University of Cambridge A100 2022 Entry

Was this a gap year bc of no offers or a “I’m going to take a gap year” gap year.

I only ask because I’ve been seriously thinking about it. I’m so busy, and tired and I don’t feel entirely ready for uni (and I’m poor and need to work haha) and a gap year might do me good. I’ve applied for 2022, but assuming I get offers I might actually ask to defer. Not sure

Can someone please clarify; I always thought Cambridge takes a holistic approach to selecting candidates for interviews. However, I read on St. John’s website:

"We attract around 100 applicants, with above the average marks of those applying for Medicine at Cambridge as a whole, and typically interview around 50 applicants. The initial measure by which applicants are ranked for deselection is Section 2 of the BMAT, which is seen as a reliable indicator of academic ability that all applicants can be compared with. Competitive candidates usually obtain a result of 4.7 or higher in Section 2, because of this it is advised that applicants prepare for the BMAT in the months leading up to the test."

Does this mean their selection for interviews is now purely based on section 2?

I think the key work there is 'initial', don't worry too much, just do as much as you can without impending your A Levels. Thats all you can do, you have applied to uni now so there is no point worrying about the details. You must be a strong applicant to be applying to Cambridge so try not to worry too much

Hi, Just wondering if you receive a confirmation email when you send off your SAQ.

Also I've been very busy up until now so haven't done much BMAT revision, only have about a week left. Is this sufficient I can easily manage about 6-8 hours a day as I don't have anything to do from now up until then (also no sixth form)?

Hi, Just wondering if you receive a confirmation email when you send off your SAQ.

Also I've been very busy up until now so haven't done much BMAT revision, only have about a week left. Is this sufficient I can easily manage about 6-8 hours a day as I don't have anything to do from now up until then (also no sixth form)?

For interview prep, shall I re-learn maths - I am a gap year applicant who took Maths, chem, bio and a medical EPQ.
Also, shall we only learn human bio?

yea learn maths, especially stats

I'm not sure how my BMAT went... should I prepare for the interview anyways?

I am, theres other things they look at anyways

Ok thanks, how did you find the BMAT this year?

S1 goodish
S2 HAAAARD
S3 Enjoyable
WBU

Exact same lol - S2 was just something else this year!

I made one or two stupid mistakes which I realise now but jesus, quite a few of those questions could have taken 5 minutes to do

Yeah I managed to remember all 27 questions and my mistakes

oh...
tbf it was much of a guessing game as it was a 'knowledge-based' section

Oh yeah, it was hard to guess too with the amount of options some questions had.