Cambridge 2011 Freshers Chat Thread

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I got an email:

Due to an issue with Cambridge post yesterday, your decision letters will
be delivered 24 hours later than anticipated. You will be able to see your
decision on UCAS from Friday 7 January. Students within the UK should
receive their letters tomorrow also.

Reply 261

jutolapril

Original post by metjush

Economics and Peterhouse. It's crazy I know, but I doubt it is a mistake. But I'll wait for the physical letter should anything change :biggrin:

Hello, I do take IB too, and find it very hard and even not too useful to score a 45 in IB, it won't make any difference when you have appropriate HL subjects at a high level.

But is it based on your predicted score?

Reply 262

tropicalia_la

Original post by metjush

I've just got the decision letter by email and I am utterly confused. Yes, I got an offer, I should be happy and all, but the conditions are ridiculous - 45 in the IB diploma and 9 overall in IELTS + 9 in the Writing section. That can't be managed, it's just crazy. Is there anyone here who had a following experience? That is, a condition on scoring 45 in the IB? (And, in addition, Band 9 in IELTS is the highest - usually international applicants are required to achieve something around 7 or 7.5 overall even for Oxbridge)

well CONGRATS FOR THE OFFER!!!! :biggrin:

but whaaaat? 45??? the typical IB conditional offer is like 42. look on your colleges website and see what their offer usually is. it should say on it. im pretty sure they made a mistake because 45 is pretty impossible to get haha

Reply 263

Calabash

Original post by EdHawks

That's one unbelievably bad lie if i ever saw one. They happened to tell a US student in one, badly written sentence, what happens to UK applicants too, but nowhere else.

Reply 264

s_j_h

I got the same email. I was so ready to find out if I had an offer, but I guess I'll have to wait another day.

Dear Candidate

Due to an issue with Cambridge post yesterday, your decision letters will be delivered 24 hours later than anticipated. You will be able to see your decision on UCAS from Friday 7 January. Students within the UK should receive their letters tomorrow also.

Please be aware of the number of applicants this effects before ringing our office. We may not be able to tend to your call straight away and ask you to be patient.

Also, they mean affects, not effects, right?

Reply 265

metjush

Original post by tropicalia_la

well CONGRATS FOR THE OFFER!!!! :biggrin:

Thanks. But I doubt it is a mistake because (1) the IELTS condition also asks for top score and (2) there are no subject-specific conditions, which are usual in Cam conditional offers (well, when not asking for full 45 :biggrin:

Reply 266

Ammelia

Original post by Choirboy

When I came on this morning and saw how many new posts there were in this offer thread I became very excited about how many of us were lucky! Argh! This has just become another chat thread. :frown:

There is a thread for decisions : http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1505103 some people have offers already.

Reply 267

Hermione17

I got an offer from Trinity College to read Engineering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so so happy!!!

Congrats to all offer holders!!! :biggrin:

Reply 268

TomMcCarthy

Offer from Gonville & Cauis to read CompSci!!!

Very happy :biggrin:

Reply 269

SeptimusKincaid

Original post by EdHawks

Hi Ed!

Reply 270

daisy.noble

OFFER!
Corpus Christi
Law

SO HAPPY!

Reply 271

Schnecke

Offer for Maths at Downing :biggrin:

Reply 272

Choirboy

Original post by Hermione17

I got an offer from Trinity College to read Engineering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so so happy!!!

Congrats to all offer holders!!! :biggrin:

Original post by TomMcCarthy

Offer from Gonville & Cauis to read CompSci!!!

Very happy :biggrin:

Original post by daisy.noble

OFFER!
Corpus Christi
Law

SO HAPPY!

Original post by Schnecke

Offer for Maths at Downing :biggrin:

Finally good news! Congratulations! Really pleased for you!
Are they feasible offers or atrocious ones?

Reply 273

Schnecke

Original post by Choirboy

Finally good news! Congratulations! Really pleased for you!
Are they feasible offers or atrocious ones?

Thanks, have you heard yet?

Reply 274

daisy.noble

Original post by Choirboy

Finally good news! Congratulations! Really pleased for you!
Are they feasible offers or atrocious ones?

A*AA! Should be fine :smile:

Reply 275

Hermione17

Original post by Choirboy

Finally good news! Congratulations! Really pleased for you!
Are they feasible offers or atrocious ones?

Thanks!

I don't know the conditions yet. My college only sent the email to say I got the offer, details of the offer were sent by post, but I haven't received that letter