Did anybody not reach your conditional offer - but still got in?

As the title says, is there anybody here who got a conditional offer, ended up not getting the grades predicted, and still gott in?

I have a conitonal offer and needs to obtain the highest grades in the courses I'm currently taking, but I'm a bit worried I wont be able to get them.

I'm a EU-student, I dont know if that makes a difference...

Reply 1

Fandellos

13

i doubt it...

*awaits someone to prove him wrong*

Reply 2

Swayum

18

2 people from my school missed their Cambridge offers last year; one got in (Land Economy) and the other didn't (Computer Science). In short, you might get in, but just work for God's sake.

Reply 3

Fandellos

13

Swayum

but just work for God's sake.

this. OP, dont even think about how you might still be able to get in if you miss your offer, just work your ass off and it wont be a problem.

Reply 4

Elanor Sarralyn

It depends on your course, I think. If you're in a tiny course, like Land Economy, you're more likely to get by, but if you're in a huge course like Engineering, probably not.

Reply 5

kashmiri

cambridge ...miss the offer....im afraid it aint gonna happen that they let you in

Reply 6

DFranklin

18

One exception: a sizeable number of people will fail to meet their STEP offer but still get in.

Reply 7

Dionysia

12

Elanor Sarralyn

It depends on your course, I think. If you're in a tiny course, like Land Economy, you're more likely to get by, but if you're in a huge course like Engineering, probably not.

Mm, a friend of mine missed his engineering offer by three IB points, and still got in.

Reply 8

Complex Simplicity

14

dave_smith

As the title says, is there anybody here who got a conditional offer, ended up not getting the grades predicted, and still gott in?

I have a conitonal offer and needs to obtain the highest grades in the courses I'm currently taking, but I'm a bit worried I wont be able to get them.

I'm a EU-student, I dont know if that makes a difference...

Bristola and Durham say No

Reply 9

tayalouise

11

I know plenty of people this has happened to
Our head of sixth form seems to have a lot to do with it though
For example if someone didn't get the grades but was quite close, or has a good grade in General Studies even if it wasn't in the offer, he will phone the University and get them in

Pretty damn good

Reply 10

Dr Acula

3

i guess it only happens under extreme circumstances like when your rabbit dies :frown:

Reply 11

jcb914

11

Many people here didn't meet their offer. Remember that at Cambridge the number of offers given out very closely represents the number of actual spaces - there is not much "over-offering" as is the case at other universities. Therefore, if you miss your offer by a small margin you are still likely to be accepted since there isn't anyone else to take your place. Obviously there is no guarantee and it's clearly best to work your hardest to meet your offer conditions.

Reply 12

CatexW

13

I didn't meet my offer. My offer was BBB and I got BBD (with reason). To be fair the subject I messed up in has nothing to do with my degree.

Reply 13

Pillar of Autumn

15

Dionysia

Mm, a friend of mine missed his engineering offer by three IB points, and still got in.

Probably because he was required to get 41, and he got 38 which is still a possible Oxbridge offer. 38 = AAA to Oxbridge.

Reply 14

aimzdy

12

i didn't meet my offer i got ACC instead of BBB but then i missed out on the B's by a couple of points and i was having personal problems at the time (medical stuff) so thats what probably got me in still. Even so i know quite a few people who didn't meet their offers and still got offered a place without having similar issues to myself.

I think it depends on how much you missed the offer by and how strong you are as an applicant.

Reply 15

junkminx

At my results day a few people who missed their grades were taken. These people had all been interviewed. Knowing who you are in person makes the difference but not for the people who missed their Cambridge offers - many tears. That said I think Cambridge work in a v particular way and if they want you they will take you regardless, but can you be sure you are that good?

Reply 16

Essex_B

one guy at my school didnt make his step grade, got a 1,2 in step II and III, but got in because his eardrum exploded on the day of his step 3... pretty good excuse for not getting the 1 in step III

Reply 17

The_Lonely_Goatherd

20

*gatecrashes The Other Place's forum* :ninja:

I missed my offer for Oxford and they took me in anyway, but my tutor is lovely, it was an unrelated subject and I only missed it by 1%. I was hugely lucky. Don't consider missing the grades as an option, because many people weren't as lucky as me. Work as hard as you can without driving yourself crazy to get those grades! :smile:

Reply 18

jcb914

11

CatexW

I didn't meet my offer. My offer was BBB and I got BBD (with reason). To be fair the subject I messed up in has nothing to do with my degree.

aimzdy

i didn't meet my offer i got ACC instead of BBB but then i missed out on the B's by a couple of points and i was having personal problems at the time (medical stuff) so thats what probably got me in still. Even so i know quite a few people who didn't meet their offers and still got offered a place without having similar issues to myself.

I think it depends on how much you missed the offer by and how strong you are as an applicant.

This is the Cambridge forum! I'm sure the OP couldn't care less about your experiences at other universities.

Reply 19

Jigglypuff

16

I wish people would check what forum they're in before posting. Posting something really irrelevant could just give people wrong ideas (e.g. that you can get BBD and still get in)

OP, I remember a couple of people on here who did in the year I applied. One went to a 'bad' school and the other one missed his grade in Drama (I'm guessing Cambridge didn't really care as it wasn't relevant to his course at all).

That said, my DoS told me he would *never* take somebody who missed an AAA offer, regardless of grades. Someone missed it by a few marks once and he wouldn't let them in, but said if he had a re-mark which took him up to AAA then he would. Luckily he did. It really depends on the DoS. If you're close then re-marks might be worth a go.

Did anybody not reach your conditional offer - but still got in?

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