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Undergraduate Cambridge Offer Holders (2022 Entry)

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Original post by Anonymous
When and how do we apply for accommodations (for Gonville and Caius)?

i know for catz accommodation applications aren’t till august so i would assume it’s the same?
Original post by dreweloise
i know for catz accommodation applications aren’t till august so i would assume it’s the same?

Thank you! Reread the letters again and it’s after results. Thanks for confirming.
Original post by Anonymous
:frown: feel like the pressure of the offer is making exams way more stressful


This!! I feel this so much. I was already having doubts about Cambridge and my super high offer isn't helping with that
Original post by lamanai_blue
This!! I feel this so much. I was already having doubts about Cambridge and my super high offer isn't helping with that


Had a panic attack in my first exam yesterday and wasted 40 mins crying and pulling clumps of hair out!!! so now I've almost definitely failed that one. Exams are the absolute worst and the offer does not make it better ugh
Original post by christiemarie1
Had a panic attack in my first exam yesterday and wasted 40 mins crying and pulling clumps of hair out!!! so now I've almost definitely failed that one. Exams are the absolute worst and the offer does not make it better ugh


Oh no I'm so sorry :frown: that sounds awful. You should be able to get special consideration though I think, right? Yeah I feel you although I've kind of been having the opposite reaction. When I get into the exam I feel totally sleepy and can't seem to understand that it's the real thing, so I've been going too slowly and haven't finished a single paper yet so far. It feels like a mock or something, then I hate myself after it's done. I really hope it gets better for you! Exams are so stupid and don't reflect what most of us are capable of. I do think that our cohort is probably an unusual one and a lot of us must be struggling. We can thank covid for that one.
Original post by lamanai_blue
Oh no I'm so sorry :frown: that sounds awful. You should be able to get special consideration though I think, right? Yeah I feel you although I've kind of been having the opposite reaction. When I get into the exam I feel totally sleepy and can't seem to understand that it's the real thing, so I've been going too slowly and haven't finished a single paper yet so far. It feels like a mock or something, then I hate myself after it's done. I really hope it gets better for you! Exams are so stupid and don't reflect what most of us are capable of. I do think that our cohort is probably an unusual one and a lot of us must be struggling. We can thank covid for that one.

I can't process that we're sitting them either, I'm either in total denial and just spaced out or freaking out :/ Today I wrote 6 pages for one essay and only 3 for the other, just messed up timing so much even though I've done PPQs so I'm not finishing properly
Original post by christiemarie1
I can't process that we're sitting them either, I'm either in total denial and just spaced out or freaking out :/ Today I wrote 6 pages for one essay and only 3 for the other, just messed up timing so much even though I've done PPQs so I'm not finishing properly

That's exactly what I've been doing so far, spending too long on one part and not finishing the other. My English essays have been so unbalanced it's ridiculous like on my first exam I literally wrote 1.5 paragraphs and an intro for the second question. I'm relieved it's half term because I haven't been focused enough on revision so far and I'm hoping I can turn it around this week, although I don't have much motivation. Fingers crossed for both of us. Will you def go to Cambridge if you make the grades? And which college/ subject are you?
Original post by lamanai_blue
That's exactly what I've been doing so far, spending too long on one part and not finishing the other. My English essays have been so unbalanced it's ridiculous like on my first exam I literally wrote 1.5 paragraphs and an intro for the second question. I'm relieved it's half term because I haven't been focused enough on revision so far and I'm hoping I can turn it around this week, although I don't have much motivation. Fingers crossed for both of us. Will you def go to Cambridge if you make the grades? And which college/ subject are you?


yes cambs has been my dream since year 9 :frown:. downing for English, you?
Original post by christiemarie1
yes cambs has been my dream since year 9 :frown:. downing for English, you?


Wow, I had no idea what I wanted to do when I was in year 9. I'm not feeling too sure about Cambridge. The school I'm at at the moment is very academically intense and I don't want the next three years of my life to be like the last five, tbh, but I'm hoping that either uni will be better than school or that if I take a gap year I'll be ready to take it on. My offer is from Churchill for Classics
Original post by lamanai_blue
Oh no I'm so sorry :frown: that sounds awful. You should be able to get special consideration though I think, right? Yeah I feel you although I've kind of been having the opposite reaction. When I get into the exam I feel totally sleepy and can't seem to understand that it's the real thing, so I've been going too slowly and haven't finished a single paper yet so far. It feels like a mock or something, then I hate myself after it's done. I really hope it gets better for you! Exams are so stupid and don't reflect what most of us are capable of. I do think that our cohort is probably an unusual one and a lot of us must be struggling. We can thank covid for that one.


I totally get what you mean about it feeling like a mock. I literally spaced out in the middle of my history exam on Thursday and was staring out the window at a pigeon (I sit in a computer room). And I have this stupid habit where I won’t use all my knowledge for essays because I feel like what I’ve put down is enough even though it’s not! I agree that exams are crap.
What’s is everyone offer? Has it been increased from what it normally is ?
Original post by Blue Guitar
I totally get what you mean about it feeling like a mock. I literally spaced out in the middle of my history exam on Thursday and was staring out the window at a pigeon (I sit in a computer room). And I have this stupid habit where I won’t use all my knowledge for essays because I feel like what I’ve put down is enough even though it’s not! I agree that exams are crap.


This is so relatable!
Mine is A*A*AC which isn't any higher than the typical offer
Original post by Anonymous
What’s is everyone offer? Has it been increased from what it normally is ?

Mine has. Colleges have different agendas-- everyone at mine was higher than the standard. Which college is your offer from?
Clare wbu. What has increased from?
Original post by Anonymous
Clare wbu. What has increased from?

Churchill from A* AA to A*A*A*
Original post by lamanai_blue
Churchill from A* AA to A*A*A

Yh same. What subject?
Original post by lamanai_blue
Churchill from A* AA to A*A*A*

wtf that's ridiculous why would they make it so high??
Original post by Anonymous
wtf that's ridiculous why would they make it so high??


They told us Churchill is trying to progress up the college rankings atm, so most of their offers this year were above the standard. My school is a super academically competitive one too, so I get why I'd be targeted for a particularly high offer. Doesn't mean I'm not freaking out about it though!
Original post by Anonymous
Yh same. What subject?


Hi! Classics. You?

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