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Low results in Cambridge masters - Getting into PhDs

I'm wondering about my chances at getting into PhD programmes. I did very well at undergrad, and got full funding for a masters at Cambridge. Unfortunately, had a bit of a rough year at Cambridge and my results are relatively low (averaging at 64).

I'm aware Oxbridge PhDs are out of the picture now, but I'm wondering about my chances at other universities. I'm thinking that being accepted might be doable, but getting funding might be hard. Or will my low results be taken with a bit of a grain of salt because it's from Cambridge, and because I won a Cambridge masters scholarship, etc?

Thank you for any input!
(edited 10 months ago)
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by Bluegreenblue
I'm wondering about my chances at getting into PhD programmes. I did very well at undergrad, and got full funding for a masters at Cambridge. Unfortunately, had a bit of a rough year at Cambridge and my results are relatively low (averaging at 64).
I'm aware Oxbridge PhDs are out of the picture now, but I'm wondering about my chances at other universities. I'm thinking that being accepted might be doable, but getting funding might be hard. Or will my low results be taken with a bit of a grain of salt because it's from Cambridge, and because I won a Cambridge masters scholarship, etc?
Thank you for any input!

You need to ask folks at Cambridge. It depends on too many details, have you got a dissertation grade to come, what subject area, what specific PhD subject, how niche, where else might be good for that subject, will you need funding, how much funding is available, what was the issue at Cam and is it isolated etc etc. Speak to as many people as you can at Cam, in the Department, careers, College etc and assess from there. Offers for PhDs are much easier to get than funding.

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