Cambridge Economics Students and Applicants

Can anyone recommend me any good economics-related books to read? I don't mind if they're fairly challenging, and it wouldn't hurt if they were at least loosely relevant to the course (I start this October).

If you want related to the course, there are some suggestions here.

I was thinking more along the lines of non-textbook stuff, but that's very helpful nonetheless. Cheers

Hello, just decided on Economics at Cambridge recently (been debating between straight philosophy, PPE and geography and economics). Anyway, I'd like to apply to Magdalene.

Atm I'm working on my PS but I'm worried about including behavioural economics because it doesn't seem to be studied at all across the Cambridge course, looking at their module list.

Also, I entered the Marshall Society Article competition thing a while ago and was wondering if anyone knew when they were gonna release the results for that?

Thanks

I am also waiting for results of the marshall article comp. Does anyone have any idea when they will be released? Thanks

hi, im thinking of applying to read economics at cambridge, but im unsure of which college to apply to in large part due to the wide range in admissions procedures. Could someone who has experience in the following cases explain to me more about it please? I'd like to know what I might expect from a test at interview, a preparatory study at interview and in the interview itself

Many thanks

TPJY

hi, im thinking of applying to read economics at cambridge, but im unsure of which college to apply to in large part due to the wide range in admissions procedures. Could someone who has experience in the following cases explain to me more about it please? I'd like to know what I might expect from a test at interview, a preparatory study at interview and in the interview itself

Many thanks

TPJY

I am also waiting for results of the marshall article comp. Does anyone have any idea when they will be released? Thanks

Pass. I imagine it'll be sorted when they come back for term (so October at the very earliest).




Test at interview will depend on the college - could be maths, could be economics, could be an essay, could be some combination of the three. Preparatory study will likely be an article/graph/table which you're given before the interview and asked to talk about during the interview. As for the interview? We're not allowed to say specifically. It'll differ across colleges, but not in a way that anyone can predict, so don't worry about that difference.

Thanks for the reply! For the tests at interview, does the college provide any information on what to expect, any kind of syllabus of what one would be expected to know etc?

Thanks for the reply! For the tests at interview, does the college provide any information on what to expect, any kind of syllabus of what one would be expected to know etc?

Hi guys, just to let you know it's being sorted at the moment. Hopefully shortlisting will have been done by the time everyone gets to Cambridge, after which fellows will have to judge and choose the winning articles.

Hey, so will the shortlisted people be notified by early October?

Starting preparation for interview, what kinds of things should I be doing?....what maths are we expected to know...is it just easy a level stuff or is it more difficult? Personally not too worried about maths but since I get 0 help in school (only cambridge applicant this year) I would really appreciate some pointers in how to prepare? Is unit 2 (macroeconomics) the most important aspect of the interview to revise? Sorry this is so incoherent, any tips? My UMS average is 93.5% which'll already put me at a disadvantage so need to smash that interview!

Whhaaa, never heard of that! Is everyone applying for BA Economics obliged to do so?