Reapplying to Cambridge FAQ

I think any people who were rejected from Queens Eng should read this to see what they were up against! Well done, very interesting post and it sounds like you turned your rejection into a positive thing.

One of the FOI links does not work though.

when did you move to the uk

2007 when I was 6 years old

Hong Kong?

Did you realise they had changed paper 2 of the engaa before the test? Or did u feel confused af when they told in the exam that paper 2 was multi choice

Singaporean

your parents own a Chinese takeaway?

Singaporean

Hi! was wondering if i should apply to the same college or a different one cos I heard that reapplying to the same college is discouraged because the interviewers might remember you but i had my first interview in Singapore and am planning to apply for an interview in Cambridge for the second time round so it shouldn't be the same interviewer and anyways my first interviewer was from another college...

Some feedback from Cambridge may mention that they do not mind if you reapply to the same college - but of course if you got to the interview stage (at Cambridge) and you didn't do so well the first time then they may remember you, which isn't the case for you. So I think it should be fine for you to reapply to the same college. Personally, I wouldn't have wanted to reapply to the same college I applied to the first time even though I didn't even get an interview because I emailed the admissions officer so much (especially when I got rejected and emailed her to ask if they could give me another chance LOL) so I was like nahhhh I'm not reapplying to Trinity College again. Besides, Queens' (and Jesus) like gap year engineering (and maybe other courses, you'll have to look it up) applicants and some other colleges look positively on it, others are neutral about it (see the course description on each college website) - and also the Queens' admissions process suited me a lot better since I could bring along a project to show. Each college has a different interview process, so you may find one, other than the college you originally applied to, that matches your strengths more!

Some examples off the top of my head (for engineering):

Queens': Bring a project to interview
Emmanuel: Research a given topic beforehand to discuss at interview
Trinity, Downing, St Johns and a few others: Maths/physics at interview test (why would you do this)
Christ's and Peterhouse: STEP I (whyyyyyy)
King's: Seminar and then written assessment on what you learned in the seminar

ok! thanks so much for the info. I'll probably be reapplying to Murray edwards for medicine in the next UCAS cycle so fingers crossed xx

that is amazing!!
you are brilliant and completely deserve the offer with the amount of work you've put in
personally wouldn't reapply because of my current financial situation, but might apply if i'm going to do a postgrad in the uk idk.. once was enough for me

Ahh thank you so much!!!
Yeah I know what you mean, but thankfully I am eligible for local fees and SFE and maintenance loan!