Cambridge rejections/acceptances

I don't know any admissions staff at Peterhouse actually.

I don't know any admissions staff at Peterhouse actually.

I'd bet a large sum of money the average Philosopher/Economist/PPEist/Lawyer/Medic has higher grades than the average Classicist.

yea but the notes from the interviewer are the major factor in an admin tutors decision

I would too. It's because well, as an economist/medic/lawyer you will rarely be on the bread line, but what would a Classics graduate do?

But your prospective interviewer is a family friend, so you said.

Quite possibly -- but the difference is likely to be very small. All courses at Oxbridge are competitive. Also grades don't necessarily mean that much, I was rejected by Oxford for Classics with 10A*1A at GCSE and six As at AS level.

Quite possibly -- but the difference is likely to be very small. All courses at Oxbridge are competitive. Also grades don't necessarily mean that much, I was rejected by Oxford for Classics with 10A*1A at GCSE and six As at AS level.

Argh, no, I gave a hypothetical situation!

Quite possibly -- but the difference is likely to be very small. All courses at Oxbridge are competitive. Also grades don't necessarily mean that much, I was rejected by Oxford for Classics with 10A*1A at GCSE and six As at AS level.

quite a dangerous hypothetical situation to create.....we could have all attacked u straight away! lolz

Quite possibly -- but the difference is likely to be very small. All courses at Oxbridge are competitive. Also grades don't necessarily mean that much, I was rejected by Oxford for Classics with 10A*1A at GCSE and six As at AS level.

Haha. Who knows, Tek might end up applying somewhere else next year.
I think a lot of people would be avoiding the larger colleges e.g. St Johns, Trinity, King's as application numbers will be up in 2004 and so they would want to avoid the colleges where subjects are oversubscribed. However, when lots of people do this in the hopes of 'maximising their chances' , (as I suspect will happen) places like Girton, Fitz, Churchill and Trinity Hall might end up being harder to get into! Ironic.

Argh, no, I gave a hypothetical situation!

GCSE's are a crap indicator of intelligence....I know someone who got straight A* but has no intelligence whatsoever. he justjust parrot learnt some revision book...(not saying you were stupid btw )

Cheating the system, or a little extra help?

What if I told you that I knew my prospective interviewer as a family friend?

I think a lot of people would be avoiding the larger colleges e.g. St Johns, Trinity, King's as application numbers will be up in 2004 and so they would want to avoid the colleges where subjects are oversubscribed. However, when lots of people do this in the hopes of 'maximising their chances' , (as I suspect will happen) places like Girton, Fitz, Churchill and Trinity Hall might end up being harder to get into! Ironic.

How do you know who your prospective interviewer is likely to be as it will be three years before another two years before you go through (if you do) the process? Anthing could happen in the interim.
However, if this person is still interviewing and is likely to interview anyone they have a connection with, then this would be totally unethical and could jeopardise their position if it became known that they did not declare their interest. In any business, the interviewer must divulge the fact that they could not guarantee to maintain a neutral position upon deciding the outcome of the interview process. It would also be extremely unfair for you or your family to place their 'friend' in this invidious situation. I sometimes despair of human nature at its worst.

Make an open application then.

Make an open application then.