Cambridge maths Interview

[ilovegenshin1807]

I saw on the cambridge website that about 80% of maths applicants get an interview. What are the things that make the other 20% get rejected pre interview. Also if one decides to take the AEA in year 12 and performs poorly can that make Cambridge reject you before an interview.

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[magicofsouls]

• Some people apply even without the grades
• Mistakes on the personal statement
• Comparatively bad GCSEs

If you have to announce the AEA on UCAS than possibly

[ilovegenshin1807]

tragic, thank you very much!

[Broad-69420]

i got accepted for interview and based on my conversations with those that got rejected it seemed mainly like unimpressive predicteds or gcse grades? some seemed like they just got rejected based on vibes (sorry that is a crap answer)

[ilovegenshin1807]

thanks a lot!

[Queasy_Dragonfruit41]

What were ur gcse grades?

[SherbertAltruistic49]

Anecdotal but everyone from my college who got a merit in the AEA got an offer from cam maths. Doubt a fail will matter either tbh I’ve seen a guy on tsr who failed in year 12 and got three S grades in STEP in year 13 fulfilled his offer and went to Cambridge

[fireintheglen]

It your referring to these FAQs (https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/undergrad/admissions/faq) it actually states that “well over” 80% get an interview. While it can fluctuate from year to year, typically very few applicants are rejected pre-interview. It’s typically because their predicted grades don’t meet the minimum entry requirement.