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The Cambridge admissions process consists of an application form and
interview. You have to chose 3 colleges to apply to in order of
preference. For my subject - history - you also had to submit 2 essays.
They weed out a load of candidates at application form stage and then
invite you to interview. This consisted of 2 interviews - one subject
related (with 2 specialists in that field) and 1 'general' interview
(with 1 senior academic). If you fail at the first college of your
choice or they are already full then they have the option to put you
into the 'pool' where the 2nd and 3rd colleges have the choice whether
to interview you. All the other colleges can also go to the pool to look
for candidates if they need them.
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