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coco2008

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Why no result from Cambridge?
Tue Mar 25, 2008 01:37 PM
I'm in the same situation. Congrats to all those who have offers.

Namrepus I think that you're right--the longer we have no news, the lesser our chances. I doubt they would save the best till last. ;-) I hope we're not still waiting around three weeks today.

By the way Namrepus, I think it's brilliant that you've a place secured at Oxford.

All the best and good luck to everyone.
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namrepus

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 04:06 PM
Thank you Coco2008.

To everybody:

Is it true that Cambridge only emails successful candidates?
And it means rejection will only be seen via Camsis?
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coco2008

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 04:20 PM
Thank you Coco2008.

To everybody:

Is it true that Cambridge only emails successful candidates?
And it means rejection will only be seen via Camsis?


As I understand it mate, and I may be wrong, I think both successful and unsuccessful applicants get some form of non-CamSIS acknowledgement of their unsuccessful status.

Taken from Applications Decisions Process page:

"If your application is unsuccessful, you can find out about this decision first on your online self-service page. You will also receive e-mail confirmation from the Board of Graduate Studies. The Law Faculty does not e-mail unsuccessful applicants."

So, although in the event of being unsuccessful the Law Faculty itself remains silent, the BGS will nevertheless inform those unlucky applicants at some point. Whether we assume this is before or after a mass-CamSIS rejection, who knows.
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namrepus

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 04:35 PM
Thank you Coco2008.

To everybody:

Is it true that Cambridge only emails successful candidates?
And it means rejection will only be seen via Camsis?


Thank you. This even pushes me further to deem my not receiving anything yet as rejection...

Anyway. Like you said, who knows...

Good luck to you as well!!

As I understand it mate, and I may be wrong, I think both successful and unsuccessful applicants get some form of non-CamSIS acknowledgement of their unsuccessful status.

Taken from Applications Decisions Process page:

"If your application is unsuccessful, you can find out about this decision first on your online self-service page. You will also receive e-mail confirmation from the Board of Graduate Studies. The Law Faculty does not e-mail unsuccessful applicants."

So, although in the event of being unsuccessful the Law Faculty itself remains silent, the BGS will nevertheless inform those unlucky applicants at some point. Whether we assume this is before or after a mass-CamSIS rejection, who knows.
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jrmorton

Joined: 15 Feb 2008
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 05:28 PM
I have yet to receive any decision on my application either. I did send an email which had an amendment to my application last week, and was told my application would go to committee this week. However, someone else on this message board said that if you haven't received admission yet, and your Camsis is not updated, then you're probably unsuccessful. I emailed them again finding out if this is true, and I'll keep you all posted. I'm obviously hoping that's not the case, and that my application is just going back to committee... On a side-note, I have no idea why a decision is taking this long as I applied back in November. I'm hoping that its because I've been accepted by the university and they are trying to place me at a college, but I may just be being hopeful...
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coco2008

Joined: 20 Mar 2008
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Why no result from Cambridge?
Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:24 AM
Thank you Coco2008.

To everybody:

Is it true that Cambridge only emails successful candidates?
And it means rejection will only be seen via Camsis?


Thank you. This even pushes me further to deem my not receiving anything yet as rejection...

Anyway. Like you said, who knows...

Good luck to you as well!!

As I understand it mate, and I may be wrong, I think both successful and unsuccessful applicants get some form of non-CamSIS acknowledgement of their unsuccessful status.

Taken from Applications Decisions Process page:

"If your application is unsuccessful, you can find out about this decision first on your online self-service page. You will also receive e-mail confirmation from the Board of Graduate Studies. The Law Faculty does not e-mail unsuccessful applicants."

So, although in the event of being unsuccessful the Law Faculty itself remains silent, the BGS will nevertheless inform those unlucky applicants at some point. Whether we assume this is before or after a mass-CamSIS rejection, who knows.



Thanks Namrepus.

By the way, I didn't mean to suggest that that quote implied near-certain rejection to those who like myself, Namrepus and Jrmorton are presently waiting to even hear any news. I just wanted to highlight that, as I understood it and with CamSIS aside, all applicants (including those unsuccessful ones) would receive an email confirming their status.

Good luck.
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coco2008

Joined: 20 Mar 2008
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:37 AM
I have yet to receive any decision on my application either. I did send an email which had an amendment to my application last week, and was told my application would go to committee this week. However, someone else on this message board said that if you haven't received admission yet, and your Camsis is not updated, then you're probably unsuccessful. I emailed them again finding out if this is true, and I'll keep you all posted. I'm obviously hoping that's not the case, and that my application is just going back to committee... On a side-note, I have no idea why a decision is taking this long as I applied back in November. I'm hoping that its because I've been accepted by the university and they are trying to place me at a college, but I may just be being hopeful...


I don't think that your "just being hopeful", no way. If you've been told that sometime within this week your application will be considered by the Committee, then, in my view, you've every right to be positive about it. I hope that it works out for you.
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namrepus

Joined: 02 Oct 2007
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:39 AM
Thank you Coco2008.

To everybody:

Is it true that Cambridge only emails successful candidates?
And it means rejection will only be seen via Camsis?


Thank you. This even pushes me further to deem my not receiving anything yet as rejection...

Anyway. Like you said, who knows...

Good luck to you as well!!

As I understand it mate, and I may be wrong, I think both successful and unsuccessful applicants get some form of non-CamSIS acknowledgement of their unsuccessful status.

Taken from Applications Decisions Process page:

"If your application is unsuccessful, you can find out about this decision first on your online self-service page. You will also receive e-mail confirmation from the Board of Graduate Studies. The Law Faculty does not e-mail unsuccessful applicants."

So, although in the event of being unsuccessful the Law Faculty itself remains silent, the BGS will nevertheless inform those unlucky applicants at some point. Whether we assume this is before or after a mass-CamSIS rejection, who knows.



Thanks Namrepus.

By the way, I didn't mean to suggest that that quote implied near-certain rejection to those who like myself, Namrepus and Jrmorton are presently waiting to even hear any news. I just wanted to highlight that, as I understood it and with CamSIS aside, all applicants (including those unsuccessful ones) would receive an email confirming their status.

Good luck.


Don't worry. I don't think you implied anything negative. I was just trying to analyse what is going on there. But by now we have not hear any report about In Waiting List, so that may be another reason. They may be seperating candidates from "Rejection" and "Waiting List".

Let's see if there is still any offer(s) coming out. I saw from one of my home country Forums some reports of Cambridge LLM offers on 22nd of Mar and 23rd of Mar.

So for me and those who are still waiting for Cam actually no news is good news.
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rafaello

Joined: 02 Mar 2008
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 08:48 AM
Guys, just ot let you know...Last week I wrote the same e-mail as 'mschuster43' and 'Cwaw' did (seeking an update of theapplication). And no reply at all.. Still waiting..
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Ivan13

Joined: 20 Oct 2007
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 02:20 PM
Also awaiting a decision from Cambridge. Emailed Ms. Wade a couple of days ago and nothing in response as of now.

It is a bit weird for me to see that some of us (including me) have already been accepted by Oxford but Cambridge still keeps silence. When I was applying to Oxbridge, everybody kept telling me that it was much easier to get admitted by Cambridge then by Oxford (the chances are like 3:1).

At this thread, we can see a different situation when people accepted by Oxford do not timely receive anything from Cambridge. Could anybody comment on that???

[Edited 26 Mar 2008 by Ivan13]
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DeciDeus

Joined: 16 Oct 2007
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 05:37 PM
I spoke to someone at Cambridge and they said that the last meeting for consideration of future LLM candidates will take place this Thursday.

Good luck to you all.

A
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namrepus

Joined: 02 Oct 2007
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 02:48 AM
I spoke to someone at Cambridge and they said that the last meeting for consideration of future LLM candidates will take place this Thursday.

Good luck to you all.

A



......Nothing else to say, but thank you so much!!!!
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jrmorton

Joined: 15 Feb 2008
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 04:03 AM
I spoke to someone at Cambridge and they said that the last meeting for consideration of future LLM candidates will take place this Thursday.

Good luck to you all.

A


Well, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for an email tomorrow! Good luck to the rest of you as well...
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namrepus

Joined: 02 Oct 2007
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 02:35 PM
Today I cannot get into "application status" page from the home page of Camsis. It continues for maybe half an hour. And now I can get in: the status is still "applicant".
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jrmorton

Joined: 15 Feb 2008
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 03:00 PM
I just received an email about 30 min ago w/ a conditional offer!!!
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namrepus

Joined: 02 Oct 2007
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 04:05 PM
I just received an email about 30 min ago w/ a conditional offer!!!


Congrats! Mate.
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namrepus

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 04:12 PM
How about Camsis?
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jrmorton

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 04:18 PM
Camsis has not yet been updated.
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namrepus

Joined: 02 Oct 2007
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 04:38 PM
I have no info yet.

The Holocaust rejection is coming soon I suppose.

Errrrrrrrr.

I predict I am going to Oxford.
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jrmorton

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 05:49 PM
That's what I thought as well and I was wrong, so hang in there!
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DeciDeus

Joined: 16 Oct 2007
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 05:57 PM
A rejecide is approaching... If by tomorrow we do not hear, our fates are sealed...

May Allah have mercy.

A
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Bender


Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 06:59 PM
Huh.

I've never seen a parallel drawn between a rejection letter and the (big-H) Holocaust before.

I guess there's a first time for everything.

Also: "rejecide" is brilliant.

[Edited 27 Mar 2008 by Bender]
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claret8

Joined: 25 Feb 2008
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:25 PM
Just curious - why would one pick the Cantab LLM over the BCL?

[Edited 27 Mar 2008 by claret8]
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Bender


Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:40 PM
My thoughts on this issue boil down to the following, based on my own personal concerns:

1: Depending on your work habits, the tutorial system might not suit a given person (i.e., me) as well as just being left to his or her own devices with lectures and a reading list. I'm certainly more used to the latter, at any rate.

2: I've heard Cambridge is a nicer town? I have no personal experience, though, other than what I've been told. Also: this probably shouldn't be a determinative factor. Still, though.

3: Depending on your focus, there are a number of courses offered by each school not really offered by the other - that might be enough on its own, if you're after something specific.

Those are just a few reasons, anyway.

I think my decision will be made by scholarships: if I get anything at all from Oxford, that's where I'm heading. Nothing from either? Still not sure.
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namrepus

Joined: 02 Oct 2007
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 01:40 AM
Just curious - why would one pick the Cantab LLM over the BCL?


I use holocaust Rejection to describe the final rejection letters coming out from Cambridge to kill hopes of candidates who are rejected. But you are right, it shouldn't be in capital letter :(

I don't mean Cambridge LLM is better than Ox BCL/Mjur. Just I want to know the result of my application to Canbridge.

[Edited 28 Mar 2008 by namrepus]
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