Clyde marine conditional offer, HELP!!!!

[ciarmcg]

hi all, I had a conditional offer sent through around a month ago saying I had a conditional offer , but it also explained how the funding was still under review with an outcome expected soon. Does this mean I have a place on the course in September or what, I am begining to get really worried now and the wait is killing me, any help is appreciated , cheers.

[ramfeild66]

I'm in the same position. The letter explained that decisions were still being made with regards to funding and positions available, subsequently a conditional offer is just that... conditional. If there isn't sufficient funding some offerees will miss out. Due to the fact I already have an undergraduate degree I'm prepairing for the worst as I can not fund myself privately, at least not to the tune of four grand per college term.

I phoned the other day and basically had the letter reiterated, I then asked if there was a chance conditional offerees may miss out, and she admitted there was a chance but CMT are doing their utmost to avoid this. Of course, if there aren't positions available due to the funding shakeup, there aren't positions to offer.

I admit the wait is a killer, I've heard decision date estimates from late March to late April. Frankly, they're probably waiting on the colleges releasing their tuition fees (which will be in April) and will then liase with their companies, so I imagine late April will be closer to the mark. Not much you can do but wait until they get in touch.

[ciarmcg]

I hope it is sorted soon , the letter is confusing as I received one saying I was a successful candidate but no offers could be made then a second saying they were now in a position to give me a conditional offer. This is worrying that you said some candidates may miss out, surely if you miss out in September you wil get out in January . Cheers for reply , what college you hopefully going to anyway.

[ramfeild66]

I hope it is sorted soon , the letter is confusing as I received one saying I was a successful candidate but no offers could be made then a second saying they were now in a position to give me a conditional offer. This is worrying that you said some candidates may miss out, surely if you miss out in September you wil get out in January . Cheers for reply , what college you hopefully going to anyway.

Hmmm, well I didn't receive the first letter, but I did receive the second stating I had been given a conditional offer. The usual way things work out if you are a successful candidate with CMT is you receive a handbook with the various sponsoring companies and are asked to select the three you wish to be sponsored by (this was explained during the interview, however I also know from reading around here that that is the usual protocol). I know some around these parts have already received that letter, but the vast majority of CMT's "successful" candidates appear to be on conditional offers.

I'm not sure I'd hold my breath about January either, I presume you would have to re-interview as I should imagine they begin with a fresh slate, however if you do not get an offer I see no harm in contacting them and being asked to be put forward for the January intake... it's certainly what I had been intending to do.

As far as I understand CMT are still interviewing, had I interviewed a week before I may have received a solid offer, but I think I was one of the first to interview with the Southampton office after tuition fees threw a spanner into the works. Part of my frustration is that I'd have probably had an offer by now had I applied a year ago, but at the time I didn't even know how to go about applying. But as I said I'm hoping for the best, prepairing for the worst. Call me a sceptic, but there seems to be a lot of people on conditional offers, suggesting CMT are working with the numbers from last year and those numbers, as evidenced by Maersk basically rejecting every interviewee after a certain date this year, will likely be somewhat leaner for the September intake.

As for college, I'm hoping for Warsash, but honestly I'm trying not to get my hopes up about it at the moment because, for me personally, I can't see the tuition being fully sponsored with CMT and I have nowhere near what I was told I may need, a not so great credit rating, a part time job because there is nothing in the area I live in and a maxed out Student loan.

[ciarmcg]

i had it in my head that i was in , but obviously not , i had my interview in december and then given the conditional at the end of january. im just hoping it all gets sorted soon.

[ramfeild66]

i had it in my head that i was in , but obviously not , i had my interview in december and then given the conditional at the end of january. im just hoping it all gets sorted soon.

Well, you interviewed a lot earlier than me also, I was interviewed in early February and got my conditional offer in late February. I don't really know what criteria they will base their decision on (if they have to make a decision), I know Maersk cut me because of my GCSE Maths, and that is another reason I'm reigning in my expectations, but CMT may base it on their interview points system... which I did OK on until I was asked about my sailing experience.

I'm not going to say chances are you will get in, because I don't want to set myself, or you up for dissapointment, but I could be completely wrong and everyone gets in fully sponsored... I just doubt it. I'm not sure how conditional offerees faired in previous years but this intake is exceptional due to the mix of high applications in a bad economy and the funding uncertainty. At the very least you will be able to say in future interviews that you were given a conditional offer, that should mark you out as an applicant with determination and an interest in the career. I'm 27 so I really don't want to have to go through this too many times!

[ciarmcg]

well I know of a few people who were only told there sponsor company 2 weeks before they started , i think this happens every year . i just checked CMT's website and it says that applications are closed , so that is a bit more promising. Also if you go on the CMT facebook some lad has asked if the conditional offer guarantees him a place on the course or will he have to interview again, they replied "yes it does mean you have a place on the course, we only intervie once" .

i'm only 16 and i applied when i was 15 I really hope this doesnt put them off me .

[DaveThePlumber]

Anyone get there contract in for Clyde today

[ciarmcg]

no way, what yours say mate?

[DaveThePlumber]

It's my contract iv to fill in and return !

[ciarmcg]

nice one congrats mate, were you in the same position as me before that letter came through, sitting on a conditional offer.

[DaveThePlumber]

Yeah mate !

[ciarmcg]

Thats made me feel better now haha, atleast they are sending out offers, what college you going too?

[DaveThePlumber]

I'm from Glasgow mate so I'm assuming it would be there ?

[ramfeild66]

Also if you go on the CMT facebook some lad has asked if the conditional offer guarantees him a place on the course or will he have to interview again, they replied "yes it does mean you have a place on the course, we only intervie once" .

Well that certainly sounds more promising, at least January if not September. Dave, does it say anything about funding? I have received no contract but then I interviewed later, I live in Cornwall which is a postal abyss and I'm deck so I'm not reading too much into that.