• Question: Did you especially want to go to cambridge or were there other universities you wanted to go to? And was it hard to get in?

    Asked by palmerrachael14 to Laura, Nicola, Norman, Sandra, Thanasis on 12 Mar 2013. This question was also asked by dani321.
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      Laura Soul answered on 12 Mar 2013:

      There were definitely other universities that I wanted to go to, like Birmingham for example I really liked it there. I also really liked Leeds and Bath but they didn’t do the subject I wanted to do which I was sad about.

      There are loads of really great Universities in the UK I think we’re very lucky here. I had to work hard to get good enough grades to get in to Cambridge, but to get in I think you also have to be a bit lucky. Lots of people apply who are all really good and deserve a place, so its very hard for them to choose who gets to go. If you’re thinking about it I would definitely encourage you to apply to go there, it’s a great place to study.

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      Sandra Phinbow answered on 17 Mar 2013:

      My first degree was paid for by my employer (the NHS) and so I went where they told me to go, which was fine. I worked full time and did day-release to get my degree, but I also had a 2 yr old son to think about.

      And with my Masters I went for the nearest university to me. I was an older student and I worked and I had a child, so I wasn’t able to be that fussy over where I went, I couldn’t spend a lot of time travelling to it nor could I stay on campus.

      So for me, my choice of uni had to fit in around my work and life.

      Neither unis were hard to get into, I didn’t have to be interviewed – I had applied via my work, purely because I was a trainee biomedical scientist, and the degree was in biomedical sciences which is designed specially for my job.

      My Masters wasn’t difficult to get onto either. I emailed the senior lecturer to get some more info about it and to give an overview of my scientific career so far, and was invited on to the course. There were only 4 of us students on that course, it was great! I still keep in contact with them, and they want to write about me! Which is nice.

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