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Anonymous #1

Has anyone appealed their Cambridge rejection decision?

Reply 1

threeportdrift

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Original post by Anonymous

Has anyone appealed their Cambridge rejection decision?

There's no mechanism to appeal what is an academic judgement, unless you can show that something procedurally was wrong. If you can show they didn't have your file/record in front of them during the interview, or something similar, then give it a go. If you just want them to review your application and come to a different decision, then don't waste your time.

Reply 2

Picnicl

How's that work? "You say tomato, I say tomato, but let's call the whole thing on"?

Reply 3

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

Has anyone appealed their Cambridge rejection decision?

That's simply not an option unless they wrongfully rejected you because you "didn't meet the standard requirements" when you actually did, however, this would have happened pre-interview.

Reply 4

Stiffy Byng

Original post by Picnicl

How's that work? "You say tomato, I say tomato, but let's call the whole thing on"?

Procedural unfairness would involve a departure from the usual procedures of the university or something otherwise objectionable applying ordinary standards of fairness. Absent such unfairness, an appeal could not succeed. As noted above, a challenge to academic judgment would fail.

The Cambridge appeals procedure says this -

8. You can only appeal against a decision not to offer you a place of study if you believe there has been a serious procedural error in the consideration of your application, to the extent that the College’s decision to offer a place might have been different had that error not occurred and where the error had not been addressed or already taken into account by the College at the time or in its decision making.

Examples of serious procedural errors include:

• the conduct of a test or interview was not in line with published information without due cause and/or without notice;

• a failure to follow the agreed policy with respect to placing your application in the intercollegiate pool;

• a failure to respond to any requests you have made to the College in advance for reasonable adjustments as a consequence of your personal needs (but not including decisions taken to offer alternative adjustments to those you may have requested specifically).

Not all procedural errors will meet this criterion: minor or incidental errors are likely to result in your appeal being dismissed summarily by the College.

https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/files/publications/undergraduate_admissions_appeals_and_complaints_policy_and_procedure.pdf

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