[oxymoronic]

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[Nicck]

Good luck to everyone!

[Vashta Nerada]

Hi! I'm going to be reapplying to medicine this year, and I want to make my 5th choice psychology at the University of Edinburgh. I was wondering whether you think I should rethink on the basis my personal statement would be completely about medicine, and it's unlikely it would say anything at all about psychology? All help much appreciated! Thanks

[Ui95]

I'll be applying for Economics. Love the university !


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[sonofreddo]

I'm applying for the art history/studio art double degree. Very excited and nervous!

[Kaitsurinu]

I'm applying for three similar courses at Edinburgh, but as I'm only s5 I haven't say highers yet...do you think that I might still recieve at least one offer?


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[JuliusDS92]

(Original post by Kaitsurinu)
I'm applying for three similar courses at Edinburgh, but as I'm only s5 I haven't say highers yet...do you think that I might still recieve at least one offer?


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I'm pretty sure you can only apply to two courses at Edinburgh, and that any more will be automatically disregarded.

[Kaitsurinu]

So there's still a chance that two will be considered?

[Quick-use]

(Original post by Kaitsurinu)
I'm applying for three similar courses at Edinburgh, but as I'm only s5 I haven't say highers yet...do you think that I might still recieve at least one offer?


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I'm just starting university this year and I met a girl studying English Literature and German who applied in S5 with predicted Higher grades. It's definitely possible!

However, I'm not sure about applying to Edinburgh for more than 1 course. A friend got AAAAB and applied for Spanish as well as Spanish and Linguistics. She got rejected for the latter. It could have been that her personal statement focused solely on Spanish or her B (even though the course requirements are usually BBBB - AAAA). Therefore, I don't really know.

Good luck nonetheless!

[Kaitsurinu]

Thank you, that made me feel a lot better
There are very few Scottish schools in which I can study the courses that I like (there only seems to be Aberdeen, but they don't do the same courses) so I don't have much choice other than to apply to one university. I hope that the people deciding take that into account!

[JuliusDS92]

(Original post by Kaitsurinu)
Thank you, that made me feel a lot better
There are very few Scottish schools in which I can study the courses that I like (there only seems to be Aberdeen, but they don't do the same courses) so I don't have much choice other than to apply to one university. I hope that the people deciding take that into account!

You could e-mail the admissions department, explaining your circumstances?

[Kaitsurinu]

(Original post by JuliusDS92)
You could e-mail the admissions department, explaining your circumstances?

I emailed them on the second, but still no reply. They might be quite busy at the moment, so I don't know whether to phone or just wait a bit longer...

[oxymoronic]

(Original post by Kaitsurinu)
Thank you, that made me feel a lot better
There are very few Scottish schools in which I can study the courses that I like (there only seems to be Aberdeen, but they don't do the same courses) so I don't have much choice other than to apply to one university. I hope that the people deciding take that into account!

You can only be considered for 2 courses (ie: you can only get a maximum of 2 offers) and if you apply for 3 or more courses the university will ask you which of these you'd like to be considered for as they won't look at your application for all of them. It's better to only apply to 2 and then use your other choices for something else as you don't have to apply for all of your courses at the same time and you can also apply for less than 5. It could be that you apply for 3 and then wait for the outcome of those, then perhaps decide to use your other 2 choices to apply for something else which is similar but not exactly the same if you get rejected for your initial choices. You could also add choices to English universities, for example, whereas if you waste all of your choices by applying to too many courses at Edinburgh you'll still lose that option of a choice when you might have found a use for it later down the application cycle.

[Kaitsurinu]

(Original post by oxymoronic)
You can only be considered for 2 courses (ie: you can only get a maximum of 2 offers) and if you apply for 3 or more courses the university will ask you which of these you'd like to be considered for as they won't look at your application for all of them. It's better to only apply to 2 and then use your other choices for something else as you don't have to apply for all of your courses at the same time and you can also apply for less than 5. It could be that you apply for 3 and then wait for the outcome of those, then perhaps decide to use your other 2 choices to apply for something else which is similar but not exactly the same if you get rejected for your initial choices. You could also add choices to English universities, for example, whereas if you waste all of your choices by applying to too many courses at Edinburgh you'll still lose that option of a choice when you might have found a use for it later down the application cycle.

Applying for English schools really isn't an option for me due to fees and costs, and as stated before, Edinburgh is really the only Scottish uni that caters for what I want to apply for. As I'm only S5, I still have the option of another year at school if I get rejected, so I might just go for giving them my preferences instead of applying for something I don't really want and being stuck with it for four years :L

[twinlensreflex]

(Original post by sonofreddo)
I'm applying for the art history/studio art double degree. Very excited and nervous!

Good luck! I'm a first year at ECA at the moment, so if you have any questions about applying feel free to ask

[xanthippe]

Yup, applying for Sociology and Social & Economic History

I'm so nervous about writing the personal statement... Nervous and excited!

But yeah, I hope you all do well Good luck!

[beamie]

(Original post by Kaitsurinu)
Applying for English schools really isn't an option for me due to fees and costs, and as stated before, Edinburgh is really the only Scottish uni that caters for what I want to apply for. As I'm only S5, I still have the option of another year at school if I get rejected, so I might just go for giving them my preferences instead of applying for something I don't really want and being stuck with it for four years :L

I'd actually suggest that you wait for another year and apply when you're in S6. It'll give you another year to really think about what you want to do and find courses at other universities that you would want to do. Putting your eggs in one basket by just applying to Edinburgh is a bad idea. I've seen a couple of friends do that in the last UCAS cycle and they all ended up in a really bad situation.

[Kaitsurinu]

(Original post by beamie)
I'd actually suggest that you wait for another year and apply when you're in S6. It'll give you another year to really think about what you want to do and find courses at other universities that you would want to do. Putting your eggs in one basket by just applying to Edinburgh is a bad idea. I've seen a couple of friends do that in the last UCAS cycle and they all ended up in a really bad situation.

I appreciate the advice, but this has been what I've wanted to do since I was eleven. There's really nothing else for me, trust me, I've explored every angle :L So that's why I'm applying a year early. And if I don't get in this year, I'll apply again next year :L

[beamie]

(Original post by Kaitsurinu)
I appreciate the advice, but this has been what I've wanted to do since I was eleven. There's really nothing else for me, trust me, I've explored every angle :L So that's why I'm applying a year early. And if I don't get in this year, I'll apply again next year :L

Alright, good luck! Although please do not put, 'I've wanted to do this since I was eleven', in your personal statement... I don't even want to think about how many times the Admissions Office has heard that before.

[Kaitsurinu]

(Original post by beamie)
Alright, good luck! Although please do not put, 'I've wanted to do this since I was eleven', in your personal statement... I don't even want to think about how many times the Admissions Office has heard that before.

Yeah, my school had a talk on personal statements, and one of the first things they said was not to be cliché :L thank you