Rejected from Cambridge Trinity College (Computer Science with Maths)

I got AAAAB in my Scottish highers and I got an interview for English. I don’t understand how the hell I got one and you didn’t!!

you sound a lil bit fake to me

First of all, congratulations on your interview offer
Computer Science is pretty competitive at Trinity. A is the highest grade you can get in your Scottish highers I believe, which makes it equivalent to an A* in England, but your highest grade is achievable from 70%, making it harder to attain? More respect for you in that sense.
My referee has contacted Trinity including reference to the AT at Murray Edwards, it's been a few days now so I'm not sure how this is going to turn out.

Thanks for your response anyway.

I’m Scottish and our system is so weird.

I’m sure all your other choices will take you, where else have you applied?

Imperial (Interview next week)
Bath (Offer received)
Bristol (Offer received)
St Andrews (Pending)

St Andrews takes their time. I’ve applied for English there. My best friend is doing your subject at St Andrews and he said he’s having the time of his life.

That's nice

I've applied to Computer Science and Mathematics everywhere else apart from Cambridge since they don't offer it. Instead I applied to do Computer Science with Mathematics.

I am not too sure about Oxbridge but for unis in general they do reject you for being overqualified, at least that's how I see it.

They probably say theres an equal chance of entry which ever college you apply to, in order to keep the numbers of applications fair. My theory is that because most applicants follow this logic, the grandest colleges (like Trinity) get way too many applicants and as a result they cannot physically interview all of them. If they have only 30 places and plan to interview 150 , but get 250 applicants, they've got no choice (although these figures are probably extreme). They then have no choice but to become harsh and use filters in that situation, to select the only the best of the best applicants. People will disagree with me but this applicant (the OP) was clearly a strong one and didn't even get an interview. His GCSEs were 5 A*s, which MIGHT have been used against him if Trinity was very oversubscribed this year.

Also, every college handles applicants differently. People on TSR only have access to a few ATs, which probably have slightly different selective methods. Anyway no evidence to say that you or anyone else applying to Clare will be treated the same way.

you sound a lil bit fake to me

Have you done the CSAT already? I thought that only those called for interview are asked to sit it or are you an international applicant!

... but for unis in general they do reject you for being overqualified, at least that's how I see it.

I haven't done the CSAT since I wasn't called for the interview. (Yes, you do it at the interview).
I'm not an international applicant.

C1- 98
C2- 100
FP1- 92
M1- 97
S1- 93
S2- 88

Maths - 295/300
Further Maths - 273/300

I also did D1 where I got 83, wasn't feeling well when I did the exam, but oh well. Averaged 95 without D1 and 93 including D1.
Successful applicants who get an offer get an average UMS of 90+

Is that all the modules? Is not that nice to say you got an average of 95 when in fact your average is 93. What else aren't you telling us? (I am not attacking you, just want to clarify a point so people can give you a more accurate response if they can see the whole picture.)

Is that all the modules? Is not that nice to say you got an average of 95 when in fact your average is 93. What else aren't you telling us? (I am not attacking you, just want to clarify a point so people can give you a more accurate response if they can see the whole picture.)

I find it quite hard to believe that you were not called for an interview as your application is stronger than mine in the extracurricular department and I got called for interview for the same subject. What are your grades like for GCSE and as level?

I find it quite hard to believe that you were not called for an interview as your application is stronger than mine in the extracurricular department and I got called for interview for the same subject. What are your grades like for GCSE and as level?

Is that all the modules? Is not that nice to say you got an average of 95 when in fact your average is 93. What else aren't you telling us? (I am not attacking you, just want to clarify a point so people can give you a more accurate response if they can see the whole picture.)