Should I apply to Cambridge architecture?

Hi everyone! I just finished my ALEVELS and I’m currently taking a gap year in which I’m doing an art foundation course at the uni of Coventry. My ALEVELS were bio, chem, art and Arabic in which I got 4A*s and EPQ grade A and in my GCSEs I got 999988765 and distinction. I am thinking of applying to Cambridge but I’m scared and don’t know if I’d actually have a chance.

I did some extracurriculars like my school magazine, sports and architecture/ interior design work experience.

Has anyone been through something different or done Cambridge architecture? Please let me know!

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melancollege

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by Anonymous

You can do, but two important things:
1) The deadline to apply is very soon. Cambridge has an early deadline (15th October) and this is a strict deadline including sending off all references and your application.
2) Only extra-curriculars that are directly related to your subject ("supercurriculars") will have any relevance. Architecture work experience and reading around your subject absolutely would count; interior design could count if you can word it well; sports would make no difference to an application.