Cambridge Entry Requirements 

Dixavd I'd rather bring in dogs. They're more competitive for their owner and what they pursue. The environment is far too dangerous for a measly cat 🐱

Oliver lmao

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Xiuchen Xu LOL. I never thought someone would actually notice it

Do you think its to late for me I'm in yr 10 I missed yr 8 and most of 9 because of the lockdowns I've never listened to mutch but got decent grades I'm willing to buckle down and work my hardest and would like to do a history degree

You’re only in year 10 so as long as you work hard you will certainly be able to do it!

Simon Clark is oxford for gifted people?

- Alexmegamind - basically oxford is for people with amazing GCSEs whilst Cambridge is for people with outstanding a levels.

Celeb132 Same :')

***** Same here ... jeez , the Cambridge crew xD

***** hey it's djorbua!

I didn't even apply cause STEP is too hard haha. Doing maths at bath if all things go well! What is your grade reqs?

Jack Binding lol fair enough I hear people complaining about it all the time! A*A*A :) which is the lowest offer for my subject so that says something

Not lucky at all, it would of taken him 4 years of hard work and dedication to get that place.

Conor Chaplin i hope you're joking, for Jake's sake.

Conor Chaplin Tbh, Cambridge look a lot less at the Personal Statement than you'd think. I think its a bit imposing to ask him to look over it, but maybe he will. You can easily get a teacher to read it and that will be fine. And no you don't need to wear a suit - you can wear anything but just stick to something smart-casual say shirt, chinos and jumper. And in terms of getting in - just be super passionate about your subject to the point where you can easily hold up an indepth 30 minute discussion about what you enjoy about your subject. Your ability is something they can see with the grades and UMS etc... but its the passion that you can show off in your PS and in the way you articulate yourself in an interview.

I just think it's really homophobic of jake to ignore me just because I'm gay

Conor Chaplin Given that you posted your message only a few hours following this video's posting, I doubt Jake is 'ignoring' you, rather just hasn't gotten round to answering any comments yet. More importantly, Jake clearly is not homophobic; he actively fights against homophobia and heteronormativity here in the comments. Unless your comment was a joke... in which case I feel a bit silly, but don't joke about discrimination. Also indicate that it is with an appropriate 'jk' or 'lol' or ':P' etc... so as to avoid future confusion.

Ashmeista143 Conor is being a troll, he's one of my friends, but thank you for these answers, hopefully they'll be useful to someone else

I totally understand! I'm applying for universities next year and I'm from Canada, and it really is pretty opaque when it comes to international requirements.... :/

Pretty sure Cambridge is a heavy name drop on your cv

Dennis Siple As much as you might think its not annoying, it does get a tad frustrating i'd imagine. I've been on open days with random tourists around and they annoyed me; i can imagine it''d be quite frustrating as a student when you have to crucially work. He is very glad for what he is, and I'm sure very kind to others, but having a moan is an inherent part of being british. We can surely allow Jake that.

Ashmeista143 I was just pointing out that it's not that big a deal in the big picture. I'm not disallowing him his freedom of speech - forbid! Methinks he's stressed in the run up to exams and his dissertation.

Tourism is fine, but there's is a difference of going and taking pictures of a lecture hall for example, and then going outside of people's living areas and taking pictures which can include them in it (in the window, or walking out etc).

Calm your life

nobodycarescarla i think on his website it says he uses premier pro :)

Perspectologist The tourists conundrum is a difficult one indeed. The curious thing is they seem equally interested in the students as the buildings. I could understand if it was a fascination with architecture, as that is rather beautiful, but tourists seem equally fascinated with the inhabitants. Now of course, the inhabitants might be equally beautiful as the buildings, but it is rather demeaning to be an attraction i suppose. Interactions with tourists however are always very quaint. I've once helped to direct a lovely Japanese couple to an Oxford college, and they complimented me on my Japanese, which was very self affirming. Jake's twitter is an excellent way of keeping up to date with him. Generally though, the Twitters of both Jake and Claudio are wonders, offering humorous, sassy and occasionally deep insights into life. Amen when it comes to socks. That damn problem of trying to match shades and seams, holding infinite numbers next to each other and meticulously examining their colour... I've found a great new invention which are black socks, but that have a stripe of colour to make it easier to match them. I'd recommend them, though the AR sounds way cooler. Also, I've now embraced Jamie's Odd Sock Revolution and am firmly happy with the freedom. Just a recommendation. Jake will remain one of, actually, my favourite vlogger on RU-vid. He just has this weird charm which is thoroughly entertaining to watch. Of course he'll stay my favourite vlogger only until I come and usurp him once I start my own vlogs in Oct when I begin Uni. Self preferential treatment for the win!! But the boy's got a few more months of Varsity left. :P

Ashmeista143 Thanks for the further insight on the tourist situation and for the sock suggestion. I don't think I am likely to want to replace all my socks anytime soon. My socks seem to have a rather long useful service life (many years). I believe I actually own a few pairs of socks older than Jake! I think I have found peace with the sock issue by simply caring less. Best wishes on your future vlog. I'll have to take a look once you get started. The world is quite often enriched when well intentioned people take the time to share their view with it. Vlogging is a great way to do that.

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I agree. I was myself rejected the first time around on the basis that my UMS was lower than the average applicant to that college for my subject, I had no idea UMS even played a part, otherwise I would have tried a lot harder at AS. Additionally, upon viewing the application statistics, there were 106 applications for my subject to that college, a rise of about 46 from previous years, presumably reducing the percentage of applicants they had time to interview. I went on to get the best A level results at my school, and best STEP results (Maths entrance exam) in my school (which included others that went on to study maths at Cambridge that year). I reapplied this year to Queens' and received an unconditional offer. This isn't me bragging or looking for sympathy, I'm just demonstrating that luck plays a big part, there are things that they are looking for that people aren't aware of and not everyone who deserves to get in does.

Akaakaaka ak Congratulations! You will have an extraordinary experience.

That's cute, give it 4 years and you won't care anymore

---UltimateGuyOfAwesomeness--- bang! shattered her dreams😂

Trinity Sapp-Stanion aaww that's sweet. stay focused and I hope you realise your dream

Honestly that's like, exactly what happened to me. I used to be so ambitious and was determined to go to Harvard and now I'm like "ah, fuck it"

@@wasteman3259 I never thought about even attempting to apply to Cambridge until last year and now I have an interview 😂 I used to not care because I thought I would absolutely fail my GCSEs but now it's my goal to get an offer.

Jess Grimmel You're going to do philosophy, right?

They will take your GCSEs into account but they are weighted significantly less than AS grades. So if you aim for at least 93% ums in your 3 most relevant AS results then that will compensate for your lower GCSE grades

Cosmos the a level requirement is A*A*A, that be why

I thought that was only for the GCSEs, but if they do change for a levels, Cambridge will put them up on the website too

Fiona You play the college game. You apply where you have the best chance of reading the subject you wish. Everyone applies to the better known colleges; that's a fools errand.

Joe Crawley Like me, Usually majority of people at Cambridge have 4-5 As or A*s at Cambridge but you could probably make up shitty GCSEs with close-to-perfect A levels

Yes, they accept international students. All you need is to be able to speak english.

+WolfPackHD Most (if not, all) top universities will not look at you without A-levels, if you really want to go, I suggest you do some. These can be done in 2 years, it will also be a marker of how much you really want it. It's good that you are trying to turn it around, but that's the reality. For reference, I have been/am at to two of the country's leading universities (including Cambridge), I can't think of a single person I have met who is here without A-levels. Furthermore, almost everyone I have met has had a string of A*/A grades, myself included.

Drying Deep I'm 11 months late, but how much do the results of GCSE's contribute to the likelihood of being accepted, for example in this case the person got an average of B's, but if they went on an got 4 A*'s at AS and 3 A*'s at A level would they still be considered despite the low GCSE grades?

Alex Hamer whatd u get for gcses

@@gibraialkhan1590 7A* 3A 1B

did you get in?

@@viradeus4322 mannn, I remember writing this comment! So crazy seeing RU-vid comments from years ago, really feels like travelling to the past. I posted this comment on the 22nd August 2018, one day before my GCSEs results. At the time I thought I had flunked my GCSE exams, so I was stressing and looking at unis that don't look too much at them, Cambridge being one of them. As it turns out I did really well, got 8A*s. This meant all my original options were still open. I found first year of a levels very hard, but second year I did much better and due to covid ended up getting my required grades. So although I never applied to Cambridge as it wasn't my original choice, I will say I did still get into my dream course at my favourite uni. So I am now studying dentistry at my first choice uni (won't say which one lol). Man, thanks for bringing me back to this comment, reading it I felt weirdly nostalgic because it so vividly brought me back to my life three years ago, thinking I'm in school again. Hope everything is going well with you, good luck.

@@alexhamer8787 Dude I'm happy that you're living your dream right now. It's always fun to look through Jake's old videos and see comments from five years ago about people applying or thinking about applying to Oxbridge. Usually, they don't respond when you ask them how its going or if they got in, but there are some(like you!) who respond. I was around 10 or 11 when I found Jake Wright's videos. I remember watching them all and wishing that I could also vlog my time at Cambridge. I'm 16 right now, but I am definitely going to apply to Cambridge for engineering or natural sciences. Its gonna be a long hard process, especially since Im and international student who isn't the brightest, but I'm going to give it my all! Much love man, good luck with dentistry :)

my other question is if I can apply to phd too in CS in Cambridge University.

yes

ye u just need maths.

All the info you need is on the Cambridge website

You should check out the Cambridge Website for Indian Students requirements (assuming you are Indian)

What are ur grades? What do you want to study? Im assuming you are international. What's your TOEFL score?

+Zainab Baber Sattar DO NOT come to cambridge if you want to do medicine! as long as you pass your course at ANY uni you will get a job, cambridge just makes it unnecessarily difficult and you'll hate it. trust me.

A levels are post 16 examinations taken by students that are the qualifications needed to get them into university. Students can take a minimum of 3 A levels. They are graded from U up to A* with A* being the highest. A levels also are a two year course. Hope I have answered your question.

Chubbs 101 - Thank You for answering!

very hard but very enjoyable

email Cambridge and see if they accept that qualification.

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PwndByChips Also how do you keep your hair so perfect?