Asking Students "How To Get Into CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY?" | [Street Interview]

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  • Asking Cambridge students, 'How to get into Cambridge University?'
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 163

  • @Tom-vu1wr
    @Tom-vu1wr 2 роки тому +1105

    Conclusion from this video: science students don't go outside

    • @sociallyanxiousemo2962
      @sociallyanxiousemo2962 2 роки тому +100

      Hey, we go outside when we walk to our lectures 😂

    • @quentinwach
      @quentinwach 2 роки тому +11

      @@sociallyanxiousemo2962 the was before zoom

    • @dzfz2100
      @dzfz2100 Рік тому +11

      Exactly - no self-respecting/hating NatSci would be on the street in the middle of the day

    • @kriti200
      @kriti200 7 місяців тому

      Is mba a good option

    • @Mel1211
      @Mel1211 28 днів тому

      So what's uour advice ?​@@sociallyanxiousemo2962

  • @ralisson4156
    @ralisson4156 2 роки тому +342

    My recommendation: Be enthusiastic, have interests outside of work (not the most important), but be prepared for what interviewers will ask you, i.e. look at former interview questions, look at type of questions you are asked, try to think outside the box, the interviewers just want to know how you are, what you like doing, and the way your mind thinks, so it doesn't matter if you mess up, just portray yourself to them. If that's successful, great! If not, you will succeed in another top university.

    • @DelescenMedia
      @DelescenMedia  2 роки тому +6

      Thanks R. Alisson!

    • @karainotavailable
      @karainotavailable Рік тому +2

      i want to try to get to cambridge, but i cant find anywhere whether there is also a test part (probably there is) and what i should learn to pass it. could you give me some advice? thank you so much

    • @mosescai8547
      @mosescai8547 Рік тому

      useful helpful. thanks a lot

    • @patrikgubeljak9416
      @patrikgubeljak9416 Рік тому

      @@karainotavailable depends on what you want to study. You should look at individual colleges and what they require. When I applied for NatSci at St. John's I had to do an applied maths test, had a physics and a chemistry interview. Trinity had a few examples of past tests.

    • @JamesJoyce12
      @JamesJoyce12 10 місяців тому

      @barborabiringerova2082 literally google "Cambridge entrance test" - sheesh - and you want to go to Cambridge?

  • @maryamerlin8922
    @maryamerlin8922 Рік тому +73

    I really appreciate these humble responses and the positive attitude towards education they promote.

  • @talkingcelery7042
    @talkingcelery7042 Рік тому +19

    Guys. People who study humanities are not dumb. They just want to study humanities.

  • @julietcrowson3503
    @julietcrowson3503 2 роки тому +132

    Look after your mental health if you want to go to Cambridge
    Never judge a book by it's cover - any book...
    Your degree is what you learn from it, so cramming at university for university exams is no way to study and make the most of your learning opportunities...

  • @isaacormesher2851
    @isaacormesher2851 2 роки тому +99

    Seconding what they say at 2:30, just enjoy your subject and do well on your entrance exams! They want people who are chatty and can articulate their thoughts well because that's what will suit supervisions

  • @DelescenMedia
    @DelescenMedia  2 роки тому +15

    Questions about or recommendations on Cambridge's application process? Comment down below and let's help each other! :)

  • @MrMikemike313
    @MrMikemike313 Рік тому +92

    Basically, you need to have a profound interest in the subject equivalent to you have been on the job for 10+ years... when you are 17 or you have eidetic memory.

    • @DelescenMedia
      @DelescenMedia  Рік тому +7

      Thanks for your feedback Michael!

    • @naz6736
      @naz6736 Рік тому +2

      Well well put

    • @aleks.j.
      @aleks.j. Рік тому +14

      nah you should just genuinely enjoy the subject and have made some effort to pursue it outside of school, nothing too intense

    • @naz6736
      @naz6736 Рік тому +4

      @@aleks.j. if it were that easyy, everyone would do it. haah

  • @SaraaMcCarty
    @SaraaMcCarty Рік тому +9

    These people seem so humble. Me like!

  • @timelord5920
    @timelord5920 9 місяців тому +4

    It’s lovely to see so many students with northern accents at Cambridge!

  • @Sui_Generis0
    @Sui_Generis0 Рік тому +45

    I just solved problems out loud and answered questions on my view on certain economics questions after doing a short reading. Don't play it up too much. You don't need to be reading some random books on the subject, at least not for economics or any science. They just want to confirm that they'll be able to teach you in a supervision setting

    • @smithereensloccomotives678
      @smithereensloccomotives678 Рік тому

      Why include science and economics together, economics is a social science

    • @jjose3829
      @jjose3829 Рік тому +1

      @@smithereensloccomotives678 yeah but its much more mathsy than the social science which is why people refrain from calling it a social science sometimes

    • @jjose3829
      @jjose3829 Рік тому

      yeah if you did further maths.

    • @Sui_Generis0
      @Sui_Generis0 Рік тому

      @@smithereensloccomotives678 it was in relation to not having to read many books in preparation. I have friends who done science and told me how their interviews were like which is why I said economics or any science

    • @art3mis942
      @art3mis942 Рік тому

      what kind of questions did they ask you?

  • @mackenzielai3449
    @mackenzielai3449 2 роки тому +36

    I swear the girl from 1:46 was my RS tutor for my iGCSEs, if you do see her again tell her mackenzie got a 9

    • @zlora5657
      @zlora5657 Рік тому +3

      thats so cute i hope she sees this!

  • @SingeyLababspa
    @SingeyLababspa Рік тому +2

    Thanks a lot for this video 🙏

  • @xingyuxu
    @xingyuxu Рік тому +26

    Actually,Cambridge science subjects are much more difficult to get accepted than subjects like history,art,linguistics;this video is not complete

    • @AbdullahKhawar262
      @AbdullahKhawar262 6 місяців тому +2

      bruh what about history and politics? is it hard

  • @yxsh3119
    @yxsh3119 Рік тому +1

    Having Good Grades is the best advice

  • @haza5844
    @haza5844 Рік тому +16

    Want to go to Cambridge? well then, choose a course no-one has ever heard of.

    • @daveansell1970
      @daveansell1970 Рік тому +11

      If you wander around the centre of Cambridge in the middle of the day interviewing students at random, unsurprisingly you don't find many science students.

  • @drannelchannel8065
    @drannelchannel8065 2 роки тому +13

    Conclusion : *read more*

  • @enigma7791
    @enigma7791 Рік тому +71

    I went to school with a friend who was genius level and scored 99/100% every year in almost every exam he took. He came from an ordinary family and got a place at Cambridge. Lasted 1 year and dropped out as he just could not fit in with the rich kid jet set. He always felt like he couldn't afford to do the things they were doing and even his speech was frowned upon, they would avoid him and he knew they had names for him. That's the reality when you go to one of the rich kids Uni's

    • @jeeves_wooster
      @jeeves_wooster Рік тому +31

      Completely untrue - the majority of people at Cambridge go to state schools

    • @km7101
      @km7101 Рік тому +28

      @@jeeves_wooster They may go to state schools but come from families who are financially well off. Not all rich parents send their children to private schools. Bottom line is that you have to be determined enough in life to go through obstacles to get to where you want, this may involve snobs looking down at you etc...

    • @SteezyMart
      @SteezyMart Рік тому +8

      All universities are rich kids’ unis now.

    • @seraergi7175
      @seraergi7175 Рік тому +23

      Why would u care about those rich kids when u got into the uni for the sake of you.

    • @dac8939
      @dac8939 Рік тому +8

      Not true. Wide background to social class there now. From poverty to millionaires. Based on academic entry only. So if super smart you will get in. Durham university has far more private school kids and so does Royal agricutural college, which has very low grades but attracts rich dumb kids.

  • @eliasvonbrille
    @eliasvonbrille Рік тому +6

    Apparently my University (University Heidelberg in Germany) has some kind of agreement with Cambridge so they sponsor some of their students to spent a year studying in Cambridge.
    I had 1,2 in school so it might be possible? Probably out of my league but I will try.

  • @eugenemurray2940
    @eugenemurray2940 2 роки тому +16

    Get the train...
    Get the bus..
    And walk in

  • @penelope9247
    @penelope9247 Рік тому +1

    Admiration

  • @samholder196
    @samholder196 Рік тому +17

    pretty universal advice
    also straight As, have money, and probably be connected

  • @MarcusAurelius38
    @MarcusAurelius38 7 місяців тому +1

    Watching these videos are polar opposite to videos on students talking about how they got into US ivy leagues. The acceptance rates at oxford and cambridge are probably 3-4x higher than ivy leagues on average but US students seem robotic, racking up flawless test scores and extra curriculars like ticking off a box. To contrast, I think most of the students in this video mentioned showing your passion and believing in yourself.

  • @user-iz8xe5pf2q
    @user-iz8xe5pf2q 2 роки тому +21

    This is what I wanted cuz I want to go to university of Cambridge @@@

    • @kingrobert7246
      @kingrobert7246 Рік тому +1

      Why? It’s a snobbish elitist university just listen to the Art History students sounds like a right rah

    • @franzliszt4038
      @franzliszt4038 Рік тому +3

      @@kingrobert7246 why tf are u watching this video then

    • @nobodyelse7911
      @nobodyelse7911 Рік тому

      @@kingrobert7246 how about law? I am an international student would you think it's good for me?

    • @illitxo
      @illitxo 9 місяців тому

      @@kingrobert7246because schools are about the education not the people lmaoo, some people wanna go there for education and degrees to succeed as much as their abilities enable

  • @popcorn1601
    @popcorn1601 2 місяці тому +3

    I'm a year 12 student in Melbourne currently 9 months away from uni acceptance results, I'm really working hard to get into Cambridge bc it's my dream school since I was a kid, and maybe I'll update if I end up getting in or not. See you guys in a year ~!

    • @Sara_lfc-22
      @Sara_lfc-22 Місяць тому +2

      Good luck!!!

    • @Mel1211
      @Mel1211 28 днів тому +1

      I'm here so that when you get you answer i'll get a notification ! Good luck

  • @midoriyasan711
    @midoriyasan711 2 роки тому +17

    hi sir, I have a question, they some of them said 'read books they are interested in' What does it mean ? How can I know on which topic are they interested and also, by reading books, is it meant to acquire general knowledge or, for example, to read 'scientific books' about my field of interest?

    • @drinktearyuji
      @drinktearyuji 2 роки тому +9

      I assume they meant books based on the field you're interested in. Also, it doesn't just have to be books, it could be an articles too. :)

    • @ralisson4156
      @ralisson4156 2 роки тому +2

      you usually get a reading list of the type of books to read, otherwise the book should be off syllabus and on a topic you enjoy, and you should be able to understand some of what goes on in the book.

    • @kingrobert7246
      @kingrobert7246 Рік тому

      They’re stupid Cambridge students are so overrated the brand name carries 99% of the reputation

    • @samanthaolaf7813
      @samanthaolaf7813 Рік тому

      Idk,but I understood it as each department,or the university as a whole,having it's own mission and goals to accomplish through the students.read on that I guess🤷‍♀️

    • @liviu445
      @liviu445 Рік тому

      They are so vague, like I want to study math, I should read books that interest me, what so I should read real analysis books, that shit will make my brain explode since I barely know proof writing, they are being to general on the premise of time pressure to answer question.
      Cambridge or any up their ass universities look for people who can abstract general principles from special cases, if you can do that, and conform with their ideologies, don't have too thick an accent, you're have a shot.

  • @Tumanic1996
    @Tumanic1996 Рік тому

    Good video thank un

  • @jamesmcallister1720
    @jamesmcallister1720 2 роки тому +2

    @ 4:30 getting some real advice from joshua

  • @robertbilling6266
    @robertbilling6266 Рік тому +4

    ISTR that I spent most of the interview for Engineering discussing steam locomotives. I got in.

    • @todimotska
      @todimotska Рік тому

      Hi, can I ask you some questions about this? How were your A levels? What information did you give them?

    • @robertbilling6266
      @robertbilling6266 Рік тому

      @@todimotska Physics, computer science, pure mathematics, applied mathematics. We had a general discussion then got onto steam power

    • @todimotska
      @todimotska Рік тому

      @@robertbilling6266 I see, and did you do exceptionally well in them?

  • @res_gestae
    @res_gestae 2 роки тому +2

    Anatoly!! Again just like the daily mail

  • @marcoy1059
    @marcoy1059 Рік тому +11

    If you are the best of the best then you can get into Cambridge, simple as that

    • @liviu445
      @liviu445 Рік тому +9

      I Dissagree, if you prove you can compete with the best you can go there.

    • @dac8939
      @dac8939 Рік тому

      @@liviu445 you mean to survive once in?

    • @McFlashh
      @McFlashh 11 місяців тому

      You mean, if you study 10 hours a day then you’re Cambridge standard

  • @staycool4349
    @staycool4349 Рік тому +13

    Window guy's friend : Hey I saw you on a YT video.
    Window Guy: Yeah I was studying next to my window and then a guy came and asked some stuffs.

  • @filibertocaceresbetancur-yn7mq
    @filibertocaceresbetancur-yn7mq 10 місяців тому

    In my university The younger peoples here as soon as they enter are eliminate but My university have been done cooperation in Education with university cambridge and with universities around the world wide Latin America city iquitos it was foundation Germany peoples 1962

  • @ThomasMeeson
    @ThomasMeeson 6 місяців тому +6

    Survivor bias; they all say 'you need critical thinking', 'you need to stand out', 'be passionate' but not once did they mention just how lucky you need to be that your application is properly read by someone who'll actually care

  • @saweranawaz4801
    @saweranawaz4801 Рік тому +2

    ough the fist one was from law department i also want to study law at Cambridge

  • @machikr
    @machikr Рік тому +4

    OK, though I am a Korean, I know a thing or two about the UK admission process. The UK admission chiefly hangs on an interview with a professor of the subject you want to major in. So if you want to study history, professor will ask you whether you heard of the name Goering. And if you say, oh that fat chap, you are in, but if you say ah the German dish you eat with Strudel und Wurst, you are out.

  • @Aoina376
    @Aoina376 2 роки тому +5

    No darling, it's not a pomegranate.

  • @AdityaKumar-yo8qv
    @AdityaKumar-yo8qv 4 місяці тому

    Read what you are interested in

  • @liftfan2
    @liftfan2 8 місяців тому

    Do you have to use the word "like" excessively as well?

  • @a120068020
    @a120068020 Рік тому

    How to get in? Find the door.

  • @tarek7451
    @tarek7451 Рік тому +5

    The first girl is adorable 💙

  • @raymondlee9485
    @raymondlee9485 Рік тому +2

    Just walk in

    • @DelescenMedia
      @DelescenMedia  Рік тому

      I tried, but I had to show a University Card to get access to the institutions and facilities.

  • @Picnicl
    @Picnicl 4 місяці тому

    Ironically, none of them seem particularly enthusiastic. Always remember that that genuinely enthusiastic cannot spend so long in relative solipsism in a book. Life and its evidences, past and present, is its own interactive book of pages. Their standards and patterns of English are banal, peppering 'like' in there. It's a beautiful city that, weirdly, is more beautiful without any people being there. How many Cambridge graduates actually built the beautiful architecture of Cambridge? Not enough to justify the waffly other ones.

  • @heyzeeshan
    @heyzeeshan Рік тому +3

    i know why you clicked on the video ;)

  • @Lenabbrk
    @Lenabbrk Рік тому +7

    my guy went to cu to study classics😭

  • @tjc89
    @tjc89 2 роки тому +17

    Not a single northern/regional accent here. Massive class bias.

    • @soamer_
      @soamer_ Рік тому

      what do you mean?

    • @lexm17
      @lexm17 Рік тому +9

      @@soamer_ oxbridge are known for their inequality and upholding the establishment. Not many people from the north/midlands get in as often southern prep schools get top pick, plus there are biases, ignorance etc.

    • @soamer_
      @soamer_ Рік тому

      @@lexm17 ohhh thanks for explaining but yeah that makes sense

  • @Liuq_9
    @Liuq_9 10 місяців тому

    Actually I learned English

  • @joryarafa1981
    @joryarafa1981 6 місяців тому

    hey i have a lot of more questions if anyone can help me i would be eternally grateful, so basically i live in the middle east and i have been homeschooled since grade 10 (but take private courses) and i have about 8 A stars in my igcse and some gcse subjects and i was wondering how many a-levels should i take because i'm planning to take AS and A2 biology and i was wondering if i should take like two other AS subjects ? also back at my school we never really had any extracurricular activites so would that be a problem? and i wanted to know what good scholarships do they offer since i heard that it'sreally expensive even with the scholarships. thank you

    • @user-pb5jt6xk2m
      @user-pb5jt6xk2m 4 дні тому

      you need at least 3 a2 subjects meeting the entry requirements for your desired course. Doing extra as/a2 subjects is up to you

  • @innnnnnas
    @innnnnnas 3 місяці тому

    I wish i could go there...But i dont have enough money :(
    Maybe in another life..

    • @Mel1211
      @Mel1211 28 днів тому

      There are scolarship

  • @marufhasan9788
    @marufhasan9788 2 роки тому +5

    I wanna admit in Cambridge University

    • @kingrobert7246
      @kingrobert7246 Рік тому

      Why. It’s rubbish

    • @levito7783
      @levito7783 Рік тому +13

      @@kingrobert7246 yes, one of the top 5 best universities in the world is rubbish

    • @kingrobert7246
      @kingrobert7246 Рік тому

      @@levito7783 all universities are rubbish

    • @pregerzoreo4886
      @pregerzoreo4886 Рік тому +1

      @@levito7783 lmao I think she meant compared to Oxford 😉

    • @levito7783
      @levito7783 Рік тому +1

      @@pregerzoreo4886 well, then yeah, I think Oxford is better compared to Cambridge, especially if you want to study mathematics, but they are still both good universities.

  • @goodlookinouthomie1757
    @goodlookinouthomie1757 Рік тому +2

    Even the word "critical" has become subverted in modern society.

    • @uchihaitachi01117
      @uchihaitachi01117 11 місяців тому

      I am glad someone else put though into that too.

  • @splinterbyrd
    @splinterbyrd 9 місяців тому

    My recommendation about how to get into Cambridge;
    Don't. Do an apprenticeship

  • @mikecorbett8760
    @mikecorbett8760 2 роки тому +9

    I would rather cut my toes off than go to smugbridge....too many posh self-satisfied types for my inner peacd

    • @kingrobert7246
      @kingrobert7246 Рік тому +2

      Ikr. Cambridge students are no different than other russell group students. The grade entry requirements are literally the same for all russell group. Just cause you walk amongst a bunch of historical buildings doesn’t make you smarter than anyone else or look down on them. I mean look at the art history student, sounds like a right rah like a typical Exeter student. And there’s also a student with red hair that’s a no go for emotional relationships. Overall this uni is 99% carried on brand name.

    • @jeeves_wooster
      @jeeves_wooster Рік тому +10

      @@kingrobert7246 The grade requirements aren't the same lol - it's objectively harder to get in to Cambridge. You're just making generalisations

    • @liviu445
      @liviu445 Рік тому

      @@kingrobert7246 fr, i got Double distinction star distinction, and everyone was like 'Why don't you go to a russel group uni', my inner monolouge was like 'Bitch, i can choose what i wish'.

    • @goodlookinouthomie1757
      @goodlookinouthomie1757 Рік тому

      Lots of Surrey accents in this interview. Didn't see a lot of working class representation.

    • @kingrobert7246
      @kingrobert7246 Рік тому

      @@liviu445 what did you choose

  • @badgerval6886
    @badgerval6886 Рік тому +2

    Pay tens of thousands of pounds in private school fees

  • @bogatyrstudios1272
    @bogatyrstudios1272 Рік тому

    imagine wasting your time in university

    • @xRavioge
      @xRavioge Рік тому +4

      well it sure provides you with opportunities as long as you take the subject you are studying seriously

    • @McFlashh
      @McFlashh 8 місяців тому

      It depends. Lots of the students in this video study useless degrees just so they can say they went Cambridge. That’s sad, really.

  • @kingrobert7246
    @kingrobert7246 Рік тому +8

    Just cause someone goes to cambridge doesn’t mean they’re clever or they can look down on everyone else. A maths student from Strathclyde is obviously more intelligent than a history of art Student from Cambridge

    • @ksa-nr6sv
      @ksa-nr6sv Рік тому +27

      Bro comparing math and history of art 💀

    • @ax4326
      @ax4326 Рік тому +13

      No they’re not. What a ridiculous thing to say. To get into cambridge for even history art you have to get a string of A*s/As. The worst degree at Cambridge is better than the best degree at Strathclyde. No comparison

    • @kingrobert7246
      @kingrobert7246 Рік тому +3

      @@ax4326 that’s absolutely not true. A university level maths student would be able to learn history of art, it would be nearly impossible the other way around. Don’t tell me you’re being serious

    • @user-vn4jw3ch8w
      @user-vn4jw3ch8w Рік тому

      @@kingrobert7246 why not compare math with maths ? you know darn well there are lots of medalist in Cu don't you , coward

    • @dac8939
      @dac8939 Рік тому

      @@ax4326 Cambridge has similar entry requirements as most top Russell group universities - LSE, Imperial, York, Edinburgh, Warwick etc

  • @isingthebodyelectric555
    @isingthebodyelectric555 Рік тому +2

    the first girl is so pretty

  • @12dougreed
    @12dougreed 2 роки тому +10

    Why are you playing that stupid music in the background ?

  • @naz6736
    @naz6736 Рік тому

    None of these kids could come up with anything other than what’s written in a book. Period.

  • @matildawolfram4687
    @matildawolfram4687 2 роки тому +11

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  • @cmc634
    @cmc634 Рік тому +1

    I'm in love with the law girl; she's magnificent. OMG