How hard is getting into MSc at Cambridge?
I wanted to apply for BSc Mathematics but my GCSEs were too low. Is postgraduate admission just as competitive as undergraduate? Say if I done my BSc at Warwick and got a first, would it be worth applying to Cambridge?
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by AnonymousI wanted to apply for BSc Mathematics but my GCSEs were too low. Is postgraduate admission just as competitive as undergraduate? Say if I done my BSc at Warwick and got a first, would it be worth applying to Cambridge?
Cambridge doesn't really do MSc degrees, they have MPhil as thir to-go masters degrees and they can be either research-based or taught-based. It really depends on what are you interested in. But in general, masters admissions tend to be less competitive, as masters are quite expensive (saying that as a self-funded MSc student)
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