Asking Students "How To Get Into CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY?" | [Street Interview]
Asking Cambridge students, 'How to get into Cambridge University?'
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Conclusion from this video: science students don't go outside
@sociallyanxiousemo2962
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, we go outside when we walk to our lectures 😂
@quentinwach
2 жыл бұрын
@@sociallyanxiousemo2962 the was before zoom
@dzfz2100
Жыл бұрын
Exactly - no self-respecting/hating NatSci would be on the street in the middle of the day
@kriti200
7 ай бұрын
Is mba a good option
@Mel1211
Ай бұрын
So what's uour advice ?@@sociallyanxiousemo2962
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
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks R. Alisson!
@karainotavailable
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
useful helpful. thanks a lot
@patrikgubeljak9416
Жыл бұрын
@@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
10 ай бұрын
@barborabiringerova2082 literally google "Cambridge entrance test" - sheesh - and you want to go to Cambridge?
I really appreciate these humble responses and the positive attitude towards education they promote.
Guys. People who study humanities are not dumb. They just want to study humanities.
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...
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
@Meowshaaa
Жыл бұрын
I agree
Questions about or recommendations on Cambridge's application process? Comment down below and let's help each other! :)
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
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your feedback Michael!
@naz6736
Жыл бұрын
Well well put
@aleks.j.
Жыл бұрын
nah you should just genuinely enjoy the subject and have made some effort to pursue it outside of school, nothing too intense
@naz6736
Жыл бұрын
@@aleks.j. if it were that easyy, everyone would do it. haah
These people seem so humble. Me like!
It’s lovely to see so many students with northern accents at Cambridge!
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
Жыл бұрын
Why include science and economics together, economics is a social science
@jjose3829
Жыл бұрын
@@smithereensloccomotives678 yeah but its much more mathsy than the social science which is why people refrain from calling it a social science sometimes
@jjose3829
Жыл бұрын
yeah if you did further maths.
@Sui_Generis0
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
what kind of questions did they ask you?
Thanks a lot for this video 🙏
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
Жыл бұрын
thats so cute i hope she sees this!
Actually,Cambridge science subjects are much more difficult to get accepted than subjects like history,art,linguistics;this video is not complete
@AbdullahKhawar262
6 ай бұрын
bruh what about history and politics? is it hard
Want to go to Cambridge? well then, choose a course no-one has ever heard of.
@daveansell1970
Жыл бұрын
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.
Conclusion : *read more*
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
Жыл бұрын
Completely untrue - the majority of people at Cambridge go to state schools
@km7101
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
All universities are rich kids’ unis now.
@seraergi7175
Жыл бұрын
Why would u care about those rich kids when u got into the uni for the sake of you.
@dac8939
Жыл бұрын
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.
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.
Get the train... Get the bus.. And walk in
@uchihaitachi01117
11 ай бұрын
The only foolproof way of getting in.
Admiration
pretty universal advice also straight As, have money, and probably be connected
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.
This is what I wanted cuz I want to go to university of Cambridge @@@
@kingrobert7246
2 жыл бұрын
Why? It’s a snobbish elitist university just listen to the Art History students sounds like a right rah
@franzliszt4038
Жыл бұрын
@@kingrobert7246 why tf are u watching this video then
@nobodyelse7911
Жыл бұрын
@@kingrobert7246 how about law? I am an international student would you think it's good for me?
@illitxo
9 ай бұрын
@@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
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
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
They’re stupid Cambridge students are so overrated the brand name carries 99% of the reputation
@samanthaolaf7813
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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.
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
2 ай бұрын
Good luck!!!
@Mel1211
Ай бұрын
I'm here so that when you get you answer i'll get a notification ! Good luck
Good video thank un
@ 4:30 getting some real advice from joshua
ISTR that I spent most of the interview for Engineering discussing steam locomotives. I got in.
@todimotska
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, can I ask you some questions about this? How were your A levels? What information did you give them?
@robertbilling6266
2 жыл бұрын
@@todimotska Physics, computer science, pure mathematics, applied mathematics. We had a general discussion then got onto steam power
@todimotska
2 жыл бұрын
@@robertbilling6266 I see, and did you do exceptionally well in them?
Anatoly!! Again just like the daily mail
If you are the best of the best then you can get into Cambridge, simple as that
@liviu445
Жыл бұрын
I Dissagree, if you prove you can compete with the best you can go there.
@dac8939
Жыл бұрын
@@liviu445 you mean to survive once in?
@McFlashh
11 ай бұрын
You mean, if you study 10 hours a day then you’re Cambridge standard
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.
@DelescenMedia
Жыл бұрын
:p
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
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
ough the fist one was from law department i also want to study law at Cambridge
@DelescenMedia
Жыл бұрын
Wish you all the best :)
Having Good Grades is the best advice
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.
@uchihaitachi01117
11 ай бұрын
Interesting.
No darling, it's not a pomegranate.
Read what you are interested in
Do you have to use the word "like" excessively as well?
@DelescenMedia
7 ай бұрын
Like, how many times?
How to get in? Find the door.
The first girl is adorable 💙
Just walk in
@DelescenMedia
Жыл бұрын
I tried, but I had to show a University Card to get access to the institutions and facilities.
i know why you clicked on the video ;)
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.
my guy went to cu to study classics😭
@xRavioge
Жыл бұрын
wtf is classics
Not a single northern/regional accent here. Massive class bias.
@soamer_
Жыл бұрын
what do you mean?
@lexm17
Жыл бұрын
@@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_
Жыл бұрын
@@lexm17 ohhh thanks for explaining but yeah that makes sense
Actually I learned English
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
7 күн бұрын
you need at least 3 a2 subjects meeting the entry requirements for your desired course. Doing extra as/a2 subjects is up to you
I wish i could go there...But i dont have enough money :( Maybe in another life..
@Mel1211
Ай бұрын
There are scolarship
I wanna admit in Cambridge University
@kingrobert7246
2 жыл бұрын
Why. It’s rubbish
@levito7783
Жыл бұрын
@@kingrobert7246 yes, one of the top 5 best universities in the world is rubbish
@kingrobert7246
Жыл бұрын
@@levito7783 all universities are rubbish
@pregerzoreo4886
Жыл бұрын
@@levito7783 lmao I think she meant compared to Oxford 😉
@levito7783
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
Even the word "critical" has become subverted in modern society.
@uchihaitachi01117
11 ай бұрын
I am glad someone else put though into that too.
My recommendation about how to get into Cambridge; Don't. Do an apprenticeship
I would rather cut my toes off than go to smugbridge....too many posh self-satisfied types for my inner peacd
@kingrobert7246
2 жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@kingrobert7246 The grade requirements aren't the same lol - it's objectively harder to get in to Cambridge. You're just making generalisations
@liviu445
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
Lots of Surrey accents in this interview. Didn't see a lot of working class representation.
@kingrobert7246
Жыл бұрын
@@liviu445 what did you choose
Pay tens of thousands of pounds in private school fees
the first girl is so pretty
imagine wasting your time in university
@xRavioge
Жыл бұрын
well it sure provides you with opportunities as long as you take the subject you are studying seriously
@McFlashh
9 ай бұрын
It depends. Lots of the students in this video study useless degrees just so they can say they went Cambridge. That’s sad, really.
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
Жыл бұрын
Bro comparing math and history of art 💀
@ax4326
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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
Жыл бұрын
@@kingrobert7246 why not compare math with maths ? you know darn well there are lots of medalist in Cu don't you , coward
@dac8939
Жыл бұрын
@@ax4326 Cambridge has similar entry requirements as most top Russell group universities - LSE, Imperial, York, Edinburgh, Warwick etc
Why are you playing that stupid music in the background ?
@modestasriabovas3977
2 жыл бұрын
To annoy you.
@rodolfopinedo3026
2 жыл бұрын
@@modestasriabovas3977 yeah , that guy is so rude ...
None of these kids could come up with anything other than what’s written in a book. Period.
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I'm in love with the law girl; she's magnificent. OMG