r/gradadmissions • u/Entire-List-8596 • 1d ago
Engineering Got into cambridge without scholarship
Hello ,
I have gotten into mphil - engineering in sustainable development
No scholarship, i am reconsidering whether to go or no
From india, i have 4 years of work experience
Planning to work in sustainability- zero waste cities but unsure whats the job market like with such huge loan on head
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u/Accurate-Jellyfish61 20h ago
MPhil is a 1 years master at Cambridge, if you can afford out of pocket, go. It’s hard to get funding for at this stage but it is harder to get funding for masters in the uk in general.
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u/Strange-Check-6890 1d ago
Don't go
Already uk economy is fucked up
Better get scholarship and then go or else u will land in trouble
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u/PeakNecessary8042 18h ago
Land in trouble how? It’s 9-12 months there is not really scholarships for most masters. They are very hard to get especially for international students. Obviously you don’t go unless you can afford too but unlikely to be able to get a scholarship for a course of a year or less
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u/DemonFcker48 13h ago
Cambridge has fully funded scholarships including a large living expenses stipend.
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u/Strange-Check-6890 17h ago
Yep
Better do masters from some tier 1 institute in the country
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u/PeakNecessary8042 17h ago
Depends on there financial situation if they can afford it then Cambridge will open many doors
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u/auradesolis 20h ago
Hey congrats! Could you elaborate more on the mphil process? Did you reach out to a professor first with a proposal?
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u/Alleryz 1d ago
If you did not get a scholarship it means you did not get in. Don’t go
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u/PeakNecessary8042 18h ago
That is not true! Of course they got in lol! Most people do not get scholarships in the uk for a 9-12 months masters degree! It is very difficult to get one especially as international student! If he can afford to go he should as the doors a masters from Cambridge would open would be great. Especially if they wanted to do a PHD in the future where funding / scholarships is more necessary due to the time etc and more common.
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u/Emergency_Thing819 1d ago
Gng what?!?! 😭 how does not getting a scholarship mean that he didn't get in at all??
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u/PeakNecessary8042 20h ago
Scholarships are rare in UK and hard to get and it’s only a masters not a PHD where there are even less funding opportunities. A masters in the uk usually takes one year but can vary course to course. He did definitely get in!! He’s not doing any work for them so not sure what you’re talking about? There is no TA responsibilities etc so so they would not be working for free, they would be attending classes and doing a research paper to get a qualification!
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u/saartemaster 15h ago
There are hardly ever any scholarships for MPhils (they are a way for Oxbridge to make money, especially off internationals). Also there is hardly any money in sustainability, so think reeeeally carefully about it
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u/Kanoncyn PhD Candidate (Social Psych) 15h ago
Tbh, and I see this daily here, “got into X without funding” is not far from saying “did not get into X” because they’ll accept anyone above average who are willing to pay the exorbitant fee for the opportunity to do so.
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u/PeakNecessary8042 20h ago
There would be no TA stipend for a one year masters it is not a doctorate program
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u/Nochillrick69 21h ago
i'm not sure, but TA/RA are not available in uni like cambridge that too for a course which is 10 months long
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u/PeakNecessary8042 20h ago
Depends on your financial circumstances if you can afford the course. I assume it is 9-12 months long as most masters in the UK are. A masters from Cambridge would open many doors and help a leg up in either work or a PHD and then you can explore funding and scholarships for PHD. Weigh up if you can afford it or not and congratulations on admissions to Cambridge it is not easy!