My Master's Application to Cambridge University
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- In this video I talk about my application to the University of Cambridge, where I hope to complete an MPhil in Biological Sciences at the Zoology Department.
Live reaction for when I got my result: • Did I get Cambridge Ma...
My Master's interview experience and tips: • My Cambridge Master's ...
You might find this video helpful if you want to apply to Cambridge as a postgraduate, though note that each course is different and may have different requirements.
Useful links:
Cambridge Postgraduate courses: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac...
Cambridge Funding opportunities: www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
0:24 Why a Master's
1:17 How and why I chose Cambridge Master's
2:27 How I chose a research group and supervisor
3:18 How I applied
3:40 Choosing a project
4:00 Writing a project proposal
4:40 Writing my CV
4:56 Submitting a transcript
5:12 References
6:00 Research experience
6:19 Career goals
6:28 Statement of interest (aka personal statement)
7:42 Finding funding
8:08 Fees (for non-international student)
8:25 Applying for scholarship funding
9:15 Choosing a college
9:54 Other course requirements
10:14 Application fee
10:18 When I find out if I got in
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That was just uber cool, mate. Looking forward to sending in my application by the deadline. I'm intending to email you on various doubts I have on the form.
this is superrr helpful, thanks for the video!
Congrats! And you will do amazing!
Thank you!
Thank you for this! I’ve just been accepted for my MPhil at Cambridge for Michaelmas 2021, so it was nice to see somebody else talk about the same process!
Congratulations!
Ahhhh I have just applied to Cambridge for Masters from Durham BA and I chose Newnham and Pembroke. Thank you for making this video! You are awesome. Good luck with your studying and I hope you get an offer!
Thank you and good luck with your application!
About to submit my Master’s application too! So nervous!
Hi. Thank you for the video! I am interested in applying for a Master's in the future but just wanted to know how you woud go about choosing a supervisor if you haven't met them in person before? Thank you!
Hi! I think the most important thing about choosing a supervisor is the work they do. You want to be with a supervisor that does work that really interests you. Having a look at their previous work and publications would help you with that. Once you find someone that interests you, you can approach them and maybe have a Zoom chat about doing a Master's with them and at the same time see what they're like. And try doing a general background check because that might tell you a bit about what they're like as a person. Hope that helps!
Thank you! I'm looking to apply for Cambridge for my masters and wanted to ask how early did you start asking supervisors if you could undertake research with them? is September too early?
Depends when the deadline is! I that I contacted my supervisor about a month or two before the deadline. I'd say there's no harm in contacting early.
Hi, love your channel, it’s very informative and helpful! I’m an American doing my undergraduate work at university here in the states, I just attend a pretty standard state research university and I’ve been looking into doing a masters at Cambridge, but even if I have excellent grades is there really even a chance to get in to a top uni like Cambridge if I don’t attend a top US university? Or is it highly unlikely since I don’t attend an Ivy League type university?
You don't need to have gone to ivy League to get in
@@IlyasCambridgeAdvice awesome thank you so much!
Hi, thanks for your videos, I'm considering to apply for oxbridge this year, and would like to know does it affect if one got admitted whether they apply for a scholarship or not? Thanks :)
Whether you apply for a scholarship won't affect your chances of being accepted
I just visited Cambridge University today!!!! It was so Christmasy there. I visited Jesus college too
Thanks for the helpful video! I have a question - currently pursuing undergrad in natural sciences outside the UK, in my university the BA is 4 years and only the latter two years are counted towards your degree grade. Do you think Cambridge would care too much about the first two years of grades? Since I performed relatively poorly in my second year due to personal circumstances but have otherwise maintained consistent firsts and high II.i grades. Thanks!
This is in the context of an MPhil application btw
They'll look at your whole application and you can explain the extenuating circumstances. Most important grade you'll get is final one, also research experience will be helpful (assuming you're applying for science)
Sir
How to apply for the funding?
First comment! : ) Seems like Biology was your favourite subject at school!
Interestingly it wasn't my favourite A-level! Will explain this in a video in the future!
@@IlyasCambridgeAdvice Ohh, which subject was it then?
@@MarioFabelo Probably maths or chemistry!
@@IlyasCambridgeAdvice Nice! I personally did not take Biology as it wasn’t really teached to me with the same passion with which Physics or Maths, for example, were shown to me.
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does the admission process involve an interview ?
It will vary depending on the course but I imagine it often does
@@IlyasCambridgeAdvice thank you..A guy I met at Cambridge yesterday said to me that interviews are not usually required for taught Master's admissions. He was an economics teaching fellow at Cambridge
@@magtazeum4071 Oh that's interesting! I'm applying for a research based master's though so might be different.