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

Yes but I believe that would also already be decided.

I know how you feel, being a fellow poolee, but don't lose hope! Just remember that there's still tomorrow, and also they like to send out the interview offers first. Direct offers are more likely to come later, between the 5th and 14th of January.

Good luck

they emailed me. mine were 2.15 and 2.30. how did yours go?

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Perhaps Biology and Environmental Studies aren't that irrelevant, I mean.. you know.. France has an environment

I'm hoping they would see Economics as relevant to the political thought within MML German, where you study economists like Marx and Engels

You weren't the guy from Habs were you? Or perhaps you were the guy with the northern accent? I have no idea who you were, I just distinctly remember saying "let's play pool" and then two current students starting to play instead.

I GOT FISHED!!!! YAYAAYAYAYAYAYA Robinson are going to make me an offer for medicine. they said i'll get my letter next week but that i might want to know before then Have faith everyone It could be you next xxx

Yes but I believe that would also already be decided.

Yes but I believe that would also already be decided.

Surely not if they've called poolees for interview? And they're waiting to make a decision based on interview performance?

Mine were at 3 and 4:45 so probably just missed you! Who were your interviewers? I had Dr Tim Bussey and Dr Lorraine Gelsthrope. I found them quite challenging, you?

congrats!!!!!!! finally ive found another robinson medic..

If the they had to call the poolee for interview then clearly that fish isn't the clear-cut must-take that the college is looking for to replace one of their own.

Comparing direct applicants with the standard in the pool is something which I think is apparent from just looking at the applications, before even needing to call any additional interviews.

yayaya what's you offer for?

If you really wanted to, I guess you could relate any subject to a MFL
I'm from Shropshire, you asked me where that was (or where Telford was), and I said near Wales, which you thought was funny hahaha 'cause I guess it's a terrible description of a location. Erm... I've never been told I have a northern accent, and I really hope I don't.

A*AAA ( but theyve not specified what the A*s in )

I can't tell if I'm just being really stupid, or not expressing myself properly...

Suppose that:

College A pools applicant X

College B pools applicant Y

College A thinks applicant Y might be better than applicant X, but they aren't sure, so they fish Y from the pool in order to interview him

After interview, College A decides that X is better than Y after all, so fish X back to themselves - the original college.

Surely this is an instance in which the decision isn't made until quite late on?

College A would pool X for one of two reasons:

1) X might be good enough for Cambridge, but unfortunately the competition in A is too intense and all of A's spaces are filled. In this case A would not be fishing at all anyway.

2) A thinks X might be good enough for a straight offer, but want to check X against the quality of the pool first. Here I argue this can be done in the early stages in the pool where colleges can take applicants back, and X would be none the wiser he has been pooled. After all X's preference should be respected if possible, and A only has to be satisfied that X is above the uni-wide threshold for admission since X being considered for a straight offer shows the competition in X may not be very intense.

One should realise that the colleges do not necessarily (and in fact I would think not often) both pool and fish for the same subject, unless large swathes of their direct applicants are sub-par.

hmm well i was hoping to drop my fourth so bang goes that idea!! I've done no work for it in weeks haha. oh well, i'll just work my ass off and catch up. well not specifying is a good thing at least Have you found anyone else?