The Official 2018 Cambridge Offer Holders Thread

Original post by sureofit

Ahhh, I see! I think I’ll have missed by a wide berth, but will go for remarks if it’s realistic. Glad your situation worked out!

If I could be nosy, what grades did you get pre-remark. I don’t know how many marks/grades away is okay for a remark?

My English paper went up 22 marks out of 150. My History paper went from a C to an A. I got AAA originally.

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Original post by Obiejess

My English paper went up 22 marks out of 150. My History paper went from a C to an A. I got AAA originally.

Gosh, definitely shows the variation between examiners! So much for moderation 😂

I think I’ll just have a go at remarks anyway, if nothing changes paying for them isn’t the end of the world.

Thanks for your help ☺️

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username1214455

Original post by sureofit

Gosh, definitely shows the variation between examiners! So much for moderation 😂

I think I’ll just have a go at remarks anyway, if nothing changes paying for them isn’t the end of the world.

Thanks for your help ☺️

I'd basically recommend getting a remark when you feel your grade doesn't match up to how you performed. Russian history has been my favourite thing for two years, and I had never gotten less than an A. So, when it came back as a C, and I thought the exam was fine, it was a little surprising!

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Original post by Obiejess

I'd basically recommend getting a remark when you feel your grade doesn't match up to how you performed. Russian history has been my favourite thing for two years, and I had never gotten less than an A. So, when it came back as a C, and I thought the exam was fine, it was a little surprising!

PRSOM, thanks! I will 😅

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Today is the day that decides ...

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Doones

Any STEPpers with their results...? :crossedf:

for you...

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Good Luck to everyone. Even if we don't all make it, remember that at least we all got an offer and that itself is amazing.

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Original post by Anonymouspsych

Good Luck to everyone. Even if we don't all make it, remember that at least we all got an offer and that itself is amazing.

Yep, good way to think!

What did you apply for?

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Original post by sureofit

Yep, good way to think!

What did you apply for?

Engineering :smile:

wbu?

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Original post by Anonymouspsych

Engineering :smile:

wbu?

Geography at Girton

Hope we both get the decisions we want 🍀

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tripplea

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Can’t believe it . Good luck everyone.

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Original post by sureofit

Geography at Girton

Hope we both get the decisions we want 🍀

Yes hope so good luck! What's ur offer?

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Original post by Anonymouspsych

Yes hope so good luck! What's ur offer?

A*AA in any of my subjects (geography, history and French). Pretty decent compared to some of the specific and high offers I’ve seen here.

You?

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Lelanor

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Original post by Doonesbury

Any STEPpers with their results...? :crossedf:

for you...

I got my STEP results..... 3, U.

Luckily that was for CompSci with Maths and I have an alternative offer for CompSci 75%, so I'm actually happy with those results because I was expecting U, U!

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Original post by Lelanor

I got my STEP results..... 3, U.

Luckily that was for CompSci with Maths and I have an alternative offer for CompSci 75%, so I'm actually happy with those results because I was expecting U, U!

Well done! :smile:

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Doones

Original post by Lelanor

I got my STEP results..... 3, U.

Luckily that was for CompSci with Maths and I have an alternative offer for CompSci 75%, so I'm actually happy with those results because I was expecting U, U!

STEP *is* hard... :frown:

such great news they gave you an alternative. Some offers aren't that clear and they don't always allow it.

Congratulations!

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tripplea

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Original post by sureofit

Yeah... I don’t think it helped that my school took me (the first person ever in its history to get an offer) as automatically being in. When it depends on exam results. Makes it 100% worse.

I’m not bitter about anyone else getting in, but I feel 1000x worse enough about failing tomorrow without seeing what I could have had 😖

Same - I go to college so it’s posted all over their social media and they’re even going to put it in one of the free newspapers...but my place isn’t confirmed (well we’ll see in a few hours)🤦*♀️

I know how I performed in the exams and I know I’ve missed my offer. I guessed my grades for AS right last year so I’m not catastrophising but everyone’s like “you’ll be fine”. Just I hope I will be.

(edited 5 years ago)

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My dog senses my nerves and anxiety, won’t leave my side! Such a wholesome doggo. 😅

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