Ask an Admissions Tutor applying age 21+

Would this be in person at a test centre, your college or online?

Hi yes we will ask all of those selected for interview to sit a test in the week commencing 27th March.

Oh wow that’s next week! When will they be told? Would they be given time to prepare or?

Hello,

I am planning to apply for Vet Med at Cambridge as an international mature applicant. Would you think I have any chance of gaining a position in the interview round if I got 2:2 in my first degree (non-science)? I have a combined result of an A-level equivalent of A* in Biology and Geography but they were obtained back in 2015 (I know they're quite outdated) plus a A in 2023 IAL Chemistry. Or is it better to just go for the A-levels again? Does Cambridge accepts Access to HE Diploma?

Best regards,
Kate

Hello, I was just wondering if there were any approximate dates or timelines for March-round law applicants to hear back regarding invitations/rejections to interview? My apologies if this question has been asked already. Thanks in advance

Hi, thanks for posting. Decision-making is ongoing so many candidates will have heard already and decisions will be going out over the next few days and into early next week.

Is this the same for TRIPOS and what are the statistics on applications and those invited to interviews

I’m not sure if I would infer from the comments above that ‘most’ people have heard back by now. (Although maybe that is the case?)

I would assume not having heard back yet indicates your application is closer to the middle of the pack/borderline, rather than having extreme qualities (positive or negative) that would otherwise have prompted an earlier rejection/invitation. (Purely a guess, administrative insight is welcomed – hah)

Therefore, I’d think it’s neither a bad nor a good thing to not have heard either way yet…Albeit anxious.

However, (and I think this has probably available via statistical analysis from somewhere but I’m not sure where) I am interested to know what role the interviews play the ‘holistic’ admission process.

For example, once applicants are invited to interview – are they on equal footing with all other invited applicants? Or, for example would a borderline applicant need to have a much stronger interview than someone with a quantitatively stronger profile – ex. A*A*A*A* vs. A*A*A (this is a simplification I know)

And, along similar lines, while spots for programs are limited so each candidates’ merits are compared relative to their intake cohort – can it be assumed that if a candidate is invited for an interview, all other aspects of their application are ‘good enough’ for an offer? With the final ‘hurdle’ being the interview? (For example, I’m thinking of Law, where students would have written their admission test already.)

No worries if replies to these questions are outside the scope of posts on TSR.

Thanks in advance either way

I’m not sure if I would infer from the comments above that ‘most’ people have heard back by now. (Although maybe that is the case?)

I would assume not having heard back yet indicates your application is closer to the middle of the pack/borderline, rather than having extreme qualities (positive or negative) that would otherwise have prompted an earlier rejection/invitation. (Purely a guess, administrative insight is welcomed – hah)

Therefore, I’d think it’s neither a bad nor a good thing to not have heard either way yet…Albeit anxious.

However, (and I think this has probably available via statistical analysis from somewhere but I’m not sure where) I am interested to know what role the interviews play the ‘holistic’ admission process.

For example, once applicants are invited to interview – are they on equal footing with all other invited applicants? Or, for example would a borderline applicant need to have a much stronger interview than someone with a quantitatively stronger profile – ex. A*A*A*A* vs. A*A*A (this is a simplification I know)

And, along similar lines, while spots for programs are limited so each candidates’ merits are compared relative to their intake cohort – can it be assumed that if a candidate is invited for an interview, all other aspects of their application are ‘good enough’ for an offer? With the final ‘hurdle’ being the interview? (For example, I’m thinking of Law, where students would have written their admission test already.)

No worries if replies to these questions are outside the scope of posts on TSR.

Thanks in advance either way

Hi I realise you said that most people have heard back now, if you haven’t heard back does that mean it’s a rejection?

Dear St Edmund’s college admission
Hi! I am a mature student who want to apply your mathematics course for 2024 entry.I just want to know is that a strict requirement for all qualification to be achieved in 2 most recent years? I already achieved all my A-levels in june 2021 (A*A*A*), do I need to retake my A-levels for applying next year?

Hi, thanks for posting!

We very much want to see that applicants have had relevant academic engagement within the last two years. This needn't be retaking all of your A levels and studying at a higher level might be better for you.

Hi, thanks for posting!

We very much want to see that applicants have had relevant academic engagement within the last two years. This needn't be retaking all of your A levels and studying at a higher level might be better for you.

Dear Admissions Tutor, hello! May I ask when the Spring Pool and second college re-interview (if any) will take place this year? Thank you!