Got an unofficial offer emailed to me from Cambridge

It has been 8 days and I still have not received an official offer letter. Should i be concerned? Is there any chance that I really did not get an offer and I am misinterpreting this? The email says "On behalf of the MPhil in XXX Panel I am pleased to let you know that we would like to offer you a place on the XXXX XXXX This is an unofficial letter, you will receive your official offer from the PAO with all the conditions you need to complete"
I never listed a college that i wanted specifically and just sent an open application. Could it be that no college will choose me? I am freaking out a bit. I also sent applications to two other pathways and both of those applications appear to be withdrawn and the one I got an unofficial offer from says "pending". Help!

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Reply 1

Gemcasa

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What does it say on your UCAS hub>spplication? I'd call both UCAS and Cambridge admissions

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geq

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Original post by clemfandango1

It has been 8 days and I still have not received an official offer letter. Should i be concerned? Is there any chance that I really did not get an offer and I am misinterpreting this? The email says "On behalf of the MPhil in XXX Panel I am pleased to let you know that we would like to offer you a place on the XXXX XXXX This is an unofficial letter, you will receive your official offer from the PAO with all the conditions you need to complete"
I never listed a college that i wanted specifically and just sent an open application. Could it be that no college will choose me? I am freaking out a bit. I also sent applications to two other pathways and both of those applications appear to be withdrawn and the one I got an unofficial offer from says "pending". Help!

This has got to be a troll post. Reported

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Original post by clemfandango1

It has been 8 days and I still have not received an official offer letter. Should i be concerned? Is there any chance that I really did not get an offer and I am misinterpreting this? The email says "On behalf of the MPhil in XXX Panel I am pleased to let you know that we would like to offer you a place on the XXXX XXXX This is an unofficial letter, you will receive your official offer from the PAO with all the conditions you need to complete"
I never listed a college that i wanted specifically and just sent an open application. Could it be that no college will choose me? I am freaking out a bit. I also sent applications to two other pathways and both of those applications appear to be withdrawn and the one I got an unofficial offer from says "pending". Help!

I think that's actually normal (in contrast to the people who have reported you). Cambridge does that with some postgrad stuff - it's a bit of a mess. What does the admissions portal say?

Of course a college will choose you if you have an offer - don't stress!

Original post by clemfandango1

It has been 8 days and I still have not received an official offer letter. Should i be concerned? Is there any chance that I really did not get an offer and I am misinterpreting this? The email says "On behalf of the MPhil in XXX Panel I am pleased to let you know that we would like to offer you a place on the XXXX XXXX This is an unofficial letter, you will receive your official offer from the PAO with all the conditions you need to complete"
I never listed a college that i wanted specifically and just sent an open application. Could it be that no college will choose me? I am freaking out a bit. I also sent applications to two other pathways and both of those applications appear to be withdrawn and the one I got an unofficial offer from says "pending". Help!

Departments are specifically told every year not to do this, because they don't control the PAO timeline. Just sit tight, the PAO will catch up eventually. There's no issue over a College, if you get an academic offer, a College will take you.

Original post by Gemcasa

What does it say on your UCAS hub>spplication? I'd call both UCAS and Cambridge admissions