University of Cambridge
Astronomy
RejectedPhDInternational (my highest degree is from USA)
Application Details
- Institution
- University of Cambridge
- Program
- Astronomy
- Degree Type
- PhD
- Degree's Country of Origin
- International (my highest degree is from USA)
- Decision
- Rejected
- Notification
- on 21/01/2025 via E-mail
- Undergrad GPA
- 3.85
- GRE General
- Not provided
- GRE Verbal
- Not provided
- Analytical Writing
- 0.00
- Notes
- My fourth rejection this cycle. I'm not too surprised because each year the application is always oversubscribed. Even if I were admitted, I would not tend to choose Cambridge and other UK universities because it's very hard to get funding there for international students :( Personal background: Undergraduate: earned from a prestigious UK university, First-Class Honours Degree (GPA 3.85/4.00 after WES evaluation), 1 year of research experience (4 different projects in total, including 1 UROP summer internship at Imperial College London), 3 preprints on arXiv, 2 strong LoR from my undergraduate project advisors; Graduate: currently earning my master's at WashU, GPA 3.43/4.00 (physics major GPA 3.62/4.00), 1.5 years of research experience (master's thesis project), currently writing my first-author paper, 2 department symposium experiences and 1 conference experience (3 posters presented in total), 1 strong LoR from my current PI. GRE 323+4.0 not submitted.
Institution Statistics
Acceptance Rate
54.2%
Avg. Notification Date
March 15
This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.
Timeline
Received notification of Rejection