haiz so my cambridge application got pooled. well tt means its still under consideration by other colleges and the chances of getting in is about 25%. just like the normal one lor..

actually like not bad liao la.. outta 14000+ applications.. 3000 will be offered while about 2800 will be pooled.. so erm im in the top 6000 applications.. ARGH! wadeva.

shall just wait for another heart attack to come along. :(



oh rite does it make me feel better that i've passed my BTT and can now apply for my PDL on sat? i was really happy until i checked my email at bout11+..

nash is saying im crazy to be so worked up over the pooling..

After the interview there are three possible outcomes:

1. You are made an offer: Applicants who have already gained the qualifications required for entry may be made an unconditional offer, while those applicants who are still studying for qualifications for entry are usually made an offer conditional on achieving certain grades in these qualifications.
   
   
2. Your application is ‘pooled’: It may be that your College, although impressed by your application, doesn’t have a place for you, or may wish to look at applicants to other Colleges before confirming its last offers. In such cases your application is ‘pooled’. The winter pool, held in January, is designed to ensure that the best applicants are offered places whichever College they applied to. All Colleges can come to consider pooled applicants. Directors of Studies in each subject have met during the interview period to discuss the overall standard of applications, so that they can see by January how their own College's applicants compare.
   
   If your application is pooled, you may be asked to attend a further interview at another College or you may be offered a place without a further interview. If you are asked to come to another interview it will be held in early January. There is some flexibility over the timing of these interviews to allow for AS/A level module assessments also held at this time. Around one in six applicants are pooled, and of these, around one in five receives an offer of a place. If your application is pooled, but no College is able to offer you a place, you will hear from the College you applied to, normally by the end of January.
   
   For more information read our Undergraduate Guide to the Winter Pool.
   
   
3. Your application is unsuccessful: On average Cambridge receives around four applications for every place, so inevitably many applicants, even with good grade predictions, will be unsuccessful. Disappointing though this is, we hope you’ll have found it a useful experience. All Colleges provide, on request, feedback on unsuccessful applicants to the author of the school/college reference (the referee) or the Head or Principal of the school/college, provided that the applicant has given permission under the Data Protection Act. See feedback on admissions decisions for details.