2026 Entry Cambridge MPhil Economics/Economic Research/Econ and Finance etc Thread

Reply 20

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by Anonymous

Congats, would mind sharing your timeline and stats?

submitted application in early november, int student graduated last year with London RG uni degree in PPE (74%), 80%+ for most econ modules. It's my second time applying (last year in F&E) and I've like two more RAs this time round which probably made a significant impact.

Reply 21

Anonymous #8

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by mentalni_ordal

just got moved to DP for MPhil in Econ Research

May I ask when did you applied? And your stats?

Reply 22

Anonymous #6

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by mentalni_ordal

just got moved to DP for MPhil in Econ Research

Congrats, would you mind sharing your timeline and stats?

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Anonymous #6

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by mentalni_ordal

just got moved to DP for MPhil in Econ Research

interesting user, joined today and only one post

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Anonymous #9

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by Anonymous

interesting user, joined today and only one post

not sure how that is relevant (never really used this website before - just browsed for tips / updates and had to create an acc for actually posting one myself 🤷*♂️)

re stats / timeline - applied just before the Nov deadline (i.e., on the 17th). got a first from an RG uni in PPE, did two RAships in econ. got another MA and some experience in govt (concurrently applied for the PhD). hope this helps

Reply 25

Anonymous #6

Do they send rejections after sending offers?

Reply 26

Anonymous #10

Hi all, I applied to the AdvDip Economics and moved to Decision Pending - Your application is under review on Monday after being under review by department for 3 months. Do rejections happen after this stage, because I read in earlier posts that a successful application moves to "Awaiting approval by PAO"? Do you have more insights into this topic?

Reply 27

Anonymous #6

Hey everyone! When posting updates (DP, offers, rejections) please add as much info as you are willing to share to help fellow current and future applicants. This will also help avoid follow-up questions.

Prospective course:
Prospective department:
Achieved (or expected) grade:
Nationality:
Current (or last) university:
Current (or last) course:
College preferences:
Other universities you’re applying to:
Application date:
Date moved to DP:
Decision notification date:
Applied to funding?:
Good luck!

Reply 28

mrizwan

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Any update?

Reply 29

Anonymous #6

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by mrizwan

Any update?

Nothing, still under review by department.
Given that it’s now the 10th week after the application deadline, what’s the rationale behind releasing decisions in batches?

Reply 30

Monkeyyy345

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At least they're quicker than Oxford. Gotta wait till March for them 😬

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Anonymous #11

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by Monkeyyy345

At least they're quicker than Oxford. Gotta wait till March for them 😬

I think it depends on the program tbh. I heard back from Oxford in December and Cambridge in January.

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Anonymous #8

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by Anonymous

I think it depends on the program tbh. I heard back from Oxford in December and Cambridge in January.

Which course?

Reply 33

Monkeyyy345

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by Anonymous

I think it depends on the program tbh. I heard back from Oxford in December and Cambridge in January.

Oxford isn’t releasing MPhil Economics decisions until March.

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Anonymous #6

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by Monkeyyy345

Oxford isn’t releasing MPhil Economics decisions until March.

Application deadlines are different

Reply 35

Monkeyyy345

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by Anonymous

Application deadlines are different

well, yes?

Reply 36

Anonymous #12

I talked to quite a few MPhil Finance students on LinkedIn. Decisions seem pretty random... like some got their CO in early Feb, most in March. Applying early doesn’t really seem to matter. One guy applied in early-November and heard back in March, another applied mid-January and got an offer in early February.

Good luck, y'all!

Reply 37

Anonymous #6

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by Anonymous

I talked to quite a few MPhil Finance students on LinkedIn. Decisions seem pretty random... like some got their CO in early Feb, most in March. Applying early doesn’t really seem to matter. One guy applied in early-November and heard back in March, another applied mid-January and got an offer in early February.
Good luck, y'all!

Is it reasonable to conclude that applications are distributed among academics and that assessment results are released on different timing?