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

Asking Cambridge students, 'How to get into Cambridge University?'
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[@Tom-vu1wr]

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

[@sociallyanxiousemo2962]

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

[@quentinwach]

@@sociallyanxiousemo2962 the was before zoom

[@dzfz2100]

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

[@kriti200]

Is mba a good option

[@Mel1211]

So what's uour advice ?​@@sociallyanxiousemo2962

[@ralisson4156]

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]

Thanks R. Alisson!

[@karainotavailable]

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]

useful helpful. thanks a lot

[@patrikgubeljak9416]

@@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]

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

[@isaacormesher2851]

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]

I agree

[@maryamerlin8922]

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

[@julietcrowson3503]

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...

[@talkingcelery7042]

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

[@valentinerishell]

These people seem so humble. Me like!

[@MrMikemike313]

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]

Thanks for your feedback Michael!

[@naz6736]

Well well put

[@aleks.j.]

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

[@naz6736]

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

[@timelord5920]

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

[@samholder196]

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

[@SingeyLababspa]

Thanks a lot for this video 🙏

[@DelescenMedia]

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

[@Sui_Generis0]

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]

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

[@jjose3829]

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

[@jjose3829]

yeah if you did further maths.

[@Sui_Generis0]

@@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]

what kind of questions did they ask you?

[@yxsh3119]

Having Good Grades is the best advice

[@mackenzielai3449]

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]

thats so cute i hope she sees this!

[@eliasvonbrille]

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.

[@xingyuxu]

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

[@AbdullahKhawar262]

bruh what about history and politics? is it hard

[@eugenemurray2940]

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

[@uchihaitachi01117]

The only foolproof way of getting in.

[@popcorn1601]

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]

Good luck!!!

[@Mel1211]

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

[@haza5844]

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

[@daveansell1970]

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]

Conclusion : *read more*

[@penelope9247]

Admiration

[@user-iz8xe5pf2q]

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

[@kingrobert7246]

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

[@franzliszt4038]

@@kingrobert7246 why tf are u watching this video then

[@nobodyelse7911]

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

[@illitxo]

@@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

[@enigma7791]

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]

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

[@km7101]

@@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...

[@Sabhaois]

All universities are rich kids’ unis now.

[@seraergi7175]

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

[@dac8939]

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.

[@staycool4349]

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]

:p

[@Tumanic1996]

Good video thank un

[@MarcusAurelius38]

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.

[@res_gestae]

Anatoly!! Again just like the daily mail

[@robertbilling6266]

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

[@todimotska]

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

[@robertbilling6266]

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

[@todimotska]

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

[@marcoy1059]

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

[@liviu445]

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

[@dac8939]

@@liviu445 you mean to survive once in?

[@McFlashh]

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

[@jamesmcallister1720]

@ 4:30 getting some real advice from joshua

[@midoriyasan711]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@samanthaolaf7813]

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]

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.

[@filibertocaceresbetancur-yn7mq]

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]

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]

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

[@DelescenMedia]

Wish you all the best :)

[@Aoina376]

No darling, it's not a pomegranate.

[@machikr]

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]

Interesting.

[@tarek7451]

The first girl is adorable 💙

[@Picnicl]

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.

[@liftfan2]

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

[@DelescenMedia]

Like, how many times?

[@raymondlee9485]

Just walk in

[@DelescenMedia]

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

[@AdityaKumar-yo8qv]

Read what you are interested in

[@heyzeeshan]

i know why you clicked on the video ;)

[@a120068020]

How to get in? Find the door.

[@Lenabbrk]

my guy went to cu to study classics😭

[@xRavioge]

wtf is classics

[@innnnnnas]

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

[@Mel1211]

There are scolarship

[@Liuq_9]

Actually I learned English

[@tjc89]

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

[@soamer_]

what do you mean?

[@lexm17]

@@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_]

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

[@joryarafa1981]

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

[@splinterbyrd]

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

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

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

[@uchihaitachi01117]

I am glad someone else put though into that too.

[@isingthebodyelectric555]

the first girl is so pretty

[@marufhasan9788]

I wanna admit in Cambridge University

[@kingrobert7246]

Why. It’s rubbish

[@levito7783]

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

[@kingrobert7246]

@@levito7783 all universities are rubbish

[@pregerzoreo4886]

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

[@levito7783]

@@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.

[@mikecorbett8760]

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

[@kingrobert7246]

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]

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

[@liviu445]

@@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]

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

[@kingrobert7246]

@@liviu445 what did you choose

[@badgerval6886]

Pay tens of thousands of pounds in private school fees

[@kingrobert7246]

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]

Bro comparing math and history of art 💀

[@ax4326]

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]

@@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]

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

[@dac8939]

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

[@bogatyrstudios1272]

imagine wasting your time in university

[@xRavioge]

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

[@McFlashh]

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

[@12dougreed]

Why are you playing that stupid music in the background ?

[@modestasriabovas3977]

To annoy you.

[@rodolfopinedo3026]

@@modestasriabovas3977 yeah , that guy is so rude ...

[@naz6736]

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

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[@cmc634]

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