CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS SECRETS

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a Cambridge Admissions Office? Admissions Tutor Chris and Admissions Officer Vicky from Gonville & Caius are here to answer some hard-hitting questions!
You can find more information about the topics covered in the video through the links below:
Personal statements: www.undergraduate.study.cam.a...
The Cambridge application process: www.undergraduate.study.cam.a...
How Cambridge assesses applications: www.undergraduate.study.cam.a...
Widening Participation: www.cai.cam.ac.uk/access-outr...
Student finances at Caius and Cambridge: www.cai.cam.ac.uk/apply-caius...
Cambridge interviews: www.undergraduate.study.cam.a...
0:00 Introducing Vicky and Chris
1:04 What if I make a mistake in my application?
1:22 Do you actually read all the personal statements?
1:37 What's the best thing to put in a personal statement?
1:58 What's the worst thing to put in a personal statement?
2:15 Why do I have to wait so long to hear a decision about my application?
2:52 How important are GCSEs, admissions tests, and predicted grades?
4:08 Has an application ever got lost?
4:27 Are you less likely to get in if you go to an independent school?
5:25 How much money do you need to go to Cambridge?
6:16 What if something goes wrong in my interview?
6:56 What is a secret piece of advice you can share?
8:05 Goodbyes and bloopers

[@dedbread1134]

Hi, this is a great video it's been really helpful thank you for uploading it!
I'm hoping to apply to Cambridge for Medicine and am currently choosing my A-level options but unsure whether or not I should take 4 A-levels. If I were to, I'd take Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and an EPQ. I'd rather take Maths, Chemistry, Biology and an EPQ, however, I know a large number of Cambridge applicants apply with 4 and I do enjoy Physics so I wouldn't dislike taking it. I would just like to know if doing 4 A-levels and getting high grades in them all will make much more of a difference competitively than doing 3?

[@pinkclogs]

i believe cambridge does not consider epq so you would be better off doing maths, chemistry, biology and physics x

[@renee3183]

i think epq is good because it shows academic interest a lot, and it will count as a supercurricular you can write about in your personal statement when u get to it :)
i don’t think cambridge cares much about subjects that are not related to your course, and in most cases the 4th A-level will be irrelevant. e.g. physics is not useful for medicine

[@alishahgul2280]

me to i want to try getting into Cambridge