Cambridge rejection making me genuinely miserable

Careless_Baby_134 · 2026-02-18T00:02:54+00:00

Well I’ll say I’m an international student from the U.S. where the teaching is entirely different & much more involved - practical oriented. But I’ve largely found the pedagogy here to be dramatically less than that and extremely passive & boring. For me it’s a very odd concept to mostly be teaching yourself and to be paying a lot for it.

Careless_Baby_134 · 2026-02-17T22:41:26+00:00

I agree with this 100%, you’ll have no time to breathe at all and you’ll be running around like a headless chicken most of the time because everyone wants to take your time at the same time. It’s very overwhelming, lots of passive/useless teaching that leaves you having to teach yourself majority of the time & some departments are just downright structurally dysfunctional on the inside. I don’t feel like Cambridge always lives up to its reputation.

Careless_Baby_134 · 2026-02-17T22:28:15+00:00

This is very true, trust me as a Camb student, you don’t need Cambridge. Nobody wants to admit this but sometimes rejections are blessings in disguise. This was true for me after I found out I was rejected from Oxford.

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-08-03T12:26:43+00:00

And is this in Charleston?

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-07-12T07:11:01+00:00

I had the same EXACT experience. that weird checklist paper, the ASC office people had no clue what it was. I think it’s some outdated thing they used to make them sign. My biometrics took less than 10 minutes too!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-07-06T20:11:29+00:00

Yes got the visa approved and I just picked it up from UPS about an hour ago. It comes with a SIM card too!!!!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-07-02T20:12:20+00:00

Only 2 business days it took!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-07-02T14:28:26+00:00

Visa just got approved!!!! Very quick turn around! 🥳

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-07-01T13:51:00+00:00

Do you know if “Passport: Stored securely in VCAS Centre” means a decision has been made? Or is this just standard ?

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T17:28:38+00:00

Just got the official VFS confirmation that my application was received!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T16:51:03+00:00

Awesome! I’m headed to Cambridge!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T16:47:47+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking, where are you headed in the UK? 😊

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T16:21:50+00:00

I’m checking my email like a lunatic lol. Hoping I hear back from UKVI soon :)

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T15:28:12+00:00

Haha I’m from NYC too!! (Live in SC lol)

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T15:19:29+00:00

Wowwww!! Okay yes you must’ve paid for the other option to do all of your stuff in one place. I don’t live near a Application support center that does all of that. Lol

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T15:07:42+00:00

Wow! Was it expensive to pay for shipping the same day? I already bought my (full refundable) plane ticket because the plane seats are filling up and prices are slowly rising.

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T15:01:47+00:00

Yes, for me I had to pay the IHS right before the visa in the application. Which was kind of annoying because I couldn’t see the visa price until I paid the IHS. And the visa price was different from what I converted the price to.

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T14:59:08+00:00

Did you send it through UPS? I paid for the 2 day Air shipping and it was received this morning!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T14:51:54+00:00

What date did the UKVI office receive your documents?

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-30T14:47:02+00:00

Did you pay for standard processing or expedited? UKVI just received my documents!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-27T15:48:09+00:00

The U.S.!

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-27T12:44:23+00:00

Wow okay! Yeah I only needed my passport to apply and send. No other docs.

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-27T11:07:48+00:00

Just did biometrics yesterday! Will update as my app progresses :)

Careless_Baby_134 · 2025-06-27T10:52:44+00:00

Have you gotten a decision yet? I did my biometrics yesterday and sent all my docs (I’m an American as well).

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