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Assessment Day CAE Oxford on Tuesday 24th
Hey guys,
My name's David, I'm French and I live in Paris. I'm working as an intern for Air France Industrie KLM Engineering and Maintenance in ORLY (it's my senior year engineering internship at a school named Mines Nancy in the east of France, near Strasbourg and the German border ...). I have also been selected to attend the first stage of FPP, and since I don't know anybody at CAE Oxford's campus in Langford (and also because I'm pretty sure many other are in the same situation) I think it could be fun to meet the ones among you guys attending the selection on Tuesday as well!
My name's David, I'm French and I live in Paris. I'm working as an intern for Air France Industrie KLM Engineering and Maintenance in ORLY (it's my senior year engineering internship at a school named Mines Nancy in the east of France, near Strasbourg and the German border ...). I have also been selected to attend the first stage of FPP, and since I don't know anybody at CAE Oxford's campus in Langford (and also because I'm pretty sure many other are in the same situation) I think it could be fun to meet the ones among you guys attending the selection on Tuesday as well!
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I got through to Waterside in my first year of applying (last year) and fell at the first hurdle this year. Are you the same?
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Cmab7: I got through to the FTO stage last year and like you didn't make the cut this year. Not meaning this to be taken the wrong way, but I can't seem to get my head around why? I can only assume that my cover letter wasn't as strong this year? Any idea as to why you didn't make it?
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@Polar and Cmab7,
The usual reason is because your cover letter contained mistakes or your answers to the initial questionnaire didn't represent a BA typical employee. Also, the essay questions are the same from the previous year, did you re-use the same answers? Did you apply to a different school this time?
The usual reason is because your cover letter contained mistakes or your answers to the initial questionnaire didn't represent a BA typical employee. Also, the essay questions are the same from the previous year, did you re-use the same answers? Did you apply to a different school this time?
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Funkyt, Polar,
Overall, I thought my application was stronger this time around, in both the cover letter and the 'personality questions', which further fuels my surprisment and confusion about the decision.
However, after a few more days have past and I've had plenty of time to look over it again, it may become clearer.
Overall, I thought my application was stronger this time around, in both the cover letter and the 'personality questions', which further fuels my surprisment and confusion about the decision.
However, after a few more days have past and I've had plenty of time to look over it again, it may become clearer.
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Indeed it looks like a lottery. It's incredible, though, how much it helps to know that someone else shares your unlucky fate.
I actually revised my preliminary questions and they sounded perfect, again this opinion may change if they got timed.
I did the "mistake" of making a pdf cover letter and just paste it in the form when I realised it was supposed to be written there. I don't know why but it sounded just lame written there. On top of that, I really had nothing to answer to "what have you done so far etc. etc.". The only thing I could afford doing was reading books, included pretty hard ones, but I feared it could sound both pretentious and silly to write that. So I wrote nothing, and that was probably even worse.
Well, this summer I promised myself I'll try and get a PPL. In the worst case I'll have something to write on my next cover letter if there will be one.
Thanks to all of you on this forum!
I actually revised my preliminary questions and they sounded perfect, again this opinion may change if they got timed.
I did the "mistake" of making a pdf cover letter and just paste it in the form when I realised it was supposed to be written there. I don't know why but it sounded just lame written there. On top of that, I really had nothing to answer to "what have you done so far etc. etc.". The only thing I could afford doing was reading books, included pretty hard ones, but I feared it could sound both pretentious and silly to write that. So I wrote nothing, and that was probably even worse.
Well, this summer I promised myself I'll try and get a PPL. In the worst case I'll have something to write on my next cover letter if there will be one.
Thanks to all of you on this forum!
Sorry to hear about the various knock backs..
Cmab7
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I'm sure you did..Have you/did you run your paperwork past a third party to get their opinion?
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Overall, I thought my application was stronger this time around, in both the cover letter and the 'personality questions',
I'm sure you did..Have you/did you run your paperwork past a third party to get their opinion?
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Funkyt, wiggy,
No, I applied to the same school this year. My impressions of them last time around cemented my choice of choosing them this time.
Of course, it was checked, and double checked on more than one occasion.
There must have been a reason, which I'll find, and come back stronger next year.
No, I applied to the same school this year. My impressions of them last time around cemented my choice of choosing them this time.
Of course, it was checked, and double checked on more than one occasion.
There must have been a reason, which I'll find, and come back stronger next year.
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...Did you apply to a different school this time?
You raise an interesting point here. Why/how?
Quote:
...Did you apply to a different school this time?
You raise an interesting point here. Why/how?