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Hi, has anyone been pooled?
And for Geography students, has anyone been called for another interview or asked to submit written work to the college that they have been pooled to? (I assume this would happen if the college that they applied to did not require submitted work?)
Thanks!!
And for Geography students, has anyone been called for another interview or asked to submit written work to the college that they have been pooled to? (I assume this would happen if the college that they applied to did not require submitted work?)
Thanks!!
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I haven't heard about being pooled yet - fingers crossed I don't get sent to a women's college!
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We don't hear if we were pooled until we get the final decision on 25th January - unless you are invited to reinterview, but only about 5% of pooled candidates are reinterviewed.
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Hi, I've been pooled for Vet Med and have been invited for another interview this week. They are yet to let me know the exact date however 
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(Original post by sophiecottis)
Hi, I've been pooled for Vet Med and have been invited for another interview this week. They are yet to let me know the exact date however
Hi, I've been pooled for Vet Med and have been invited for another interview this week. They are yet to let me know the exact date however
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peterhouse said <50 people have been invited for another interview this year, I'm surprised to find someone who has! sophiecottis good luck
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(Original post by macrophage)
Good luck! How did your interviews in December go do you think?
Good luck! How did your interviews in December go do you think?
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(Original post by maccles02)
peterhouse said <50 people have been invited for another interview this year, I'm surprised to find someone who has! sophiecottis good luck
peterhouse said <50 people have been invited for another interview this year, I'm surprised to find someone who has! sophiecottis good luck
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(Original post by sophiecottis)
Thank you! I think that there were some good moments but some not so great moments 🤣 I have to admit I was (pleasantly) surprised though to receive an email for interview today
Thank you! I think that there were some good moments but some not so great moments 🤣 I have to admit I was (pleasantly) surprised though to receive an email for interview today
also i applied for medicine at Queens'
i'm expecting a rejection though
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(Original post by sophiecottis)
Thank you! I think that there were some good moments but some not so great moments 🤣 I have to admit I was (pleasantly) surprised though to receive an email for interview today
Thank you! I think that there were some good moments but some not so great moments 🤣 I have to admit I was (pleasantly) surprised though to receive an email for interview today
This should give you more confidence rather than less confidence though. False negatives (thinking someone is worse than they are) are a lot more common than false positives (thinking someone is better than they are) for interviews. This is part of the reason why people with significantly variable scores are more likely to be invited back. Doesn't mean you will get an offer, but it does mean that your chances are objectively higher now than they were before your first round of interviews.
It's possible there are other reasons though: like another college wants to test vetmed applicants on something completely different to the original college. But this is also quietly a good sign as being interested enough in a candidate to want to do another interview is quite a big commitment from that college.
TL;DR - you should feel encouraged by this, not discouraged. But don't let that affect your actual preparation, approach or performance too much.
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(Original post by R T)
I shouldn't speculate but I strongly suspect you are being re-interviewed because your original interviewers disagreed about your interview score (one thought you did well, one didn't).
This should give you more confidence rather than less confidence though. False negatives (thinking someone is worse than they are) are a lot more common than false positives (thinking someone is better than they are) for interviews. This is part of the reason why people with significantly variable scores are more likely to be invited back. Doesn't mean you will get an offer, but it does mean that your chances are objectively higher now than they were before your first round of interviews.
It's possible there are other reasons though: like another college wants to test vetmed applicants on something completely different to the original college. But this is also quietly a good sign as being interested enough in a candidate to want to do another interview is quite a big commitment from that college.
TL;DR - you should feel encouraged by this, not discouraged. But don't let that affect your actual preparation, approach or performance too much.
I shouldn't speculate but I strongly suspect you are being re-interviewed because your original interviewers disagreed about your interview score (one thought you did well, one didn't).
This should give you more confidence rather than less confidence though. False negatives (thinking someone is worse than they are) are a lot more common than false positives (thinking someone is better than they are) for interviews. This is part of the reason why people with significantly variable scores are more likely to be invited back. Doesn't mean you will get an offer, but it does mean that your chances are objectively higher now than they were before your first round of interviews.
It's possible there are other reasons though: like another college wants to test vetmed applicants on something completely different to the original college. But this is also quietly a good sign as being interested enough in a candidate to want to do another interview is quite a big commitment from that college.
TL;DR - you should feel encouraged by this, not discouraged. But don't let that affect your actual preparation, approach or performance too much.
(Original post by maccles02)
i'm sure you'll be fine! out of curiosity, which college is interviewing you? (and which one did you apply to originally?)
also i applied for medicine at Queens' i'm expecting a rejection though
i'm sure you'll be fine! out of curiosity, which college is interviewing you? (and which one did you apply to originally?)
also i applied for medicine at Queens'
i'm expecting a rejection though
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Slightly off topic (sorry OP), does anyone know how many people are taken out of the Winter Pool? I qualify for compulsory pooling, which I think is where I've ended up as my original College is very competitive, but I'd like to have a realistic idea of my chances.
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(Original post by R T)
I shouldn't speculate but I strongly suspect you are being re-interviewed because your original interviewers disagreed about your interview score (one thought you did well, one didn't).
This should give you more confidence rather than less confidence though. False negatives (thinking someone is worse than they are) are a lot more common than false positives (thinking someone is better than they are) for interviews. This is part of the reason why people with significantly variable scores are more likely to be invited back. Doesn't mean you will get an offer, but it does mean that your chances are objectively higher now than they were before your first round of interviews.
It's possible there are other reasons though: like another college wants to test vetmed applicants on something completely different to the original college. But this is also quietly a good sign as being interested enough in a candidate to want to do another interview is quite a big commitment from that college.
TL;DR - you should feel encouraged by this, not discouraged. But don't let that affect your actual preparation, approach or performance too much.
I shouldn't speculate but I strongly suspect you are being re-interviewed because your original interviewers disagreed about your interview score (one thought you did well, one didn't).
This should give you more confidence rather than less confidence though. False negatives (thinking someone is worse than they are) are a lot more common than false positives (thinking someone is better than they are) for interviews. This is part of the reason why people with significantly variable scores are more likely to be invited back. Doesn't mean you will get an offer, but it does mean that your chances are objectively higher now than they were before your first round of interviews.
It's possible there are other reasons though: like another college wants to test vetmed applicants on something completely different to the original college. But this is also quietly a good sign as being interested enough in a candidate to want to do another interview is quite a big commitment from that college.
TL;DR - you should feel encouraged by this, not discouraged. But don't let that affect your actual preparation, approach or performance too much.
I'm very grateful to have another opportunity and I'm looking forward to it, although a little nervous too
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(Original post by aliviapearl)
Slightly off topic (sorry OP), does anyone know how many people are taken out of the Winter Pool? I qualify for compulsory pooling, which I think is where I've ended up as my original College is very competitive, but I'd like to have a realistic idea of my chances.
Slightly off topic (sorry OP), does anyone know how many people are taken out of the Winter Pool? I qualify for compulsory pooling, which I think is where I've ended up as my original College is very competitive, but I'd like to have a realistic idea of my chances.
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(Original post by aliviapearl)
Slightly off topic (sorry OP), does anyone know how many people are taken out of the Winter Pool? I qualify for compulsory pooling, which I think is where I've ended up as my original College is very competitive, but I'd like to have a realistic idea of my chances.
Slightly off topic (sorry OP), does anyone know how many people are taken out of the Winter Pool? I qualify for compulsory pooling, which I think is where I've ended up as my original College is very competitive, but I'd like to have a realistic idea of my chances.
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(Original post by sophiecottis)
I have absolutely no idea about this sorry, but, there are statistics pages on the Cambridge website which you can filter through - with the different courses/colleges etc... if this helps you at all...
I have absolutely no idea about this sorry, but, there are statistics pages on the Cambridge website which you can filter through - with the different courses/colleges etc... if this helps you at all...
Best of luck for your interview!
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(Original post by sjbelkin)
How do you know you qualify for compulsory pooling?
How do you know you qualify for compulsory pooling?
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(Original post by aliviapearl)
Slightly off topic (sorry OP), does anyone know how many people are taken out of the Winter Pool? I qualify for compulsory pooling, which I think is where I've ended up as my original College is very competitive, but I'd like to have a realistic idea of my chances.
Slightly off topic (sorry OP), does anyone know how many people are taken out of the Winter Pool? I qualify for compulsory pooling, which I think is where I've ended up as my original College is very competitive, but I'd like to have a realistic idea of my chances.
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(Original post by maccles02)
i think it's about 1 in 5 people get pooled, and of those, 1 in 4 get offers I believe (not 100% sure tho, check cambridge's website)
i think it's about 1 in 5 people get pooled, and of those, 1 in 4 get offers I believe (not 100% sure tho, check cambridge's website)
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