The Official Offer Discussion Thread

Cambridge isn't for languages, it's for philosophy.

I have no language qualifications. Hence UCL looks even better.

I think you'd regretting not studying philosophy at cambridge. It's the best place to study it in THEEEE WHOOOLLEE COUUUNTRYYY! sorry XD

Maybe I'm a bit biased being a philosopher...but who needs Russian, come on now...unless you want to translate Dostoevsky, then it's fine

But Russia is great! And I do like a bit of continental philosophy really Seriously have you SEEN their ESPS modules. Some of them make me drool actual spit.

I'd probably regret not studying philosophy at Cambridge... But then I think if I went to Cambridge I'd regret not taking the chance to go to Holy Mother Russia etc lol (assuming I actually change to Russian and don't do Dutch... You can go to the Netherlands anytime, they all speak English anyway. )

But Russia is great! And I do like a bit of continental philosophy really Seriously have you SEEN their ESPS modules. Some of them make me drool actual spit.

I'd probably regret not studying philosophy at Cambridge... But then I think if I went to Cambridge I'd regret not taking the chance to go to Holy Mother Russia etc lol (assuming I actually change to Russian and don't do Dutch... You can go to the Netherlands anytime, they all speak English anyway. )

But Russia is great! And I do like a bit of continental philosophy really Seriously have you SEEN their ESPS modules. Some of them make me drool actual spit.

I'd probably regret not studying philosophy at Cambridge... But then I think if I went to Cambridge I'd regret not taking the chance to go to Holy Mother Russia etc lol (assuming I actually change to Russian and don't do Dutch... You can go to the Netherlands anytime, they all speak English anyway. )

But Russia is great! And I do like a bit of continental philosophy really Seriously have you SEEN their ESPS modules. Some of them make me drool actual spit.

I'd probably regret not studying philosophy at Cambridge... But then I think if I went to Cambridge I'd regret not taking the chance to go to Holy Mother Russia etc lol (assuming I actually change to Russian and don't do Dutch... You can go to the Netherlands anytime, they all speak English anyway. )

Go to UCL AND Cambridge.

Sorted.

OH MY GOD, ACTUAL SPIT!

I haven't seen the modules, perhaps they are worthy of salivation...meh lol

Send abusive emails to the admissions tutors at both universities - if one of you still wants you after that then you're sorted! That way you would see which one wants you more. And if neither of them want you then you'll have no choice but to go somewhere else and so you won't have to decide..

Edit: I predict you will choose Cambridge. We should have bets!

theres no question betweent the 2 universities - of course you're gonna choose cambridge! those who are going to UCL will say the opposite.

plus, you can learn russian at the language centre.

Lol
If only.







LOL. I should do this. You however should not take bets!



Yeah, but this way I'll have to learn it as part of my degree, so I'm guessing it'll be more motivation to learn, and I'll end up more proficient at the language (unless I turn out to suck at languages, but I didn't take that long to pick up dutch self-teaching, even if it is beyond ****...). And I wouldn't be able to take the year abroad, AND the ESPS modules are just better and I have more choice. Although no supervisions. Plus the admissions tutor is adorable and they obviously want me more than Cambridge. Who POOLED ME! (OK technically another college pooled me but still. :shift: Yes that's a crap reason, it's why it's on the end. lol)

LOL. I should do this. You however should not take bets!

Okay, we won't do the bets thing It is still a nice position for you to be in though! (sort of, bar the horrible decision making)

Another plan, send emails to both admissions tutors saying you're going to go to the other university and set up a wrestling match between them! They might just say fine go then we don't care... but if they went through with it, it would be v. entertaining...

Lol I reckon UCL wants me more. The admissions tutor emailed me the RAE results for philosophy with like a hint about where the best philosophy department is AND they're willing to try and get my course changed for me. And they've said lots of lovely things about my personal statement

Cambridge, conversely, POOLED ME. (Disclaimer, I am in no way ungrateful for my amazing and wonderful - unless you'd rather hear it's not that great anyway, in which case it isn't - Cambridge offer and apologise to all those who got rejected )

You can do bets, it would be funny (FOR YOU )

You obviously want to go to UCL, so where's the decision?

I want to go to Cambridge too I fear London slightly (but not just that, I love Cambridge too and the idea of living in college and blah blah blah and all of it) and I want to be supervised by horrifyingly clever people in their study-rooms and eye their bookshelves and have discussions with them. God that makes a supervision sound like something out of Handsome Devil. And it would be a lot cheaper.

awww that's sweet of ucl But it sort of shows that they know they're not as good as Cambridge Poor UCL. (I'm going there btw I think haha, if I had to choose between cam and ucl though I'd choose cam probably but it's different for you because the courses are so different)
I wonder whether they somehow know you've got into Cambridge

Aww I'm so worried about my Strathclyde choices! I applied for Management as well as Management and Business Enterprise, but I've not had so much as an acknowledgement and I heard that people had them already!
I hope that everything's alright because it was where I wanted to go. Any of you guys apply to Strathclyde and get atleast an acknowledgement?