Would you ever want to go to Oxbridge?

I applied to Cambridge because I had the grades for it and the course seems lit and it is very academically challenging. I had my interview this Monday.

How did the interview go?

Accidentally double turned the page with the last question on in my core 1 exam causing me to miss out 12 marks on an easy inequalities question, literally gcse level, worst thing is I found out I missed it right after the exam feelsbadman Got 65 ums in the end, had I gotten those 12 marks I would have been at 85, kinda low for Cambridge but still respectable imo and a lot better than 65. I got 95 in c2. Didn't think I'd have a chance since my average maths ums had just turned to shite so didn't end up applying. My personal statement and other parts of my application were up to a very high standard, my teacher even tried to persuade me to apply right before the deadline but I wouldn't have been prepared for the interviews and admission's tests lel.

I thought it went quite well but who knows

Accidentally double turned the page with the last question on in my core 1 exam causing me to miss out 12 marks on an easy inequalities question, literally gcse level, worst thing is I found out I missed it right after the exam feelsbadman Got 65 ums in the end, had I gotten those 12 marks I would have been at 85, kinda low for Cambridge but still respectable imo and a lot better than 65. I got 95 in c2. Didn't think I'd have a chance since my average maths ums had just turned to shite so didn't end up applying. My personal statement and other parts of my application were up to a very high standard, my teacher even tried to persuade me to apply right before the deadline but I wouldn't have been prepared for the interviews and admission's tests lel.

Did the interviewers smile by any chance throughout the interview?

Are the interviewers smiling a really good indication of them liking you or politeness?

Wow. Hopefully one day you get the opportunity to apply for a potential masters or postgraduate degree. Good luck on your choices for University, I can tell you'll get the offer you need to go to your chosen uni. Stay positive and as the Asians say... fighting!! 👍🏼

I almost chose Oxford for my PhD but in the end went with supervisor over prestige. I feel like I made the best decision for me, but I guess time will tell.

Hmm, I would've applied if I were you. Chances are, you would've got an offer from every other uni you applied to anyway.

If they really smiled often and your interview is more like a conversation where you both are able to relate and go in depth then it's likely that they like you.

haha funnily enough I did get all my offers but originally I had applied for Computer Science but later realised my real passsion was for physics which is what I'm applying to this year, compsci was kind of a rash decision idk I had done so much reading around pure maths and physics but applied to compsci lol. This year I'm retaking to try and get straight A*s and self teaching all of A level further maths. Third year is kinda boring and that's my motivation

thank you for saying so! i had oxford interviews this week, and my interviewers smiled and i managed to make them laugh a couple of times so this makes me feel reassured i did okay