The "I've been pooled" thread

pooled by downing for arch and anth...more waiting!

Does it say that when you try to log in? Maybe it's the same for everyone in the pool because it's sort of in limbo?!

Is anyone else in the position where they simply do not want another interview?

i dunno what to think of the auto-pooled category. (of which I know im in)

on the one hand, it could be considered bad, because they are only pooling you because they "had" to.

on the other hand, it could be considered good, because you are, on paper, and academically, the best of the rejects. cause im guessing everyone in the pool had a bad/not great interview (a good interview would normally lead to an offer i pressume).

I dunno what to think of it all.

Isn't all of this jabber about an auto-pool just a load of old giraffe's ear? I would guess that the people that get into the pool are the best of the best of the worst... like first losers. I thought I was going to get shot out of a canon into the sun because I didn't know who Francis Bacon was at interview - well I knew the interesting one - the artist one - the one what draws nice pitchers... However didn't know the one that supposedly crept into Shakespeares house in the dead of day and wrote all of his plays for him, then he put Shakespeare's hand in a bowl of warm water and caused him to piddle in his dank bed, then he skipped off giggling like a mad man - apparently. Anyway I'm in a pool now which means that I have a better chance of a place then I had before... 1 in 4.5ish has now become 1 in 3.9ish I think... But not a better chance then those people that have got an offer... I think that they have a 1 in 1ish chance of having an offer - it's a bit better. Anyway get to wait again now. Most exciting.

Just got pooled for Economics.
It's an annoying thing, the pool, because very, very few get accepted through it - so this extra wait is probably for nothing! Excellent.
But, hey, it is good to know that I come near to the Cambridge standard, at least.

12 pool offers for philosophy last year!

Yeah I'm not getting in.

Really? That's quite a lot!!
How many colleges are there? I bet they all pool about 2... Or actually some like yours with less applicants I bet you were the only one!

I got pooled for SPS at Fitzwilliam. I'm surprised I wasn't rejected straight away, I have really poor GCSE results, and not that good AS. Don't know if that is a good or a bad thing, haha