Psychology Applicants (2012 entry)

hey, congrats! Sussex is my first choice but I haven't heard back yet so I was wondering if you could tell me when you sent your ucas off and which A levels you are taking? Thanks! really happy for you

University: Essex
Course Name: BSc Psychology (C800)
Predicted Grades: AAA
Offer: ABB
Reaction: so happy I've got my first offer!

My predicted grades are A*A*A, my GCSE results were 10 A*'s and 1A and my AS's were AAAA. And yeah, I applied for the straight Bsc course. I wanted to do the one with the MSci but I don't do A level maths.

Ok cool- I'm really worried now. I've applied for the MSci course- but psychology and psychological research as that doesn't require Maths. I got 9 A*s and got predicted A*A*A, but got AAAB at AS as messed up my last chemistry exam. I did do have an additional AS grade A which I did the year before though. I really want an offer from Birmingham! But loads of people have already got offers from there so not sure if I'll be getting one :/

I mau have said this on this thread at some point already, can't remember, but I'm currently in my second year of a Psychology degree at bath so if anyone applying here has any qs then I can try to answer them

:O That's practically my dream!! I definitely have questions! When did you get your offer from Bath? And what A Levels did you take?

I got my offer in January the year I applied (around oct/nov of 2009) but from what I have heard last year more of the offers came out feb/march time. I took Psychology, Maths and Chemistry to A2 plus business studies and further maths at AS. Where else are you applying to?

Still haven't received acknowledgement OR offer from RHUL... should I email them?

when did you send your application? mine went 20th of October and so far I havent heard anything from them but I've also heard they don't give out acknowledgments

Hey, I applied for and MSci at birmingham too, but the psychology and psychological practice one... i haven't heard anything yet... does that one interview? because the one i've applied to does, and i haven't heard anything yet =/ really nervous lol X

Oh, ok. I'm trying not to expect anything until March, but I want to go there so badly! I have offers from Birmingham, Nottingham and Royal Holloway, and am also waiting on Durham for Applied Psychology as a backup. Are you pleased you went there?

Will my UCL psychology application be considered without a GCSE modern foreign language?

I have just submitted my UCAS application for Psychology at; UCL, Sheffield, Lancaster, Durham (applied psych), Liverpool.

But i was then told that UCL always require an MFL GCSE which i don't have!. UCLs website states that " UCL also requires a Modern Language GCSE at grade C or above for all of its programmes" it then says "For students who do not have a Modern Language GCSE, UCL will provide opportunities to meet the language requirement once enrolled at UCL" i have no idea what this is about ...why having a GCSE MFL is a language requirement...

All this has left me quite worried because UCL was my first choice, so i will be pretty gutted if my application just gets rejected straight away all for the sake of my GCSE options.

My GCSE grades are
5A*s
5As
1B
Including no foreign languages..

AS Grades
Biology A
Psychology A
Environmental Science A
Politics C

A-Level Predictions
Biology A
Psychology A*
Environmental Science A
General Studies ???


Do i have any chance of an offer at UCL?

Oh, ok. I'm trying not to expect anything until March, but I want to go there so badly! I have offers from Birmingham, Nottingham and Royal Holloway, and am also waiting on Durham for Applied Psychology as a backup. Are you pleased you went there?

Yeah I wouldn't worry about not getting anything from them yet. I applied to RHUL too...none of the others though. I'm definitely pleased I came here (missed the open days so was a bit of risk!) I've really enjoyed it so far, and although I didn't really realise it when I started applying for unis I think the placement year is going to be a massive advantage really amazing to have that experience for after you graduate. Also it's a small department (although it's expanding soon but will still be comparatively small going from 70/80 to about 110 I think) which is really nice because you recognise most the people on your course really quickly and the department feels really friendly because lecturers also start to recognise you and stuff so not quite as anonymous as some of the bigger unis felt.