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What is the timeline for the Pool process?
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Do we favour state schools over independents?
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Can you apply for general engineering, then choose Chemical Engineering once you are on the course?
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Do you need extra qualifications for Chemical Engineering
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What is the difference between information engineering and computer science?
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What English language qualifications do I need? Do you accept O level English instead of IELTS?
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I'm doing qualifications in year 12, in 2020. Will they count? If I drop maths for a year, will it matter?
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What if I'm 1 grade short of my offer?
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A typical offer is A*A*A but what subjects should the A*s be in?
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My predicted grades are *just* under the A*A*A threshold. Will I be called for interview? Can I do anything about this?
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Does everyone have to get an A* in further maths?
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What should I do to prepare for an interview?
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I have social anxiety, how will I cope with an interview?
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Will I only be interviewed by professors at the college I apply to?
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Will it help my application to take a gap year and spend it working in engineering?
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I've done an online course in rocketry, should I put this into my application, even though Cambridge doesn't do rocketry?
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Do I have to disclose a learning disability on my application?
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How can I use 1 UCAS personal statement to apply for general engineering at Cambridge and a specialist engineering course at other universities?
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My planned work experience has been cancelled. How can I demonstrate my interest in Engineering?
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Is it good to talk about STEM-based clubs, for example participating in a robotics club, in a personal statement?
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I've done an online course but I don't want to pay for the certificate at the end. How do I prove I took the course?
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Do Industrial Cadetships support an application to Cambridge?
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I did work experience in year 9 with an engineering company. Should I include this in my personal statement?
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I'm studying a 4th subject - computer science in m case - but I'm not going to take the exam. Can that be taken into account in my application?
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Do we look for work experience as part of an application?
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Should my personal statement describe many super-curricula activities in not much detail, or fewer activities with more detail?
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Does Cambridge take the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) into account?
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I'm overcoming the challenge of dyslexia/social anxiety/other learning difficulty. How do I explain that in an application?
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What super-curricular activities will demonstrate my interest in Engineering?
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I'm applying for a single engineering specialism course at other universities and for a general engineering course at Cambridge. How do I explain this in one personal statement?
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Will super curricular activities such as engineering work experience or an engineering EPQ make you more likely to consider my application?
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What do the panel suggest as super-curricular activities?
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Is work experience before application essential?
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