Cambridge prospective Mphil Finance applicants 2011/2012

FYI - I got my rejection email today... I wonder if they send this to everyone or they sincerely mean that I was a "strong applicant"?


This email accompanies the University's official letter which will be sent to you in due course notifying you that we are unable to offer you a place for the MPhil in Finance.

You are one of a small number of applicants I am writing to on behalf of our MPhil in Finance admissions committee who were particularly sorry to decline your application.

The course has been very heavily over-subscribed, with many well-qualified people applying for each place. In fact, of the 89+ MPhil programmes run by the University of Cambridge, the MPhil in Finance attracts the largest number of applications. This is in spite of the fact that it is the only Finance Master's degree in Europe which asks for a first class degree or 3.7/4 CGPA as a minimum requirement for application.

This year, the number of offers that can be made across our programmes has also been capped, so we are unable to expand the number of places.

We have therefore had to reject many strong candidates such as yourself.

We wish you well in your future career.

Nena Nelson


No worries for me though, as so far I have got into Cass for MSc Quant Fin, with other applications still pending!

Goodluck to everyone else, congrats to those who got in... have fun xxx

FYI - I got my rejection email today... I wonder if they send this to everyone or they sincerely mean that I was a "strong applicant"?


This email accompanies the University's official letter which will be sent to you in due course notifying you that we are unable to offer you a place for the MPhil in Finance.

You are one of a small number of applicants I am writing to on behalf of our MPhil in Finance admissions committee who were particularly sorry to decline your application.

The course has been very heavily over-subscribed, with many well-qualified people applying for each place. In fact, of the 89+ MPhil programmes run by the University of Cambridge, the MPhil in Finance attracts the largest number of applications. This is in spite of the fact that it is the only Finance Master's degree in Europe which asks for a first class degree or 3.7/4 CGPA as a minimum requirement for application.

This year, the number of offers that can be made across our programmes has also been capped, so we are unable to expand the number of places.

We have therefore had to reject many strong candidates such as yourself.

We wish you well in your future career.

Nena Nelson


No worries for me though, as so far I have got into Cass for MSc Quant Fin, with other applications still pending!

Goodluck to everyone else, congrats to those who got in... have fun xxx

FYI - I got my rejection email today... I wonder if they send this to everyone or they sincerely mean that I was a "strong applicant"?


This email accompanies the University's official letter which will be sent to you in due course notifying you that we are unable to offer you a place for the MPhil in Finance.

You are one of a small number of applicants I am writing to on behalf of our MPhil in Finance admissions committee who were particularly sorry to decline your application.

The course has been very heavily over-subscribed, with many well-qualified people applying for each place. In fact, of the 89+ MPhil programmes run by the University of Cambridge, the MPhil in Finance attracts the largest number of applications. This is in spite of the fact that it is the only Finance Master's degree in Europe which asks for a first class degree or 3.7/4 CGPA as a minimum requirement for application.

This year, the number of offers that can be made across our programmes has also been capped, so we are unable to expand the number of places.

We have therefore had to reject many strong candidates such as yourself.

We wish you well in your future career.

Nena Nelson


No worries for me though, as so far I have got into Cass for MSc Quant Fin, with other applications still pending!

Goodluck to everyone else, congrats to those who got in... have fun xxx

My status is still under consideration. Is that a good sign?

Has anyone with the status papers with degree got rejected at the end?? or all of you with this status have been offered a place in cam??

Sylvia, I believe a MSc in Quantitative Finance from Cass will also open many doors to your future career. Good luck with your other pending applications as well!

tough luck sylvia... the email sounds pretty personal, so I doubt its the normal rejection letter... the Quant Finance degree at CASS is a great program, and should put u in a good position for ur future... good luck with ur other applications..

Sorry to hear this...I emailed them and they basically told me the same thing, so I am thinking that they were not able to increase the number of spaces available. I guess al offers/rejects for mphil finance are out now...Good Luck with CASS!!!!

I guess no person got rejected after receiving "recommendation for an offer".

George, I am really hoping you did not miss out an offer after the "recommendation". That would be extremely terrible. What other programs have you applied and which offers are you going to accept?

I ll send them an email to tell me exactly what s going on, because I m really nervous...If anyone was rejected when his status was "papers with degree committe" please tell me

I have also applied only to Msc Finance in Warwick and I have an offer from there..If they do not offer a place in Cam I ll go to Warwick, but the only bad thing with Warwick is that it is really expensive

I doubt you will be rejected...you probably will get in..when did you status change to 'papers with degree committee'??

FYI - I got my rejection email today... I wonder if they send this to everyone or they sincerely mean that I was a "strong applicant"?


This email accompanies the University's official letter which will be sent to you in due course notifying you that we are unable to offer you a place for the MPhil in Finance.

You are one of a small number of applicants I am writing to on behalf of our MPhil in Finance admissions committee who were particularly sorry to decline your application.

The course has been very heavily over-subscribed, with many well-qualified people applying for each place. In fact, of the 89+ MPhil programmes run by the University of Cambridge, the MPhil in Finance attracts the largest number of applications. This is in spite of the fact that it is the only Finance Master's degree in Europe which asks for a first class degree or 3.7/4 CGPA as a minimum requirement for application.

This year, the number of offers that can be made across our programmes has also been capped, so we are unable to expand the number of places.

We have therefore had to reject many strong candidates such as yourself.

We wish you well in your future career.

Nena Nelson


No worries for me though, as so far I have got into Cass for MSc Quant Fin, with other applications still pending!

Goodluck to everyone else, congrats to those who got in... have fun xxx

'Papers with degree committee' is not the same as 'Recommended for an offer'.

It just means what is says, the paper is now with degree committee for consideration. People have been rejected before at this stage.

It's only rare to get rejected if its says you've been recommended for an offer by the department and then BoGS rejects you. It happens but for rare reasons like not meeting cambridge minimum requirements, not providing satisfactory evidence etc.

Dumbdedumb is right. I know that in the very last phrase of the admission process, some people status will be changed to "papers with degree committee" with a further note "your papers are with the degree committee for consideration" (after your click the View button). This is indeed not the same as "recommended for an offer". From GraduateUnion, I could see people tend to be finally rejected in this situation.

George, you should be safe only if you have been "recommended for an offer". "Papers with degree committee" is not sufficient to secure an offer (yet).

Yesterday or today..I m not sure..

well some of us got rejected recently so i guess so...maybe if you were rejected you would know by now..its not definitive though..keep your fingers crossed

My status just changed to application unsuccessful now Didn't even get an email about it. My options are now:

1.) MSc in Finance in Warwick (Conditional on a 1st).
2.) MSc in Quantitative Finance in Smurfit Business School (Conditional on a 2.1).
3.) MSc in Finance & Investments in RSM (After I do my GMAT and likely conditional on a 2.1)
4.) Do nothing and hope that I get a full time offer after my internship with Morgan Stanley this summer.

I really don't know what to do at this stage. Warwick is good but costs £22,500. Smurfit Business School is not nearly as good but I like the course, I can live cheaply at home and I will most likely get a scholarship which will leave the fees at only around €6000. RSM would also be decent as it is ridiculously cheap. Don't know if doing my GMAT at the end of May will be early enough to get my application in before the course is full though