Oxbridge master's
I'm currently a 2nd year studying Maths and Computer Science at Imperial. I have a first class honours predicted but it's rather low (75%).
I was wondering if there are any things I can do to improve my chances of acceptance?
- east asian male (not chinese/korean/indian), family is relatively well-off, nothing crazy
- high school research at a famous scientific institute
- short ML research at uni (UROP)
- software engineering internship at a globally prestigious hedge fund (this summer)
- no major awards apart from high school-level things
I'm currently a 2nd year studying Maths and Computer Science at Imperial. I have a first class honours predicted but it's rather low (75%).
I was wondering if there are any things I can do to improve my chances of acceptance?
- east asian male (not chinese/korean/indian), family is relatively well-off, nothing crazy
- high school research at a famous scientific institute
- short ML research at uni (UROP)
- software engineering internship at a globally prestigious hedge fund (this summer)
- no major awards apart from high school-level things
I'm currently a 2nd year studying Maths and Computer Science at Imperial. I have a first class honours predicted but it's rather low (75%).
I was wondering if there are any things I can do to improve my chances of acceptance?
- east asian male (not chinese/korean/indian), family is relatively well-off, nothing crazy
- high school research at a famous scientific institute
- short ML research at uni (UROP)
- software engineering internship at a globally prestigious hedge fund (this summer)
- no major awards apart from high school-level things
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improve your average, and have an upwards academic trajectory
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Be the best &/or deeply passionate and knowledgeable about one area, have your reasons for attending X college/institution is to take modules or research in that niche
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Get a research internship in a relevant group in academia
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Win an academic prize in final year
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Just apply early and see what happens, postgraduate admissions can very very often be first come first served (of qualified candidates) so a decent first from Imperial from a student willing to pay full fees may still be an attractive applicant.
•
improve your average, and have an upwards academic trajectory
•
Be the best &/or deeply passionate and knowledgeable about one area, have your reasons for attending X college/institution is to take modules or research in that niche
•
Get a research internship in a relevant group in academia
•
Win an academic prize in final year
•
Just apply early and see what happens, postgraduate admissions can very very often be first come first served (of qualified candidates) so a decent first from Imperial from a student willing to pay full fees may still be an attractive applicant.
If you apply in final year you are correct, no awards on paper, if you take a year out and apply then you can use them.
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