I'm a Cambridge reject and I'm thinking of reapplying next year

I know this may have been asked before but is it ok to use the same personal statement with amendments for gap year plans?

You can't apply to Cambridge whilst holding a place at another UK university.

How would Cambridge know you are at another university when you reapply to them?

How would Cambridge know you are at another university when you reapply to them?

Would applying from a Dutch uni be as difficult as applying from a British one? I am planning on applying to Oxford post-VWO (Dutch A-levels) for Mathematics, but I'm not very keen on taking a gap year as gap years are somewhat frowned upon when applying for maths. Would I still need to be released by the Dutch university? The link @jneill sent (https://uni-of-oxford.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/547/related/1) states that I would also need a reference from my university and "evidence of my performance on your university course". I expect it would be very difficult to obtain a good reference from a university tutor and evidence of my performance in October when I've only studied at my university for a month and haven't done any exams yet. Would I get a conditional offer based on my university grades?

This is a Cambridge thread.

Not sure how Oxford does it...

Well, because there was also some discussion on Oxford admissions in this thread, as well as my concerns regarding the reference being relevant to Cambridge as well, I thought it wouldn't hurt asking on this thread. I did actually apply to Cambridge this year but was rejected post-interview. I decided to go for Oxford next year because I like the idea of getting an unconditional offer instead of still having to do STEP.

Would applying from a Dutch uni be as difficult as applying from a British one? I am planning on applying to Oxford post-VWO (Dutch A-levels) for Mathematics, but I'm not very keen on taking a gap year as gap years are somewhat frowned upon when applying for maths. Would I still need to be released by the Dutch university? The link @jneill sent (https://uni-of-oxford.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/547/related/1) states that I would also need a reference from my university and "evidence of my performance on your university course". I expect it would be very difficult to obtain a good reference from a university tutor and evidence of my performance in October when I've only studied at my university for a month and haven't done any exams yet. Would I get a conditional offer based on my university grades?

Would applying from a Dutch uni be as difficult as applying from a British one? I am planning on applying to Oxford post-VWO (Dutch A-levels) for Mathematics, but I'm not very keen on taking a gap year as gap years are somewhat frowned upon when applying for maths. Would I still need to be released by the Dutch university? The link @jneill sent (https://uni-of-oxford.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/547/related/1) states that I would also need a reference from my university and "evidence of my performance on your university course". I expect it would be very difficult to obtain a good reference from a university tutor and evidence of my performance in October when I've only studied at my university for a month and haven't done any exams yet. Would I get a conditional offer based on my university grades?

I'd second the advice about waiting for your grades and doing a gap year if Oxbridge beckons.

I got rejected by Cambridge, narrowly. Then, after a nasty accident in Y13, I went a bit bonkers and predicted grades meant nothing - I could ehave ended up with Es. Got the grades (AAAA - I'm old money 😜), realised I wanted Cambridge not other offers, so worked abroad and reapplied for languages. Interview was much easier for me and them, since we both knew where the grades stood, and I got an unconditional offer. I also got loads to put on my UCAS form, worked and did a "proper job" which was great experience, had a great time, and had a bit of money for my first year at uni. I've since been a Head of Careers, for what that's worth. Highly recommended!

Hey guys, first, some information about me. I'm in year 13 right now doing Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Further Maths A levels. As the title says, I got rejected by Cambridge, Trinity College, for Natural Sciences MSci this week.

Now, disappointments aside, I'm thinking of reapplying next year, perhaps not to the same course/ college though. I already hold offers from UCL, uni of York, Nottingham uni and Lancaster uni. Now before anyone points out that these are great unis, hear me out. This is what I'm thinking:

I put UCL as my firm choice and hopefully if I get the grades, I join it in September this year. However, at the same time I start reapplying to Cambridge (or Oxford for that matter). If I get in, I formally transfer universities and be potentially behind a year, but does that really matter if you're an oxbridge graduate? and if I don't get in, mehh, life goes on and I graduate from UCL (hopefully). This way, I avoid a gap year (unless someone can give me something academically worthwhile to do during the gap year). So, how does it sound?

I do have some conundrums regarding this plan. Firstly, if I do get into UCL, is oxbridge really that much better than UCL? Secondly, how does this affect my finance situation? I will be taking out a student loan.

So, any light to be shed on my situation? I'm happy to provide more details and I'm, well, kinda stuck here.

Edit: I will be applying for a 4 year MSci, oxbridge or otherwise
Edit # 2: Just to be clear, I'm thinking of reapplying either to Cambridge or Oxford, whilst doing my first year at another university (UCL if all goes well).

Also, I may be wrong, but I'm rather sure you can't go through the UCAS application process while enrolled at uni.

Also another problem, you're applying for an MSci, that's 4 years. Student finance only fund you for 4 yet you would be doing 5 in your plan. You will have wasted a year or half a year needlessly at UCL and £9000.

Sorry if these are really silly questions but I'm just unsure on a few things. If I took a year out and then reapplied, how would the whole thing work in terms of the reference from a teacher and the forms that the teachers have to fill in when I submit essays for the application? Since I'll no longer be attending that school.

Actually, just in general, if someone could help me out with the logistics of how the application process differs once you're out of school, that would be really helpful, thanks

Yes you get a "gift" year = 1 year in case you change your mind or do badly and retake a year.

So maximum loan duration = length of undergrad course - years already studied + 1 (the gift year).

What if you're studying Medicine, which is six years? Do you not get funding for the full 6 years?

Yes you can. Although Cambridge specifically doesn't like it much.

And no. SFE covers the total length of a new course + 1 year - number of years of prior study. e.g. someone succesfully moving across to a 4 year MSci after 1 year somewhere else will get: 4 +1 - 1 = 4 years new funding.

Yes they would have to pay for 5 years of total study but it just gets added into the loan. It's not a problem, and they don't have to pay more per month, it just takes longer to pay it off.