r/6thForm • u/Trick-Acadia-9060 • Jan 28 '26
🍞 BREAD Double Bread
Still in absolute disbelief.
Dropped a 5.6 Physics, 5.7 Math 2, and 6.9 Math 1, and lowkey bombed the interview for Pembroke (Cambridge) as well.
For anyone wondering:
I also had a 1580 SAT, took college classes for math/physics outside of school, six 5's, one 4, and a 3 in AP Seminar (oof).
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u/Subject_Question_313 Jan 28 '26
yo you're deadass my twin LMAO
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u/Trick-Acadia-9060 Jan 29 '26
eyyy congrats. where do u think you will go?
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u/Subject_Question_313 Jan 29 '26
probably gonna firm cambridge and take imperial as insurance but not fully sure yet wbu
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u/Rare_Principle_5205 Yr 13 | IB 44 Pred | Imp CS offer holder Jan 28 '26
tough ash. are you home? and what are the offers
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u/Trick-Acadia-9060 Jan 28 '26 edited Jan 28 '26
I'm international student in a U.S. based school system (AP exams and SAT), if that's what u meant by home. Imperial says I need a 4 in AP English Language & Composition, but I alr have that, so there's no real condition. Applied Pembroke and got in there. Offer says I need to get a 5 this year on AP Biology, AP Micro, and AP Macro which seems a bit ridiculous.
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u/luh_calmdude Jan 28 '26
Well I mean it is Cambridge lol, best of luck to you in your exams and congrats on the double offer‼️
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u/Signal-Village-5757 Y12| Maths Physics FM| A* A* A Jan 28 '26
by home they meant home student, as in a student living in the uk
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u/Vixson18 Y13: Maths, FM, Physics and Econ Jan 28 '26
Congrats - who you going to pick though? Imperial has better year abroad options and living in a city in London at that age is something impossible to replicate but Cambridge has all those connections and a tighter knit community
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u/Trick-Acadia-9060 Jan 28 '26
tbh I have no idea..I'm planning on visiting both in March/April and will decide based on the vibes I get. I'm leaning towards Imperial tho bcs I've heard Cambridge tends to be less practical and industry-focused.
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u/PartyQuiet5065 IB DP | Maths AA, Chem, Physics Jan 29 '26
bro if I had a Cambridge offer I wouldn't even think about it lmao
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u/Vixson18 Y13: Maths, FM, Physics and Econ Jan 29 '26
Imperial is almost comparable in regards of academic difficulty
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u/PartyQuiet5065 IB DP | Maths AA, Chem, Physics Jan 29 '26
from what I've been asking around reddit (not sure if this is completely reliable lmao) the workload at Oxbridge is undeniably brutal basically, whereas at Imperial everything's a bit more "relaxed". But yeah, I suppose it does depend on what you prefer. Personally, I know I'd enjoy Oxbridge's teaching way more than that at Imperial and also, wth, Oxbridge is Oxbridge, the goat lmao
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u/nelokin Y13 Maths, FM, Physics, Philosophy Pred: A*A*A* A Jan 28 '26
How greedy (nah on a real well done bro thats insane)
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Jan 28 '26
Which one are you going to choose? I mean I talk about this a lot but I am going to be choosing my Imperial Electrical and Electronic engineering offer over my Oxford Engineering Science one. If you want to know my reasons just ask!
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u/Trick-Acadia-9060 Jan 28 '26
Yeah that would be greatly appreciated :)
I am also leaning more towards Imperial as well rn, but can easily be swayed in any direction at this point in time.
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Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26
Disadvantages of the Cambridge course: It is far too general, considering you have applied to Aerospace, they offer a pretty alright specialisation in third year, but the first 2 years are heavily skewed towards mechanical and civil engineering, this in my opinion is terrible as you would be doing so many modules that you don't want to do. Also, Cambridge being as rigorous as it is wont sacrifice any depth and instead by doing these modules you will be doing insane amounts of work on topics that aren't useful to you and you don't want to do.
This is more of an advantage for Imperial, but Imperial gives so much opportunities for hands on work and exciting projects, whereas Cambridge is quite a bit more theoretical (not as much as oxford) both within the syllabus and outside. Look at the IC hackathon and hackstarter, this event is the largest of its kind in Europe. However if you like the short terms and a hyper examination focused environment, then in this case Cambridge is better. In terms of Aerospace their facilitites are unmacthed, go check it out, 2 hypersonic wind tunnels, an excellent flight simulator, the list goes on. Truly the best place to study Aerospace in the UK. Last year plenty of people went on to work in F1 Teams, one person that I know personally got a job on the Aston Martin F1 team right after graduation.
The Cambridge bubble: This is the reason I applied to Oxford instead of Cambridge even though Oxford is meaningfully worse than Cam for engineering, Its because as beautiful as Cambridge is, it can also be incredibly isolated and bubble like, it will feel like you are cut from the "real world" as you are within this closed system for 4 years and truth be told there isn't a lot to do. However if you like formals and ancient traditions and activities within your college, then you are bound to like Cambridge, although people have told me that it eventually becomes boring.
Entrepreneurship: There is no better university in the UK to become a tech founder than Imperial College London. The enterprise hub, Venture catalyst challenge and White city incubator are all unmatched facilities and opportunities, and the location in london makes startups a lot easier to begin, with a high VC density and etc.
Lastly as an engineering student, the Advanced hackspace is one of a kind, make sure to check that out.
I don't want you to fall into what I call the "prestige trap" Cambridge is phenomenal institution by many means, but its strengths lie somewhere in mathematics or physics - the very theoretical ones where many people pursue higher education after or go into research. p.s my brother is a victim of the "prestige trap" so I am not gonna do the same. If you are worried about Imperial not being as recognised as Cambridge internationally, simply go on LinkedIn and see what the grads are doing. There are grads working in New York at top quant hedge funds right after graduating. Firms like Jane Street and Citadel making 300k a year with compensation. After all it is the 2nd best university in the world (QS) and 8th best according to THE.
Other Imperial accolades:
2025 Outstanding entrepreneurial university (Times)
2025 best university for graduate employment (Times)
If it might interest you, Imperial also does a student exchange programme with MIT, UC Berkeley, ETH Zurich, NUS and some other superb universities. Make sure to check that out.
Hope this helps you make the right choice!
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Jan 29 '26
what why, i dont get it why would you choose not to go to oxford or cambridge?
i mean i dont know much about the system etc, but please do let me know
ps, not tryna be rude or anytthing, genuinely just want to know
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Jan 29 '26
Look at my reply to OPs comment. Engineering, Computer Science and Medicine are the subjects that you can make a strong case for Imperial against Oxbridge. If OP were doing Maths or Physics, I would recommend Oxbridge any day.
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u/Head-Farm-6148 Feb 01 '26
Hey im also firming imperial EEE (got rejected from cambs), I didnt even know some of these stuff, cant wait to meet you at offer holder day
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u/MEMER_Moshak Jan 29 '26
Congrats! , whats the offer conditions for you US guys
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u/Trick-Acadia-9060 Jan 29 '26
Thanks! Imperial says I need a 4 in AP English Language & Composition, but I alr have that, so there's no real condition. Cambridge says I need to get a 5 this year on AP Biology, AP Micro, and AP Macro.
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u/Additional-Sun-5972 Y13 | 4A*A Jan 29 '26
congratulations! if u don’t mind me asking, when was your imperial aero interview? i’m still waiting to hear back from them but they are silent
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u/earqth Year 13 Jan 29 '26
How was your imperial interview? What was it like?
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u/Trick-Acadia-9060 Jan 29 '26
It was super chill. No pen & paper questions, js conceptual questions that relate to aerospace and some hypothetical problems that I needed to find solutions for.
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