The Official Cambridge Winter Pool 2013 Thread (includes FAQ and Status Reports)

I've never read your name as Minerva. Always 'Minevara' or 'Nivera'.

Why?

Does anyone have an educated guess about when it might all kick off regarding re-interviews and direct offers? After the 3pm deadline tomorrow for colleges sound about right?

I seemed to remember that someone had said that 10% of economics applicants were accepted from out of the pool. Therefore as 26 were taken from the pool last year I am going to assume piol size of around 250 to 300. From this we can assume that approx 600 are rejected following interview?

Woah, that's a lot. I guess my guess was completely wrong then

I guess the question is why di we do this to ourselves? I think it is better we chill out and if we are meant to go to Cambridge then we will. Otherwise there are fantastic unis out there and life will go on

This is now a brilliant excuse for my teachers as to why I haven't done any revision

Anyone else find it really disconcerting knowing that we are being talked about by some of the greatest Academics in the UK? ... Just me then.

Does anyone know the deadline for colleges to select students for the Winter Pool or making offers? A couple of people I know haven't received anything yet and they're starting to get worried they haven't got anything

Does anyone know the deadline for colleges to select students for the Winter Pool or making offers? A couple of people I know haven't received anything yet and they're starting to get worried they haven't got anything

I think everyone needs to look away from the fact that they have been put into the winter pool and look at how well everyone has done so far. Everyone here has studied their way into gaining 90%+ UMS and beaten the odds. Most applicants are just binned immediately and don't even get an interview, and you are the 1/5 that got put into the winter pool after their interview. Everyone on here has managed to get to this stage and even if they don't get a place or even another interview everyone should be really proud of themselves and remember that you have made it this far which many people have not. You are the few out of the 15,913 total applicants this year who have made it to this stage, so you should be really proud and thankful that you have made it this far. And the best of luck to getting through the next stage

All decision letters were meant to have gone out yesterday. If your friends still haven't heard anything by tomorrow a call to the college concerned would not be inappropriate. This ONLY applies to people who have not received anything at all. People in the Pool should not attempt to contact their college or any other college or department at this stage.

What happens if we contact them?

Ah great, open day invite basically means you're in, right? So even if the pool doesn't work out for you you've got great places to go!

I've got just the two offers, but fortunately one is from my second choice: LSE Other offer is Bristol, which is likely to be my insurance.