Congratulations everyone! I am glad things are finally moving for you guys! Hopefully we will receive the offers by the end of this week! :)
LLM Cambridge 2020-2021
Posted Mar 04, 2020 14:22
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Congratulations everyone! I am glad things are finally moving for you guys! Hopefully we will receive the offers by the end of this week! :)
Posted Mar 04, 2020 14:31
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Does "awaiting GAO approval" 100% mean we got in? :) I'm a bit confused by this admission process haha !
Does "awaiting GAO approval" 100% mean we got in? :) I'm a bit confused by this admission process haha !
Posted Mar 04, 2020 14:52
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Pembroke and Darwin! What colleges did you guys put? :)
Pembroke and Darwin! What colleges did you guys put? :)
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:04
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Downing and Gonville!
Downing and Gonville!
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:06
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Gonville & Caius and Queens!
Gonville & Caius and Queens!
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:11
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So happy for those who have received good news today!!
So happy for those who have received good news today!!
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:21
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Does "awaiting GAO approval" 100% mean we got in? :) I'm a bit confused by this admission process haha !
Me too, and even after googling 1 hour I could not find a proper answer. But most people seem to agree that it is very unlikely to get rejected at that stage. This article from Cambridge uni (https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/application-process/what-happens-next) says the following:
"GAO co-ordinates the admission process, and will assess the application following the Degree Committee’s decision to admit. This office makes the official offer of admission on behalf of the University.
GAO will also assess the documents submitted for meeting the conditions of your offer and confirm your admission. If your admission is confirmed, the GAO will also process your CAS if you require a Tier 4 visa.
How long does the process take?
It may take approximately ten days from degree committee approval for you to receive a decision from the Graduate Admissions Office (GAO).
If you are made an offer and provide documents to meet the conditions of your offer, these documents take around ten days to process."
So it seems the GAO is more or less a body which is only responsible for the administrative part of the admission. So they'll probably only reject you when there is a problem with your documents or if you don't meet the minimum criteria like grades and language requirements. Which seems to happen very rarely, as anecdotal evidence suggests...
[quote]Does "awaiting GAO approval" 100% mean we got in? :) I'm a bit confused by this admission process haha ! [/quote]
Me too, and even after googling 1 hour I could not find a proper answer. But most people seem to agree that it is very unlikely to get rejected at that stage. This article from Cambridge uni (https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/application-process/what-happens-next) says the following:
"GAO co-ordinates the admission process, and will assess the application following the Degree Committee’s decision to admit. This office makes the official offer of admission on behalf of the University.
GAO will also assess the documents submitted for meeting the conditions of your offer and confirm your admission. If your admission is confirmed, the GAO will also process your CAS if you require a Tier 4 visa.
How long does the process take?
It may take approximately ten days from degree committee approval for you to receive a decision from the Graduate Admissions Office (GAO).
If you are made an offer and provide documents to meet the conditions of your offer, these documents take around ten days to process."
So it seems the GAO is more or less a body which is only responsible for the administrative part of the admission. So they'll probably only reject you when there is a problem with your documents or if you don't meet the minimum criteria like grades and language requirements. Which seems to happen very rarely, as anecdotal evidence suggests...
Me too, and even after googling 1 hour I could not find a proper answer. But most people seem to agree that it is very unlikely to get rejected at that stage. This article from Cambridge uni (https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/application-process/what-happens-next) says the following:
"GAO co-ordinates the admission process, and will assess the application following the Degree Committee’s decision to admit. This office makes the official offer of admission on behalf of the University.
GAO will also assess the documents submitted for meeting the conditions of your offer and confirm your admission. If your admission is confirmed, the GAO will also process your CAS if you require a Tier 4 visa.
How long does the process take?
It may take approximately ten days from degree committee approval for you to receive a decision from the Graduate Admissions Office (GAO).
If you are made an offer and provide documents to meet the conditions of your offer, these documents take around ten days to process."
So it seems the GAO is more or less a body which is only responsible for the administrative part of the admission. So they'll probably only reject you when there is a problem with your documents or if you don't meet the minimum criteria like grades and language requirements. Which seems to happen very rarely, as anecdotal evidence suggests...
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:24
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Current LLM Candidate at Cambridge here! From what I can recall, I received my offer around 15 days after my status changed to awaiting approval by GAO. Haven't heard of a case where an offer wasn't extended to someone who went on to the GAO approval step. Congrats to all of you! Don't worry if the offer takes some time to come in. Last year they were sent out on a period spread over two weeks.
Current LLM Candidate at Cambridge here! From what I can recall, I received my offer around 15 days after my status changed to awaiting approval by GAO. Haven't heard of a case where an offer wasn't extended to someone who went on to the GAO approval step. Congrats to all of you! Don't worry if the offer takes some time to come in. Last year they were sent out on a period spread over two weeks.
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:29
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Thank you so much F_Cvl !!
Thank you so much F_Cvl !!
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:33
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Downing and Gonville!
Downing as well :) !
[quote]Downing and Gonville! [/quote]
Downing as well :) !
Downing as well :) !
Posted Mar 04, 2020 15:37
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Congratulations everyone on moving to GAO! What colleges did everyone put?
Fitz and King's
[quote]Congratulations everyone on moving to GAO! What colleges did everyone put? [/quote]
Fitz and King's
Fitz and King's
Inactive User
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:14
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Has anyone had any news? (email or information on decisions?)
Has anyone had any news? (email or information on decisions?)
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:24
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Has anyone had any news? (email or information on decisions?)
Moved to GAO in the last 30 mins.
[Edited by HectorBellerin2 on Mar 04, 2020]
[quote]Has anyone had any news? (email or information on decisions?)[/quote]
Moved to GAO in the last 30 mins.
Moved to GAO in the last 30 mins.
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:41
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Just received a conditional offer!
[Edited by Hannahaziza on Mar 04, 2020]
Just received a conditional offer!
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:44
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Has anyone had any news? (email or information on decisions?)
Moved to GAO in the last 30 mins.
Congratulations
[quote][quote]Has anyone had any news? (email or information on decisions?)[/quote]
Moved to GAO in the last 30 mins. [/quote]
Congratulations
Moved to GAO in the last 30 mins. [/quote]
Congratulations
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:45
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Just received my conditional offer!
Congratulations... First one , to report at least
[quote]Just received my conditional offer! [/quote]
Congratulations... First one , to report at least
Congratulations... First one , to report at least
Inactive User
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:45
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Just received my conditional offer!
Congratulations!!! Can you tell us how many days you were at GAO and how did you find out?
[quote]Just received my conditional offer! [/quote]
Congratulations!!! Can you tell us how many days you were at GAO and how did you find out?
Congratulations!!! Can you tell us how many days you were at GAO and how did you find out?
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:46
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Finally moved to GAO! Congratulations to all who did!
Finally moved to GAO! Congratulations to all who did!
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:48
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FYI, there were a bit less than 1200 applications for the LLM last year and 359 offers were made. Around 180 of these offers were accepted.
FYI, there were a bit less than 1200 applications for the LLM last year and 359 offers were made. Around 180 of these offers were accepted.
Posted Mar 04, 2020 17:52
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Recieved my conditional offer about 10 mins back. I was awaiting GAO approval for a week.
Recieved my conditional offer about 10 mins back. I was awaiting GAO approval for a week.
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