It's a long story. Basically they didn't specify that I need a CAE passed with grade A in order to get in. They just said I need to have the CAE. My CAE doesn't have grade A. So basically I wasted a UCAS choice on them. They mislead me(unintentionally).

Reply 6

Pearlz

kelpic

It's a long story. Basically they didn't specify that I need a CAE passed with grade A in order to get in. They just said I need to have the CAE. My CAE doesn't have grade A. So basically I wasted a UCAS choice on them. They mislead me(unintentionally).

Surely before hand you could have called admissions, or the head of the department you were applying for?

Reply 7

martaluisa

kelpic

It's a long story. Basically they didn't specify that I need a CAE passed with grade A in order to get in. They just said I need to have the CAE. My CAE doesn't have grade A. So basically I wasted a UCAS choice on them. They mislead me(unintentionally).

Universities can change the criteria even if it is posted on their website, it all depends on the "level" of applicants they have each year... last year they could have accepted someone with a B and this year have had so many good applicants that even people with A might have not been offered a place.

The criteria on the prospectus and website is a guideline

Reply 8

hypocriticaljap

2

kelpic

It's a long story. Basically they didn't specify that I need a CAE passed with grade A in order to get in. They just said I need to have the CAE. My CAE doesn't have grade A. So basically I wasted a UCAS choice on them. They mislead me(unintentionally).

So if it was unintentional what's your problem and what affect do you think your complaint will have?

Reply 9

JellyBean123

11

I doubt your complaint will have any effect. It's like saying you'll complain because a university gives you an offer of AAA when their minimum requirement is ABB, and you feel that is what you should have been offered. They can give offers of whatever they want.

Reply 10

sweetness345

10

kelpic

for misleading me???

What do you mean? Did they lie to you or something?

Reply 11

Diminutive

2

They don't have to offer you a place even if you meet their requirements.... they may have rejected you regardless of the A grade. Its possible they were willing to accept those without As but given the calibre of applications, only went with those with As.

Reply 12

Merlinn

7

Im currently pretty angry coz Nottingham changed my English language requirement for IELTS from 6.0 overall (none of the elements below 5.0) to "overall: 6.5 (none of the elements below 6.0)" .. my IELTS is
Listening: 7
Reading: 7
Writing: 5.5
Speaking: 7
Overall: 6.5

and they said they won´t accept my IELTS just because of that damn writing part...I don´t have money to retake IELTS... FML :frown:

Reply 13

kelpic

OP

16

Merlinn

Im currently pretty angry coz Nottingham changed my English language requirement for IELTS from 6.0 overall (none of the elements below 5.0) to "overall: 6.5 (none of the elements below 6.0)" .. my IELTS is
Listening: 7
Reading: 7
Writing: 5.5
Speaking: 7
Overall: 6.5

and they said they won´t accept my IELTS just because of that damn writing part...I don´t have money to retake IELTS... FML :frown:

I feel you!!!!!

Reply 14

synvilla

14

JellyBean123

I doubt your complaint will have any effect. It's like saying you'll complain because a university gives you an offer of AAA when their minimum requirement is ABB, and you feel that is what you should have been offered. They can give offers of whatever they want.

Well the grade in a test of level of English is hardly the same as having a qualification in a proper subject.

Reply 15

JellyBean123

11

synvilla

Well the grade in a test of level of English is hardly the same as having a qualification in a proper subject.

I'm not debating the significance of different qualifications, I only said they can state certain things on a site or in a prospectus or whatever, but when giving out offers they can give what they want.

Also, it is a bit ridiculous to say English is not a "proper" subject, considering it is compulsory until the age of 16, and without it you would probably be illiterate.

Reply 16

synvilla

14

JellyBean123

Also, it is a bit ridiculous to say English is not a "proper" subject, considering it is compulsory until the age of 16, and without it you would probably be illiterate.

I'm not saying that English as a subject is not a proper subject, I said that a test of level of English is not a subject/qualification for a subject.

Where/to whom can I make a complaint against a university, that I applied to, for mis

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