What's the average UMS for Cambridge Maths applicants that will get automatically pooled. I remember reading that across all subjects, it was around 93% in 2014, but Maths is very competitive and therefore must have higher requirements for being pooled?
Sorry to bring back an old thread, but is a 92.8 Best 3 UMS average enough to be auto-pooled for Computer Science w/Maths at Cambridge, or is it strictly 93%?
Sorry to bring back an old thread, but is a 92.8 Best 3 UMS average enough to be auto-pooled for Computer Science w/Maths at Cambridge, or is it strictly 93%?
That will depend on college to college. I would recommend that you send the college an email with this enquiry as they can give you a better answer to this. I'm only suggesting this as we've seen a range of cases here
That will depend on college to college. I would recommend that you send the college an email with this enquiry as they can give you a better answer to this. I'm only suggesting this as we've seen a range of cases here
Do you mean this as the "auto-pooling" UMS percentage varies a lot? So 93% is just used as a representative average?
Sorry to bring back an old thread, but is a 92.8 Best 3 UMS average enough to be auto-pooled for Computer Science w/Maths at Cambridge, or is it strictly 93%?
The auto-pool is 93%* no rounding. BUT if you are that close you would be very very unlucky not to get an interview anyway.
That will depend on college to college. I would recommend that you send the college an email with this enquiry as they can give you a better answer to this. I'm only suggesting this as we've seen a range of cases here
No the auto-pooling criteria applies across all colleges.
The decision to pool or not for UMS below the auto-pool cut-off is, of course, up to the individual colleges.
Might sound daft but what do you mean by automatic pooling? Is that good or bad? Thanks.
There is a system in Cambridge whereby if your chosen college (for whatever reason) doesn't want to give you an offer, they can give your file out for other colleges to look at, who may then decide to give you an offer at their college instead. This system is known as pooling. Students who have a certain average UMS percentage in any subject except Maths or Medicine must be automatically pooled by their college if said college doesn't want to give them an offer. If they don't meet that average, it's the college's decision whether or not to pool them.
There is a system in Cambridge whereby if your chosen college (for whatever reason) doesn't want to give you an offer, they can give your file out for other colleges to look at, who may then decide to give you an offer at their college instead. This system is known as pooling. Students who have a certain average UMS percentage in any subject except Maths or Medicine must be automatically pooled by their college if said college doesn't want to give them an offer. If they don't meet that average, it's the college's decision whether or not to pool them.
It's a good thing.
I see, thanks. So, since I am applying for Maths, if the college I were to apply for wouldn't give me an offer, then what will happen to my application as it doesn't get pooled?
I see, thanks. So, since I am applying for Maths, if the college I were to apply for wouldn't give me an offer, then what will happen to my application as it doesn't get pooled?
Either the college chooses to pool you, in which case other colleges might give you an offer, or you will receive a straightforward rejection.