I want to go to cambridge!! but cant decide course?!?

I have 7A* 4As at GCSE

1sts in squash, badminton. Rugby and Hockey for 3rds
Im not musical dont play an instrument at all (is this a major problem, does it show im not well rounded)
Im not into drama either, i mean i've acted in the house play but not a major part (is this a problem too)
I am taewkondo black belt

A2 Bio, Chem, Maths
AS Phy, Further Maths, Philosophy

I am predicted all As
Do I stand a chance at getting in??

I am really unsure, and i cant decide yet. What do you think would cambridge even consider letting me? Im thinking of Nat Sci course or Medicine

Okay, my CV
I have 7A* 4As at GCSE
1sts in squash, badminton. Rugby and Hockey for 3rds
Im not musical dont play an instrument at all (is this a major problem, does it show im not well rounded)
Im not into drama either, i mean i've acted in the house play but not a major part (is this a problem too)
I am taewkondo black belt

A2 Bio, Chem, Maths
AS Phy, Further Maths, Philosophy

I am predicted all As
Do I stand a chance at getting in??

develop a genuine passion for a subject, then get back to me.

I don't understand the obsession that TSR seems to have with having a passion for a subject; from my personal experience there are quite a few people at Cambridge who don't appear to have such a passion and are doing fine. It is undoubtedly helpful to have one, but by no means necessary.

I don't understand the obsession that TSR seems to have with having a passion for a subject; from my personal experience there are quite a few people at Cambridge who don't appear to have such a passion and are doing fine. It is undoubtedly helpful to have one, but by no means necessary.

Anything that chewwy says is a composite of other people's ignorant stereotypical views phrased in order to sound terse and slightly insulting with the objective of getting rep. Really, it is.

As far as what you said...I absolutely agree with you. Work is work. What has passion got to do with it?

I'd rather do something I like, not everyone decides their course based on prospects.

Okay, my CV
I have 7A* 4As at GCSE

A2 Bio, Chem, Maths
AS Phy, Further Maths, Philosophy

I am predicted all As
Do I stand a chance at getting in??

Anything that chewwy says is a composite of other people's ignorant stereotypical views phrased in order to sound terse and slightly insulting with the objective of getting rep. Really, it is.

As far as what you said...I absolutely agree with you. Work is work. What has passion got to do with it?

Yeah, absolutely. Everyone has their own motivation for doing a subject.

I am completely fine with people choosing courses based on what they like - i mean, its perfectly natural. However, I am also fine with people being driven by prospects.I just don't agree with how most people on TSR think that the latter is somehow 'wrong'.

In someone else's life decsiion, I don't think people have the right to comment 'becuase its Cambridge, you should be hugely passionate about your subject'. The fact is, that if you're good enough to get in without being passionate about it, then you're good enough to study here.

Seems important to Cambridge though... I mean I've seen it in Cambridge's prospectus like a thousand times. "We look for enthusiasm in your subject... a passion for the subject..."

I don't understand the obsession that TSR seems to have with having a passion for a subject; from my personal experience there are quite a few people at Cambridge who don't appear to have such a passion and are doing fine. It is undoubtedly helpful to have one, but by no means necessary.

are you sure? to a degree i'd say your views have been blinded by how having spent some time in cambridge, peoples' attitudes to study now seem normal to you.

to put things i perspective, do you know anyone who, if you asked them why they're doing their subject, said "oh, because i just wanted to go to cambridge?". i doubt it, yet this is the level that the OP is at...

Yes, I'm sure. I held that view before going to Cambridge and it has since been confirmed.


In the context of this thread I can understand where you are coming from, but I meant it as a general point regarding 'passion' or 'enthusiasm'. If you were an admissions tutor at Cambridge, would you prefer someone who was clearly passionate about their subject but had limited ability, or someone who clearly had a natural aptitude for the subject but had limited interest? I know which one I would choose.

Well yes, you choosing your subject because of prospects is just as fine as me choosing the same subject because I like it. But it's not just some of your peers who think there's a problem with why you've decided to do it, the admission wouldn't be to impressed if you told them that. I mean, is that what you said on your personal statement?