Official Cambridge Applicants Thread 2016 Entry

Original post by C0balt

Hahaha I didn't have coursework for history XD I had alternative to coursework paper, which I bombed and made up for it with other two papers, ended with A*. This is pretty much the story of GCSE essay subjects :lol:

I was quite..."efficient" and "strategic" you know :wink:

I only got one A* out of my 3 essay subjects... The rest were As :lol:

The sciences were my saviour :love:

I was completely surprised when I got an A* in Physics. My Physics classes consisted of gossip and general subversion :lol:

Our teacher couldn't even control the naughty kids haha

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WithoutMuchHope

Don't slag teachers- we need high calibre teachers desperately. I have enormous respect for everyone in the teaching profession.

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username1533709

Original post by WithoutMuchHope

Don't slag teachers- we need high calibre teachers desperately. I have enormous respect for everyone in the teaching profession.

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I do too but when some teachers are mean to you,it hard for me to say that for all.I'm speaking with experience,my GCSE science teacher was horrible to me and my history teacher hated me.Apart from that,all other teachers have been nice to me.

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Original post by WithoutMuchHope

Don't slag teachers- we need high calibre teachers desperately. I have enormous respect for everyone in the teaching profession.

We aren't slagging ?
I do have a massive respect for teachers. I wouldn't be here without them, and I wouldn't be able to handle what they have to deal with everyday. But having respect doesn't mean one must stay quiet about everything

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antisansculotte

I've had teachers that look at me like I've just said I want to be a pop star or a footballer when I grow up when I say I want to apply to Cambridge.

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Original post by antisansculotte

I've had teachers that look at me like I've just said I want to be a pop star or a footballer when I grow up when I say I want to apply to Cambridge.

Hahahah get in and see their reaction! :awesome:

I haven't told my teachers directly but my career advisor knows and he probably told many teachers lol

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Original post by antisansculotte

I've had teachers that look at me like I've just said I want to be a pop star or a footballer when I grow up when I say I want to apply to Cambridge.

Only two of my six subject teachers know (my favourite ones too- Maths and Chemistry :smile:

) but I'm sure my Oxbridge tutor has told everyone else. The thing is, I'm pretty much the only person in the Oxbridge group applying to Bio NatSci/Biochem, so I think they kinda like my uniqueness.

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samb1234

Original post by C0balt

Hahahah get in and see their reaction! :awesome:

I haven't told my teachers directly but my career advisor knows and he probably told many teachers lol

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None of my teachers know haha. My maths teacher is a recent cambridge comp sci graduate so I guess I should probably talk to him (but then again he makes so many mistakes its hard to believe he got into Cambridge at times).

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Original post by samb1234

Maybe he used up all his energy for his degree and he's still tired :tongue:

My chemistry teacher made a comment related to Oxbridge suggesting he knows, and I think my physics teacher knows because I made a comment about UMS to him after mock
But then apparently another chemistry teacher talked to another Oxbridge applicant about how he saw his name on Oxbridge list so I think everyone knows... :colonhash:

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L'Evil Fish

Original post by antisansculotte

I've had teachers that look at me like I've just said I want to be a pop star or a footballer when I grow up when I say I want to apply to Cambridge.

I had that at my old school! Wish I could go back and be like ha in your face

Another told me I'd get 0 A*s

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

I had that at my old school! Wish I could go back and be like ha in your face

Another told me I'd get 0 A*s

Write a super formal email to them with a pinch of sarcasm :sexface:

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antisansculotte

I'm fully prepared to be rejected from the Sutton Trust Summer School since I was rejected from the UNIQ one. :s-smilie:

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

I had that at my old school! Wish I could go back and be like ha in your face

Another told me I'd get 0 A*s

My ex-principal laughed in my face when I told him I'm thinking of Cambridge.

My English teacher didn't even expect me to pass my English Language exam because of a bad mock. I ended up being the only person with an A* in English :colone:

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username1533709

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The atmosphere in this thread is depressing now.So shocked some teachers didnt have faith in smart people like you.

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Original post by enaayrah

When I went to visit my old school recently all my exteachers asked my uni plan, I only said my course I'd be applying to elsewhere so I avoided any Cambridge reaction, positive or negative :yy:

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Original post by C0balt

When I went to visit my old school recently all my exteachers asked my uni plan, I only said my course I'd be applying to elsewhere so I avoided any Cambridge reaction, positive or negative :yy: