Cambridge Medicine 2017 Entry

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Reply 600

conkerber

Is the 11th January when we're meant to hear? Or is that just an estimate based on previous years?

Reply 601

CutieTootsie

Original post by conkerber

Is the 11th January when we're meant to hear? Or is that just an estimate based on previous years?

No the 12th. We will definitely hear

Reply 602

neveroddoreven

Original post by Chief Wiggum

Is there actually any evidence for this... I see this said all the time...

All the evidence almost definitely will be be anecdotal. I'm at Cambridge atm and I thoroughly enjoyed my interviews, but I know of plenty that got in and hated theirs. It depends on who the interviewer is, amongst other factors.
The main point to take from this is that regardless of how you felt your interview went, you may still get an offer, and try not to infer anything from it.

Reply 603

pandasandpens

Anyone hear anything today regarding pooling re-interviews?? :smile:

Reply 604

jjcoolio

Original post by pandasandpens

Anyone hear anything today regarding pooling re-interviews?? :smile:

No! Was today the day that was happening? As in if we were pooled we should know by now?

Reply 605

Percypig17

Original post by jjcoolio

No! Was today the day that was happening? As in if we were pooled we should know by now?

People who are pooled and re-interviewed at another college are supposedly meant to know from today, although only a small fraction of those pooled actually have to have another interview and having an interview doesn't necessarily have a bearing on whether you will be succesfully fished from the pool.

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Reply 606

jjcoolio

Original post by Percypig17

People who are pooled and re-interviewed at another college are supposedly meant to know from today, although only a small fraction of those polled actually have to have another interview and having an interview doesn't necessarily have a bearing on whether you will be succesfully fished from the pool.

Oh I see! Thank you :smile:

Reply 607

CutieTootsie

So no one here then?
My BMAT is too abysmal to get an offer. Why am I still hoping, it's ridiculous.

Reply 608

neveroddoreven

Original post by CutieTootsie

So no one here then?
My BMAT is too abysmal to get an offer. Why am I still hoping, it's ridiculous.

How abysmal is too abysmal. One of my friends got in with 4s/5s and a solid interview

Reply 609

CutieTootsie

Original post by neveroddoreven

How abysmal is too abysmal. One of my friends got in with 4s/5s and a solid interview

If I remember I got 3.3, 4.7, 3.5B LOL (so yes, abysmal)

I was supposed to get extra time, but I didn't and the GCSE maths students were so loud I couldn't concentrate. All this was passed onto Cambridge but I don't think it will make much difference loool

Reply 610

neveroddoreven

Original post by CutieTootsie

Hmmm. Yeah it is on the low side. You'll find out soon enough though. Best of luck
PS How brutal was Hladky?

Reply 611

CutieTootsie

Original post by neveroddoreven

Hmmm. Yeah it is on the low side. You'll find out soon enough though. Best of luck
PS How brutal was Hladky?

Hladky?

Reply 612

neveroddoreven

Original post by CutieTootsie

Hladky?

I seem to remember you writing you were interviewed at Jesus? The interviewer who is an old guy and probably asked you about some graphs. His interviews are thoroughly disliked by Jesus medvets
http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/?fellow=hladky-stephen-b-phd

Reply 613

imnotsure

Original post by Percypig17

Hey, so if you were in the pool, but weren't going to be re-interviewed, would you find out? And if so, when?

Reply 614

jo999

Original post by imnotsure

Hey, so if you were in the pool, but weren't going to be re-interviewed, would you find out? And if so, when?

During the offer day, most likely. If your application was successful you'll get an offer from different college then the one you applied to; if it was unsuccessful though - they will probably inform you that your application has been put in the pool but colleges weren't interested. Good luck anyway!

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Reply 615

Sulee

Original post by imnotsure

Hey, so if you were in the pool, but weren't going to be re-interviewed, would you find out? And if so, when?

I think not being re-interviewed just means they have enough evidence already to accept/reject you and there's not enough ambiguity for them to 'double-check', in which case it'd be the normal date of 11/12th of Jan

Thank you!

Good luck guys! Remember getting into Cambridge is not the be all and end all of life!

Reply 618

G.name

Original post by Whizbox

Good luck guys! Remember getting into Cambridge is not the be all and end all of life!

Nobody thinks it is (I hope, at least). But that doesn't mean it can't still be devastating. I mean come on, it's life-changing. And for you to imply it's not, is condescending, when you sit there with your cosy place at whatever college.

Anyone that takes a rejection will of course be in pain. The remedy to that will come in various forms. For one, a contingency plan; another, consolation from a friend; for a third, time perhaps. But platitudes like yours, to me at least, come through impersonal, insincere and aggravating, and in no way help.

I appreciate that you mightn't have intended those effects, but they are the ones that I felt. Of course, I can't speak for everyone though.

G

Reply 619

CutieTootsie