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Cambridge Offer Holders 2015 thread

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Good luck to everyone taking their Ist STEP towards Cambridge this morning!

(not that you need it, you've all done the prep...)

Enjoy it.

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Original post by newblood
I know, only realised after i seen what my mates living on at uni. Do u know where tescos is in cambridge?


There's one on Newmarket Road, one in Milton and one out at Fulbourn. There are a couple of smaller ones closer into town, I think. Most students are lazy and go to Sidney Sainsbury's.
Original post by newblood
I know, only realised after i seen what my mates living on at uni. Do u know where tescos is in cambridge?

There're also a couple of co-op and an Aldi, too, all of them just outside the town centre, but as Helenia said most students shop at Sainsbury opposit Sid.
Also, there're several very good green grocers in the market on Market Square. Much better quality than any supermarkets in town and not much more expensive. Good food vans there too for your lunch. :smile:
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Original post by Helenia
There's one on Newmarket Road, one in Milton and one out at Fulbourn. There are a couple of smaller ones closer into town, I think. Most students are lazy and go to Sidney Sainsbury's.


Aldi for food. Co-op for booze.

Sainsbury's for meat though.

The Aldi road is terrifying at night though.
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Original post by Guills on wheels
Aldi for food. Co-op for booze.

Sainsbury's for meat though.

The Aldi road is terrifying at night though.


100% agreed. Always something half decent dirt cheap.
So close to the finish line...

Can't wait for it all to be over now. When I try and sleep my brain somehow makes everything a vague mix of physics, maths and chemistry.
Anybody feeling ****ing terrified about not meeting their offers?
Original post by godmadecaffeine
Anybody feeling ****ing terrified about not meeting their offers?


You should meet yours! Geography is virtually guaranteed if you have a few facts up your sleeve

History however... Always unpredictable

What's your offer for?
Original post by godmadecaffeine
Anybody feeling ****ing terrified about not meeting their offers?


Yh pretty sure missed mine after step III. It was nice having an offer for a while.


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Original post by godmadecaffeine
Anybody feeling ****ing terrified about not meeting their offers?


A little bit. I don't know what I'll do if I miss out.:frown:
Original post by godmadecaffeine
Anybody feeling ****ing terrified about not meeting their offers?


Yep, I wish we got our results like the day after instead of 3 months later.
Original post by godmadecaffeine
HSPS - Girton - A*AA
(this is a new account, old account was cappunno18)
i do geography, history and politics
I literally can't see how I've got an A* in any of them
and 15% of people miss their HSPS offers soo idk


85% hit their offer.

:wink:

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Original post by jneill
85% hit their offer.

:wink:

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But I have got to be in the bottom 15% of people....
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Original post by physicsmaths
Yh pretty sure missed mine after step III. It was nice having an offer for a while.


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Ah god STEP was a nightmare. UCL here I come
Original post by TVIO
Ah god STEP was a nightmare. UCL here I come


Init


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Original post by godmadecaffeine
HSPS - Girton - A*AA
(this is a new account, old account was cappunno18)
i do geography, history and politics
I literally can't see how I've got an A* in any of them
and 15% of people miss their HSPS offers soo idk


How did you find out the percentage of people that miss their offers for your subject? :smile:
Original post by cerlohee
How did you find out the percentage of people that miss their offers for your subject? :smile:


http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/statistics
Offers v Acceptances

Although not all students take up their Offers so we can't assume the difference vs Acceptances are all due to missed offers.

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Original post by jneill
http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/statistics
Offers v Acceptances

Although not all students take up their Offers so we can't assume the difference vs Acceptances are all due to missed offers.

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Ah, I thought she might have had found a different resource that shows the missed offer percentages! Thanks :smile:
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Original post by jneill
http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/statistics
Offers v Acceptances

Although not all students take up their Offers so we can't assume the difference vs Acceptances are all due to missed offers.

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To be fair, with the amount of difficulty and hassle there is to get a Cambridge offer, the vast, vast majority of people aren't going to give that up. Early deadline means you have to commit to it early
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Original post by TVIO
To be fair, with the amount of difficulty and hassle there is to get a Cambridge offer, the vast, vast majority of people aren't going to give that up. Early deadline means you have to commit to it early


Youd be surprised actually, I know one girl in the year above who turned down a Cambridge offer and then 2 in my year, seeing as my school get about 5 Cambridge offers per year thats quite a high percentage, so I whilst its not the norm I don't think its that unusual to choose to go somewhere else

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