University of Cambridge

Yes you will have to be an all rounder. International students to stand out in Cambridge University admissions,  applicants should strictly focus on presenting a postive view of themseleves, beyond just academic A Levels. Students should highlight their unique experiences, interests, and perspectives which will help the examiner or the interviewer understand the potential of the applicant. Students must talk about experiences and challenges that they have overcome as that shows how the candidate takes tasks during tough times. But again, students must not over do things and boast about themselves in the mode of explaining themselves. As that gives total a negative impact on the student if done so. 

 A perfect application means exceptional academic achievment, intellectual excitement, and a strong values and mission on goals. A perfect appliction showcases an outsanding academic performance, often including with top grades and standardized scores. But Cambridge just dosn't accept students by grades as it sees students beyond academic, the ideal applicant showcases extracurrcular acitivies, reasearch, passion for learning and projects that are unique in it's own. 

The difficulty level at Cambridge University is quite high. As the acceptance rate at the university is between 18-21%.That means only 18-20 students are selected to get into Cambridge. However that dosn't mean it's impossible to get into the university. As Students should do certain things which helps them to get into Cambrisge. A basic suggestion is, they should highlight their unique experiences, interests, and perspectives which will help the examiner or the interviewer understand the potential of the applicant. Students must talk about experiences and challenges that they have overcome as that shows how the candidate takes tasks during tough times. But again, students must not over do things and boast about themselves in the mode of explaining themselves. As that gives total a negative impact on the student if done so. 

Cambridge University and IIT are very well-known institutions worldwide and have their own strengths as well as weaknesses. According to the QS World University Rankings 2024, the University of Cambridge has claimed the spot #2 in Best Global Universities. Whereas, IIT Bombay ranks #149 in the same category. On the basis of world workings, Cambridge University has an upper hand.

Mentioned below is a comprehensive comparison between both the universities:

*the acceptance rate of IIT is much lower than that of Cambridge since the number of applicants applying to IIT is much larger.

Students at Cambridge can choose their major according to their preference. However, IIT's majors are allotted according to the candidate's score/percentile. Also, the University of Cambridge accepts applicants on the basis of their overall profile. Whereas, IITs accepts candidates solely on the basis of their score/percentile.

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Cambridge University and MIT are both a part of the top 10 universities in the world as well as in the world. Both the institutes are recognised for their academic excellence. Massachusetts Institute of Technology focuses mainly on the STEM courses like Science, Math, and Technology. Whereas, the University of Cambridge offers a wide variety of Arts & Humanities, Biological Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Technology programs. It is difficult to get into both Camridge University and MIT University as the acceptance rate of both colleges is quite low. For the class of 2027, the MIT acceptance rate stands at 4.8%. Whereas, Cambridge University acceptance rate is around 21%.

Cambridge University is one of the most prestigious universities around the globe and is situtated in the beautiful city of Cambridge, England, UK. Studying in this university has its own perks and there's a lot to do apart from studying. Mentioned below are some of  the best things for University of Cambridge students to do on weekends:

• Visit some of the most beautiful and culturally rich museums such as the Fitzwilliam, the Anthropology museum, and the Earth Sciences Museum;
• Enjoy concerts, music festivals, events and more;
• Go out for Karaoke nights, bowling, movies, and more;
• Volunteer at animal shelters, community service, and help tend to public events;
• Visit places that hold historical values, churches and more;
• Get to know the people around; and
• Participate in co-curricular activities on campus.

Cambridge University possesses more than 80 university sports clubs, which offers exceptional sports facilities, including gyms, studios, and sports fields. Some of the athletics and recreation facilities offered to students include gym, strength & conditioning room, multi-purpose room, sports hall, squash courts, team training room, fives courts, athletics track, hockey ground, indoor cricket school, pavilion & conferencing facilities, cricket ground, tennis ground, and more.

Students get to participate in sports such as Archery, Basketball, Badminton, Cricket, Cycling, Dance, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Ice Hockey, Judo, Karate, Martial Arts, Polo, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Squash, Tennis, Trampoline, Volleyball, Waterball, Yachting, and many more.

Over 3,000 students participate in the sports leagues hosted by the university each year. University of Cambridge also organizes Sports Fairs and Annual Sports Awards every year to celebrate the achievements over the academic year.