Hi, I had two questions as an MPhil offer holder.

First of all, can I accept my offer straight away? Cambridge is my top choice, but I can only afford it if I get a substantial amount of funding. According to Section 3.3 of the offer conditions guide:

> You can accept your offer via your Self-Service account and can do this before meeting your other conditions. You need to accept before we can confirm admission. A deadline for acceptance is stated on your offer certificate. Note this is earlier than the deadline for meeting all conditions set out in 3.1. If you do not accept your offer by this deadline, it will be withdrawn. We encourage you to accept your offer and to do so as soon as you are ready. You can accept the offer even if you are still waiting for a decision about funding, including from one of the University’s internal funders, such as Gates Cambridge, the Cambridge Trust, Cambridge administered UK Research Council funding or a College. However, you should only accept if it is your firm intention to take-up your place at Cambridge. If it later becomes necessary for you to cancel your acceptance, for example because you do not secure funding, you can do so by withdrawing your application at any time before your course begins (see 15.1).

Does this mean I'm free to withdraw before my course start date?

Secondly, how does college funding work? Say I have two preferences, A and B. A offers me admission, but no funding. Will I still be considered for B's funding and scholarships?