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

I think all of us still swimming deep down know that we are waiting around with false hope. Deep down, we know that inevitable rejection letter/email is just round the corner. It hurts to say, but I think it is the truth.

Does anyone know if I defer my second choice (durham or lse) can I still reply to Cambridge in October? Thanks!

No sadly this doesn't work - you have to reject your place/deferred place on results day if you want to re-apply through UCAS. However if you go to Durham/LSE in October you can apply to Cambridge whist your there - but only for a different subject to the one you would be studying. - Not a common option.

if you get good enough grades to re-apply, then I would expect Durham/LSE to offer you a place again! GL

I think all of us still swimming deep down know that we are waiting around with false hope. Deep down, we know that inevitable rejection letter/email is just round the corner. It hurts to say, but I think it is the truth.

I've already accepted that I've been rejected, just that my college seem to take a lot of time sending out rejection letters based on last year's thread, just put me out of misery, Cambridge....

Does anyone know if I defer my second choice (durham or lse) can I still reply to Cambridge in October? Thanks!

No sadly this doesn't work - you have to reject your place/deferred place on results day if you want to re-apply through UCAS. However if you go to Durham/LSE in October you can apply to Cambridge whist your there - but only for a different subject to the one you would be studying. - Not a common option.

if you get good enough grades to re-apply, then I would expect Durham/LSE to offer you a place again! GL

They probably didn't say. It seems to vary, so no telling, I'm afraid. It may depend on whether they've had to timetable more interviews for your subject next week because of exam clashes or whatever.

I'm not sure can do this - Cambridge says somewhere that they don't consider people currently enrolled as students at other universities.

But you are right about not being able to carry forward offers from this year and re-apply next year, even if the unis concerned agree to defer your place. This would still mean that it counts as being part of this cycle, and you can't apply in the next one without cancelling everything from it.

Ahhhhgh, so no chance of tomorrow maybe?

You can if it is for a different subject to the one you are studying, as i mentioned

Here is the link:

http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/otherroutes.html#other

'If you wish to apply to Cambridge to read a different subject from the one you are currently studying at a UK university, we would assume that you had had a change of heart and no longer wish to study the subject you are currently pursuing. In this case your application would be considered, but would still need strong support from your current university tutor.'

Ah - that's useful to know. I had understood it was a blanket rule, but clearly not.

You'd have to be very convincing about the change of heart though, wouldn't you - and it couldn't be a subtle change (eg from biology to Bio Nat Sci)?

im still swimming, how likely is it that i will get an offer haha?!

ive been wanting a rejection for ages.

get me to durham!

Yeah I wouldn't think that would be an allowed application as its basically Biology again but with a bit of maths and chem, which i guess you can take as optional modules at most uni's offer Biology anyway.

i think its more for people who maybe for example; took English lit A level and Bio, Math and decided to do Biology at bristol lets say, and then realised they made a mistake and actually want to do English Lit - then I think the application would be allowed.

I think its a pretty fair system as after all you should be applying to Cambridge for the love of the course and not the name