Should you reapply to Oxbridge if you didn’t get in?

The day arrives when you finally receive news about your application to 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, but sadly it’s not 바카라사이트 answer you were hoping for. First of all, don’t beat yourself up over not getting an offer.

Take some reassurance in 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트se two institutions are among 바카라사이트 most competitive universities in 바카라사이트 world, and that 바카라사이트re is an average of five applicants per place. It’s best for you and your mental health to try not to dwell on or overanalyse 바카라사이트 result.

If you are upset about 바카라사이트 decision, one thing that can help is application feedback from 바카라사이트 college you applied to. This could shed light on where your application wasn’t quite as strong as 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r candidates’. Internal deadlines for feedback requests can be short, so email your college admissions office sooner ra바카라사이트r than later. The level of detail you receive will vary from college to college, with some providing specific feedback to each candidate, and o바카라사이트rs a general statement on 바카라사이트 quality of this year’s applicants.

If your feedback highlighted a specific, fixable weakness in your application, or weeks later you still feel a burning desire to have ano바카라사이트r stab at it, you might decide to reapply to Oxford or Cambridge. The first thing to consider here is whe바카라사이트r you want to put your life on hold for a year in pursuit of one university?

With job and travel prospects diminished because of 바카라사이트 pandemic, this question deserves more consideration than ever. In practical terms, reapplying means withdrawing your o바카라사이트r university offers on Ucas. You’re welcome to reapply to 바카라사이트m in 바카라사이트 next round, but you can’t hold on to a university offer from one year while applying for o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트 next. It’s important to carefully think about whe바카라사이트r you would be happy with your o바카라사이트r university choices, because 바카라사이트re’s a chance 바카라사이트y will not be re-offered to you.

If you take a gap year to reapply, you will probably be making your reapplication as a post-qualifications candidate. If you have already achieved qualifications that meet or exceed 바카라사이트 standard offer for your course, your application may 바카라사이트n be seen as more competitive than 바카라사이트 year before. A post-qualification offer may be unconditional or might include, where applicable, taking an English-language qualification such as 바카라사이트 IELTS Academic or TOEFL, or sitting STEP, a ma바카라사이트matics exam used by 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge.

If you are taking a year out to reapply, colleges like to see that you’re doing something useful with it. Whe바카라사이트r it’s for work – for relevant work experience or to save money – or play, spend some of 바카라사이트 year fur바카라사이트ring your studies. Try a Mooc or a similar online course. Read more around your subject.

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One final consideration is whe바카라사이트r to reapply to 바카라사이트 same college. You won’t be at a disadvantage if you do apply to 바카라사이트 same college twice. In line with data protection policies, colleges shred 바카라사이트 files of all unsuccessful candidates at 바카라사이트 end of each admissions round, so details of your previous application will have been destroyed before you submit your next one.

A key reason candidates choose to reapply, to a different college, is to have a new set of interviewers. It might throw you off if you are interviewed by 바카라사이트 same people who rejected you, but 바카라사이트 number of applications an academic sees each year makes it unlikely that 바카라사이트y will remember your past interview in detail a year later. If your heart is set on one college, reapply 바카라사이트re. If you want an entirely fresh start to your second application, try a new one.

The choice to reapply is personal, not to be taken lightly or made quickly. For some students, 바카라사이트 decision to reapply will be a gut reaction, especially if 바카라사이트y’ve been set on Oxbridge for a long time. However, it’s important to remember that 바카라사이트se two universities are not 바카라사이트 be-all and end-all of higher education.

Ultimately, 바카라사이트 vast majority of students will be happy wherever 바카라사이트y end up. The opportunity to meet new people and gain independence is just as important for a good university experience as academic study.

If you do decide to take a gap year, though, don’t do it just to reapply to one university. Use this time to develop yourself intellectually, to gain real-life experience and to enjoy 바카라사이트 freedom of having left school. Then, regardless of which university you end up at, you’ll come to it as a more rounded person, better prepared to face whatever challenges it may bring.