker candidates, so you really need to show them that your PS is great and that you're an outstanding eprson
I know people will moan and say there have been thousands of threads like this, but I'd just like a bit of advice
I want to apply to Cambridge to do Law for 09 entry, and am going for Fitzwilliam College, which is one of the less popular, with only 3-4 applicants per place.
For AS I got:
Geography A
Economics A
Politics B
Maths B
GS B
But I'm being predicted 3 As for A2. For GCSE I got 5A*, 5A, 1B and 1C, but people keep telling me this is too low for Cambridge, and not only will I get rejected but it could harm my chances of getting into other unis (like Bristol and Warwick) just because they know I've applied to Cambridge.
Any help would be gratefully received
A pile of toss. 1) unis don't know you've applied. They can assume, but they won't know. 2) Do you seriously think unis would introduce a policy of rejecting Oxbridge appliuants? Cutting off your nose to spite the face much?
It doesnt matter because Im sending mine in next week but im not applying for Oxbridge. The only way they'd know is if the application is sent afterwards and then they would know that you are not.
Don't try and play the statistics game, because likelihood is, a lot of people will be thinking the same way, so those colleges which had a low number of applicants for the year before, suddenly have a spike when people see the applications release for Year X, and then apply for Year Y. If you really want to go to Fitz because it's Fitz then cool, but otherwise you might want to rethink.
As regards your GCSEs, they're fine, and no, no other universities can see where you have applied, and even if they did, they wouldn't give two hoots. Applying as early as you can is a good rule in any situation, regardless of whether you're Oxbridge or not.
Frankly, with AABBB I don't think you'd be likely to get in, but it is worth a shot if you are prepared to really put in some work and really get yourself properly prepared for the interview
People do get in with lower grades, but prepare yourself that you might get rejected. No College is easier to get into per se than any other college, but some are definitely more understanding than others. One of my friends gained entry for joint honours Biology with AADD at AS and didn't even have Chemistry A2, or any other sciences apart from Biology and Psychology. One of the only things that I regard as slightly unfair about Cambridge is that different Colleges have different entry requirements. If I had applied to Christ's or Trinity, I wouldn't have got in because I didn't have appropriate subjects for my course, so from that point of view, the College you apply to does indeed matter.
I want to apply to Cambridge to do Law for 09 entry, and am going for Fitzwilliam College, which is one of the less popular, with only 3-4 applicants per place.
For AS I got:
Geography A
Economics A
Politics B
Maths B
GS B
But I'm being predicted 3 As for A2. For GCSE I got 5A*, 5A, 1B and 1C, but people keep telling me this is too low for Cambridge,
If I'm 100% honest I think your chances are slim. Applying to Fitz won't make your life any easier: all the lawyers in my year at Fitz had better GCSEs than yours and all had between 4 and 6 A grades at AS when applying.
Apply to Fitz if you want to but I really don't think it makes your chance of getting in any higher as they simply take people from the Pool if they are unhappy with direct applicants.
I know this might seem like a weird question, but is there anyone doing law at corpus christi in cambridge who is from an ethnic minority or knows anyone who's doing law there and is ethnic?
They would also take into account OP's education background, and the type of school they went to.
Just work really hard in A2 and wow them at your interview.
Give it a go OP :]
Hey guys...
I know this might seem like a weird question, but is there anyone doing law at corpus christi in cambridge who is from an ethnic minority or knows anyone who's doing law there and is ethnic?
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