Personal Statements and Application Advice
Hey guys! Since I got into Cambridge, I have openly offered to help people apply or give them advice about applying.
My school told me not to apply. They told me not to apply for Computer Science, and they told me not to apply to my college.
They also tried to make me write a personal statement that read like a resume/CV in essay form: Incredibly boring! I wrote a personal statement I was proud of, that was honest and that was interesting.
I’ll maybe make a post later, but really I’m best at giving advice personally. I didn’t have great GCSEs, and the personal statement is all about getting to interview, so I can hopefully offer real advice. Feel free to PM me (and do it again if I don’t respond, because I have a bad memory)
My biggest advice:
The only valid reason to not apply to Oxbridge is if you wouldn’t go even if you got in.
Thinking you won’t get in is throwing away any chance you might. Rejection is either neutral, or a chance to grow.
I understand some people don’t want to go to Oxbridge. That is totally valid.
But don’t believe anyone who says you have no chance: they aren’t the people who will make the decision.
Fun update!
If you send me a message and I don’t respond, it’s unintentional. I have some memory loss at the moment that I’m not used to, so just send me another.
