UCAS offers

[Drifter]

when are you supposed to start getting offers?

i know im being a bit impatient since i only submitted my form 3 weeks ago, but i go on the UCAS site every day and all it says is "your application is being considered"

*sigh* i hate not knowing.

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[Dan_the_man]

Sent mine off last week. You should start expecting replies coming through before xmas. Don't forget that UCAS have got yours, mine and about 300,000 other forms to process.

[This message has been edited by Dan_the_man (edited 24-10-2001).]

[dazed_dan]

application deadline except oxbridge & med/vet is jan 15th. obviously if your form turns up before they'll have a look at it, but other wise you shouldnt expect to hear from anywhere until....well i dont actually know. my guess would be about march. sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you've probably got a fair long wait.

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[Drifter]

well i got an offer yday BBC at york

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[dazed_dan]

go drifter! so i was told a pack of lies by john (i'll kick his ass drekkly. or not). but big congrats on that one - what did y'apply for (i'm sure you've mentioned it before, but i have a brain like a seive and am too lazy to go look for it)?

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[openup]

I had an offer today - ABB from Leeds!

[Drifter]

im doin sociology.

congrats openup!

What is every1 else doin?

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[This message has been edited by Drifter (edited 28-10-2001).]

[dazed_dan]

congratulations openup!

i've applied for modern history & either politics or international relations. dumb or what! (i think i already posted that someplace around here, but hey, who cares)

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[Papillon]

Hello! I've applied for international relations and modern languages. Quite a rare choice i think, don't know many people who want to do the same as me! Getting bored with waiting though, grrrr! Sx

[rach]

i wanna do modern languages too!!
but just on their own...prob german with beginners italian, maybe with french too, but only a couple of my uni's offer that.....
what about u?

[Girl-From-Mars]

psychology Bsc at:

cardiff
exeter
reading
swansea

in alphabetical order! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"> cardiff's my first choice but i have no idea about the rest. spose i should get my form actually sent off then... bloody personal statements!

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[Fab_UKgirlie]

Originally posted by Girl-From-Mars:
psychology Bsc at:

cardiff
exeter
reading
swansea

in alphabetical order! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif"> cardiff's my first choice but i have no idea about the rest. spose i should get my form actually sent off then... bloody personal statements!



Reading! YAY! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif"> <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/tongue.gif">

[Papillon]

Hi Rach!
I wanna do French with beginners Italian. Where have you applied?
Sx

[rach]

hey paps!
durham (university college)
liverpool
warwick
leeds
bristol
exeter

what about u?

[Papillon]

In no particular order...
Nottingham
Cambridge
Warwick
Birmingham
St.Andrews
Royal Holloway

Not sure which is my favorite! Good job we don't have to decide for a while!

[rach]

had an offer from liverpool today - BBB!
HOW quick was that?!

[Doormat]

My experience (I just started uni so went through UCAS evil shit year ago) for Law..

Applied early sep... Got first offer late october from manchester (which is where I am now). Then a week later an offer from birmingham. Then in Dec I got a letter from bristol saying "we're really REALLY REALLY busy, please hold" and an interview at Cambridge. January: rejection from bristol and cambridge. Several months later: rejection from Durham (who sent me precisely JACK, bastards!). Weird thing - manchester was the last name to go on the form, and then only cos I needed a 6th choice.. Don't stress about UCAS, altho they are morons, yes, its true.

[Dark Knight]

UCAS werent so bad to me, I applied for:
De Montfort
Manchester Met
Derby
Winchester
Middlesex
and somewhere else..... anyway im on a year out, but they r well vague sometimes. I believe I have the Interview from hell story so n e one who wants to hear that then ask me and I will tell you, and gods honest truth you wont believe the day I had. Im going to Middlesex next year. so dont fret they will get to you

[Dan_the_man]

Originally posted by Dark Knight:
UCAS werent so bad to me, I applied for:
De Montfort
Manchester Met
Derby
Winchester
Middlesex
and somewhere else..... anyway im on a year out, but they r well vague sometimes. I believe I have the Interview from hell story so n e one who wants to hear that then ask me and I will tell you, and gods honest truth you wont believe the day I had. Im going to Middlesex next year. so dont fret they will get to you

Whay Derby! Just thought i'd mention that.

[Dark Knight]

Thnx for that Dan

[Papillon]

Congrats Rach!!

I've had a letter from Cambridge inviting me to interview!! I have 2 interviews and a written test... all on the same day!! Arghh! Anyone got any suggestions about what to expect, how to prepare, etc?

[Dark Knight]

As a religious John Virgo would say "Pray as much as u possibly can"

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[rach]

I have 2 interviews and a written test... all on the same day!! Arghh! Anyone got any suggestions about what to expect, how to prepare, etc?

good luck!!!
i'm sure u'll be fab.....just be yourself!!

[dazed_dan]

papillon, you're for int. rels & mod langs right? interviews at ox/camb generally take one of two forms:

the general interview; asking you about yourself , your interests, your character, just finding out what kinda person you are. just be prepared to think on your feet, and answer dumb questions like 'what do your consider your main weaknesses to be' and 'what do you think about the war in afghanistan'.

the second type is the specific interview - depends on your subject. for the moern langs part, you'll probly have to discuss some stuff in a foreign language, and discuss the current international siuation.

my advice would be: do a mock interview. v embarassing and annoying, but worth it, coz you'll know what it feels like to be under pressure. good luck!

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[Papillon]

Thanks guys!!

Im really nervous about it! I have my grade 8 violin exam in the same week too!!! I think I just have to go for it and try not to worry too much.

Thanks for the sugestions of questions dazed dan, it's a big help. I will definitely try to do a mock too, as Im sure it will make me a bit calmer in the real thing!

[Turtle]

what day are you going up to cambs, papillon? and what college did you apply to?

i've got my interview on the 28th Nov at Corpus. gonna be awful lonely. =P

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[Baby Bio]

i had all my offers by christmas when i applied. Kingston took the longest - got called 4 interview in early december. went all the way from Bristol 2 Kingston-on-Thames (london, basically) 4 what turned out 2 b an open day. had a 2 minute chat wit sum bloke who said 'yeah, we're going 2 offer u a place' i nearly smacked the guy coz there were betta things i cud have been doing that day than looking round kingston uni thinking 'i dont wanna go here and i alreday know that' but i didnt <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif">

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[Papillon]

Hi Turtle!
I've applied to Pembroke College, and my interview is 8th December.

What subject have you applied for?

[Drifter]

i got offered CC at kent at canterbury today!

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[openup]

I've got an interview at emmanuel on 11th december.

A general tip for UCAS: I discovered today that you can check for any offers online on the www.ucas.com (http://www.ucas.com) website.

[Turtle]

going up to corpus on the 28th november.

my mates got an interview at emmanual on teh 12th dec. =)

i applied for history, one of my mates applied for architecture, the other for art history. <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif"> should be fun.

[chrishot4u]

Originally posted by Baby Bio:
i had all my offers by christmas when i applied. Kingston took the longest - got called 4 interview in early december. went all the way from Bristol 2 Kingston-on-Thames (london, basically) 4 what turned out 2 b an open day. had a 2 minute chat wit sum bloke who said 'yeah, we're going 2 offer u a place' i nearly smacked the guy coz there were betta things i cud have been doing that day than looking round kingston uni thinking 'i dont wanna go here and i alreday know that' but i didnt <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif">



I live 15 mins away from kingston...its such a shithole that uni...my friend went there and he left after 6 months cause....dont mean to offend anyone here....there were 2 many asians! he said he hardly saw a white person. personally i would find that abit werid myself. but the nightlife there is good. near london and the works!