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The "I've been pooled" thread

Reply 1020

SamWalters

3

Yer that is nice of her :smile:

I would prefer to know now rather than in a week or so. Everyone's fate has already been decided

Reply 1021

Josh14765

even if your SAQ hasn't changed technically we still have until 7th to get an offer. But i'm biased seeing as mine still hasn't changed! :frown:

Reply 1022

Rearadmiral

SamWalters

Sorry to crush anyone's hope

But i really do think that if your SAQ hasn't changed, and you havn't heard from anyone, its almost safe to assume no offer.
(this includes me aswell)

Mithra, who was that e-mail from? Peterhouse admissions?

I see yor point, but doesn't the pooling packet say that packet say that, and i quote:

"5-10 January - some offers are made to applicants without interview"?

5-10 jan?

Reply 1023

frederizia

You know, that's why I'm happy that I don't know if I got in or not yet (I'm quite sure I wasn't pooled so it's not like I have to wait much longer). I just don't want to read those words. At the moment I can still pretend that I'm in the running.

Reply 1024

char_01

Anae

They finished on saturday, Forbes.

lol, which ollie are you, i know about 12 :biggrin:

- i'm guessing norman seeing as you're in the pool thread

btw - that was not cool! :eyeball:

Reply 1025

Rearadmiral

Josh14765

even if your SAQ hasn't changed technically we still have until 7th to get an offer. But i'm biased seeing as mine still hasn't changed! :frown:

7th: anything special about this date/ is it mentioned somewhere?

Reply 1026

NesQuiK.

13

Rearadmiral

7th: anything special about this date/ is it mentioned somewhere?

In the pool letter

Reply 1027

username203055

7

Mithra

so I'm thinking Imperial it is! :colone:

.

I think I'll be joining you there lol :smile:

Reply 1028

commando

SamWalters

Sorry to crush anyone's hope

But i really do think that if your SAQ hasn't changed, and you havn't heard from anyone, its almost safe to assume no offer.
(this includes me aswell)

Mithra, who was that e-mail from? Peterhouse admissions?

Please for the love of god stop saying things like that. This is the glimmer of hope thread, not the sulk thread.

Reply 1029

SamWalters

3

Rearadmiral

I see yor point, but doesn't the pooling packet say that packet say that, and i quote:

"5-10 January - some offers are made to applicants without interview"?

5-10 jan?

Yes this is true, but offers were made yesterday too (4th)
And also, im guessing that even the colleges making the most pooled offers will have no more than 80 or so offers to make. Most colleges will be making a lot less offers than this, and some none.

How long does a phone call take? Not that long
How long does it take to send a few e-mails? Not that long.
The communication window opened over 24 hours ago, and i dont think they will wait around before contacting people.

The 5th-10th is more to cover their backs in my opinion. It's just so that they reserve the right to offer until later than they realistically will.

So sorry for the brutal realism. But it's probably game over for anyone in the same position as me

Reply 1030

Elongar

4

A friend of mine was pooled and has an interview, but still has an inactive SAQ. Speculation is pointless methinks.

Reply 1031

SamWalters

3

commando

Please for the love of god stop saying things like that. This is the glimmer of hope thread, not the sulk thread.

sorry! In a way i'm helping. Better to be realistic than to kid yourself into a false sense of hope.

Reply 1032

Rearadmiral

NesQuiK.

In the pool letter

"4-7 January : selected applicants invited, by telephone or email, to return to cambridge for second interviews

5- 10 January: some offers ar made to pooled applicants without further interview"

What sucks for an international like me is the fact that even if i am made the improbable offer this week, i don't know how i'll find out. If colleges post acceptances, like they did originally then i'm in for a 2 week wait, as I live in India.....

sucks, doesn't it?

Reply 1033

Rearadmiral

SamWalters

Yes this is true, but offers were made yesterday too (4th)
And also, im guessing that even the colleges making the most pooled offers will have no more than 80 or so offers to make. Most colleges will be making a lot less offers than this, and some none.

How long does a phone call take? Not that long
How long does it take to send a few e-mails? Not that long.
The communication window opened over 24 hours ago, and i dont think they will wait around before contacting people.

The 5th-10th is more to cover their backs in my opinion. It's just so that they reserve the right to offer until later than they realistically will.

So sorry for the brutal realism. But it's probably game over for anyone in the same position as me

Well then, it's the LSE for me!

Reply 1034

commando

8 – 31 January pooled applicants who are not called for further interview will hear about the final outcome of their Cambridge application from their original College

So that doesn't necessarily mean a rejection by the 10th.

Reply 1035

Josh14765

well one of my teachers just rang me to ask if i'd been rejected/ given an offer/ pooled because the school didn't get a copy of the original letter sent to me. He then said that only one person from our school has been given an offer from the pool so far and that that was exceptionally quick. so maybe we should just be more patient!

Reply 1036

chinni30

SamWalters

Sorry to crush anyone's hope

But i really do think that if your SAQ hasn't changed, and you havn't heard from anyone, its almost safe to assume no offer.
(this includes me aswell)

?

YOU! have been scaring the life out of me, cos i couldnt get on to my SAQ, which i still can't, and then i requested a new password from saq, and simultaneously got an interview from Churchill, so i don't think ALL hope is lost at all guys!

ps. still cant get on to saq :smile:

x

Reply 1037

LH123

17

Mithra

Rejected

. College admissions tutor just sent me an email