The Official 2017 Cambridge Applicants Thread [part 3]

Original post by jneill

They are bl**dy slow though... I have someone else waiting to hear from them with 4 out of 5 decisions already received.

Original post by SteamboatMickey

York are also slow... :colonhash:

To be fair, application deadline for all universities except for Oxbridge (and medicine course) was only 10 days ago. Theyre still going through most of applications as we speak.
One of the university my daughter applied didn't give her offer until mid-march and another one end-Jan(?)/early-Feb(?). They were both a sort of unis many Oxbridge applicants typically put on their ucas list for her subject, and they need time to select right ones out of equally competitive applicants.

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Alvarezd1

Cambridge why do you play with my emotions?! I received an Open Offer for law at Cambridge even after being rejected by Selwyn. I'm so happy! :biggrin:

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Steliata

Original post by Alvarezd1

Cambridge why do you play with my emotions?! I received an Open Offer for law at Cambridge even after being rejected by Selwyn. I'm so happy! :biggrin:

Wow congrats! You must be overjoyed :biggrin:

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Original post by vinnie99

I think LSE for economics win... original email said you'll hear 'Within 8 to 12 weeks of your application, or possibly more'.... in other words not within 8 to 12 weeks. And then after 14 weeks they sent an email saying that due to the large number of applications, the process was slower, and therefore it would be another '4 weeks, or possibly less or more'... clearly as mud 😂

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Yep, they were the last offer my daughter received. I remember her receiving very similar email. And it was 5 yrs ago so maybe something never changes....... :biggrin:

See my earlier post. :wink:

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Original post by Alvarezd1

Cambridge why do you play with my emotions?! I received an Open Offer for law at Cambridge even after being rejected by Selwyn. I'm so happy! :biggrin:

Congrats!! :biggrin:

Have you been thinking you were rejected all this while then? This must have been the best surprise ever.. :h:

Which college is underwriting your offer??

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Original post by vincrows

To be fair, application deadline for all universities except for Oxbridge (and medicine course) was only 10 days ago. Theyre still going through most of applications as we speak.
One of the university my daughter applied didn't give her offer until mid-march and another one end-Jan(?)/early-Feb(?). They were both a sort of unis many Oxbridge applicants typically put on their ucas list for her subject, and they need time to select right ones out of equally competitive applicants.

Well Bristol have a >90% offer rate for this specific course, so not much thinking is needed. :smile:

But yes they can take until May...

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Original post by Alvarezd1

Cambridge why do you play with my emotions?! I received an Open Offer for law at Cambridge even after being rejected by Selwyn. I'm so happy! :biggrin:

Ooo! Another Open Offer holder.

Many congratulations!

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username1865079

Original post by jneill

Well Bristol have a >90% offer rate for this specific course, so not much thinking is needed. :smile:

But yes they can take until May...

Wasn't it towards the end of march universities had to let applicants know? Thought may deadline was for applicants to firm/insure.....
or an I remembering wrongly?

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Original post by vincrows

Wasn't it towards the end of march universities had to let applicants know? Thought may deadline was for applicants to firm/insure.....
or an I remembering wrongly?

Nearly all will give their decisions by 31 March and if all decisions are received by then the applicant has until 4th May to make their choices. But the actual deadline for decisions is 5th May, with the applicant having a final choice deadline of 8th June if they received a "late" decision.

So yes 31 March for decisions and 4th May for firm/insure choices are the *usual* deadlines.

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SteamboatMickey

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Original post by jneill

Nearly all will give their decisions by 31 March and if all decisions are received by then the applicant has until 4th May to make their choices. But the actual deadline for decisions is 5th May, with the applicant having a final choice deadline of 8th June if they received a "late" decision.

So yes 31 March for decisions and 4th May for firm/insure choices are the *usual* deadlines.

Hm choices choices

Still don't know what to insure its more than likely I'll end up at my insurance so need to be careful...

(edited 7 years ago)

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