The "I've applied to Edinburgh for 2012 entry" chat thread

Offer For History AAA.

Just out of curiosity, Edinburgh say they'll ask AAA-BBB; has anyone been offered a BBB or atleast lower than AAA. (Unconditionals not included) Just wondering.

Congratulations on your offer! Is it your firm?

There have been quite a few people on this thread who have had BBB offers.

Can somebody help me with this?

Just out of interest I looked up "Ucas Extra" and found out that they have free spaces for my course although I was turned down because of too many applicants? I am very confused now! :/

Also, I was thinking if my chances would change if I was too change to French and Business Studies? I have thought about that for a while, but I saw that Business Studies and French and French and Business Studies are different courses?

Can anybody help?

Are you serious?!? Congratulations! What are the conditions?

Well done! that's great and also means my school of geoscience reply could be on it's way >

Did you just get your offer tonight?

Ah lucky people with BBB Offers!! Tehe.

Yeah i'm pretty sure im going to. Have you been offered? Are you firming?

Thanks! Ehm AA at any higher (:

No, I am still waiting for a reply from Edinburgh. If I do get an offer though, it will probably be my insurance.

Thank you!

No I actually got mine back on the 11th of Januray..but I just discovered this thread (:

Is that hard? I don't know what that means; I'm doing A levels. Did you apply for the BSc?

That's well over 6 weeks ago! Do Scottish applicants hear back first?

No its not bad (:.

In scotland we sit 5 highers in 5th year - i did badly.

This year I've taken on a big workload, but my predicted grades were very good and I guess my application managed to convince them!

I was so surprised to get an offer that early!

I'm not sure why I heard then, I don't know anyone else in my school with an offer from Edinburgh yet. I must have just been lucky - top of the pile etc.

I sent away my application just before christmas

What subjects are you taking?

I'm taking Advanced higher biology and geography, higher maths, chemistry and french. Predicted 4A's and a B in advanced biology.

And with regards to your other post; thanks - I am incredibly lucky to have worked in an earth science lab for 5 weeks over the summer. That may have given my application something extra .

But Edinburgh in general take ages to reply anyway - you could easily get an offer at the end of march from them!

Lucky you! How did you get 5 weeks work in an earth science lab? What were they doing? It sounds amazing.

It was a Nuffield bursary at Glasgow Uni. I was working on a current research project which was involved in working out where the glacier extended to in Britain during the last ice age. Actually a LOT of chemistry, then a written report which I presented in Edinburgh (: it was an unbelievable opportunity, and what convinced me to go for geology!

Plus, you also get paid so I didn't have to worry about a summer job

Nice, where's your firm?