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ukapplicant

Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 4
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Wed Feb 15, 2006 01:52 PM
Hello guys
This a thread for all those cambridge applicants, who are eagerly waiting for the response, like me.
Anybody who gets the offer plz send post in this thread informing all of us about it.
meanwhile I have certain queries relating cambridge application process.
1. As I have heard that getting into cam is more of luck becuase of the large number of applications they recieve. can anybody plz clarify me on their application process. As how they chose from the large number of students gernerally eachone fullfilling the entry requirment.
2. secondly, on number of llm students who recieved cam trust schoalrship last year and its certeria.
3. anyother source of funding apart from this scholarship for studies in cam.

Thanks in advance
cheers!
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ColumbiaJoe
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 67
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Mon Feb 20, 2006 03:22 PM
I received an email towards the beginning of January from the LLM Faculty but I'm still awaiting all of the paperwork from the Graduate board. I have no idea what they look for in the selection process. I suspect I was admitted because I am interested in (and have studied) international private law.

Funds for US applicants are quite a bit different and so I can't really help you in that regard.

Best of luck.
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imaverick

Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 41
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Fri Feb 24, 2006 07:03 PM
why is Cambridge taking so LONG?????
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kate

Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 10
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:10 AM
this long wait for Camb results is killing me!!!!

if any indian students have gotten thru plz inform me---

kate
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rah23

Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 52
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 09:55 PM
I emailed Cambridge and they indicated that they were hoping to have all decisions made by March.

Still some waiting to go!
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Rainmaker


Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 52
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 08:59 AM
Rah,

Did they mean "by March" or "in March"?
If former, then they should have already notified a lot of people, or?

[Edited 02 Mar 2006 by Rainmaker]
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Yellow

Joined: 01 May 2005
Posts: 136
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 09:21 AM
Cambridge have already started to notify. Last year the bulk of their notification was in April. This year they pushed the application date back a month so logically they'll do most of their notification in March. However I wouldn't neccessarily call Cambridge logical..........
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Rainmaker


Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 09:59 AM
Yellow,

I do have the same thoughts with regard to trasfer of deadline from January to December.
However, when you say they have started notifying, do u mean the main bulk - I am asking since a few people were notified yet in January, and it seemed to be an exception from the main rule.
On the whole, how many people u are aware of have been notfified?

[Edited 02 Mar 2006 by Rainmaker]
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rah23

Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 52
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 04:42 PM
Nabucco,

I had the same question as you when they emailed saying they would be notifying us "by March". Although given that it is now March 2, I suppose they really meant "by the end of March".

I have to let a bunch of schools know my response by the end of March so I don't know how much longer I can wait!

From my understanding they still had a majority of the applications to look at....so the waiting game continues....
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imaverick

Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 41
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 06:23 PM
i don't think that Cambridge has made the bulk of its decisions....yet...

Not many people on this board seemed to have heard from them.

[Edited 02 Mar 2006 by imaverick]
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Yellow

Joined: 01 May 2005
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:42 PM
Cambridge do seem to have some system. They certainly admit - or at least have admitted in the past - mainly by country. I have however heard that they admit their first choices - of which there may only be a few - first. However this is widely disputed. I can only say that that is what I was told by someone in the law faculty last year. Other people have heard different things.
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Rainmaker


Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 52
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Fri Mar 03, 2006 01:08 PM
Anyone has idea what happens if IELTS total score is above the required minimum in Cambridge (7.5), however one of the components is below (wrtiting only 6.0)?
Cam web-site seems to be very strict saying that one must fulfill all requirements, however I am still wondering whether it is obligatory to pass the test again?

[Edited 03 Mar 2006 by Rainmaker]
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Sart


Joined: 06 Feb 2006
Posts: 14
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Fri Mar 03, 2006 02:03 PM
I was just wondering if anyone who has received an email acceptance from Cambridge has heard further, either from the Board of Graduate studies or from their college?
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JGMS

Joined: 20 Nov 2005
Posts: 18
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Sun Mar 05, 2006 02:59 PM
hey, cambridge started acepting a good while ago. A friend of mine got in over a month ago. i got a rejection yesterday. we're both from UCD in Ireland so maybe its just the applications from ireland that have begun(?)
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jimmy

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 22
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Mon Mar 06, 2006 02:08 PM
I was just wondering if anyone who has received an email acceptance from Cambridge has heard further, either from the Board of Graduate studies or from their college?


I am a German law student who received an email offer last month. I haven't heard nothing more from the Board of Graduate Studies so far as well....
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sbwb

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 27
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Mon Mar 06, 2006 08:03 PM
Hi JGMS,

I'm from UCC & i'm still waiting to hear back from cam. Do you mind me asking what reasons they gave, if any, for your refusal & your friend's acceptance? Also, did you apply early?

Just a general question to everyone else, what sort of grades are expected of students doing finals (from their first couple of years) to be considered?

Thanks
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kate

Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 10
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 08:50 AM
has anybody from India heard from Cam as yet?????
if you have please tell me when you received the offer or rejection.

i haven't gotten an offer but still have not received a rejection, which is increasing the nervousness and anxiety even more!
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Rainmaker


Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:05 AM
Kate,

Same here - the problem is they can hold their decisions till end April!
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Yellow

Joined: 01 May 2005
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:21 AM
I'm an Irish student currently doing an LLM in Cambridge. I haven't heard of any Irish student getting an offer on less than 67% in their most recent year results. I also know people who have not been offered a place on considerably more.
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sbwb

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:43 AM
Thanks yellow, that's very helpful. I was around that mark last year which will make it very tight. Fingers crossed though...
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Rainmaker


Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:15 AM
Yellow, thanks a lot for info.

Could please provide a couple of coments of how it is to study in Cam - any particular pros or contras, the atmosphere, facilities etc.
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Yellow

Joined: 01 May 2005
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Tue Mar 07, 2006 08:16 PM
I think everyones experience is very different so it is difficult to give you a true flavour of what Cambridge is really like. The pros I see are that you getting some of the best lecturers in the world, it's an atmosphere that is truly academic so it will really stretch you in ways you didn't think possible, the college community means that you have a base of friends. The disadvantages are, if you end up in a college without many LLMs you may not make friends from the LLM, not all of the subjects are great, not all of the colleges are great, you could die and noone from the program would notice. Facility wise it is equivilant to any other university in terms of law - lots of books, access to online journals, desks........
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imaverick

Joined: 10 Aug 2005
Posts: 41
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Wed Mar 08, 2006 06:03 AM
to all cambridge admitted students for 2006

was your position on the cambridge self-service website updated to reflect your admitted status?

thanks!
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kate

Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 10
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Wed Mar 08, 2006 06:56 AM
Hey Yellow,

i've heard that Cam first classifies the application on country basis and then reviews them. is this true?

i have heard about how Cam only cares about your grade sheet and know for a fact that two top 5% students of my class have applied to Cam. it is freaking me out because i'm not very much of a class topper (but am definitely in the top 15%). even so i was able to get some good references from professors at college. would that help???

Kate
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Yellow

Joined: 01 May 2005
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Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:14 AM
I have heard differing views on how they divide up applications in order to review them. However all of them that I have heard involve dividing by country. I wasn't much of a class topper I was in the top 10% or so and I know someone higher than me who go rejected from my college so I would argue that Cambridge takes quite a holistic view to its applicants. However they do definately have a cut-off point for academic criteria below which they won't go and they also take disproportionate numbers of students from some countries.
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