Glasgow uni 2013 applicants

Yeah I submitted my application on the 1st of October and got my unconditional on the 2nd... My friend submitted her ucas on saturday and got an unconditional yesterday - they clearly know what they want

Hiya!

So, I'm definitely going to apply to Glasgow for 2013 entry. I've seen threads like this one in other uni forums so I thought I'd start one here too.

If you're thinking of applying then post your details below!

Name: Lauren
Course: English Lit, not sure which subjects I'd like to study alongside it just yet.
Currently studying: English Lit, Psychology, History, Classics, Sociology

katepi I've found a virtual tour of Glasgow University!!!
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Same, rivernile, I don't understand how everyone is getting offers this early!

Hi there!

I sent my application on Monday and got a conditional for economics from Glasgow 18 hours later.

1. I saw from this thread that other future undergraduates got unconditionals. What to do to get an unconditional? I mean I thought it was only delivered to little Einsteins in their respective areas or to post-gap year students who already had passed their exams and the grades were known (so they already fulfilled the requirements).

Hi there!

I sent my application on Monday and got a conditional for economics from Glasgow 18 hours later.

1. I saw from this thread that other future undergraduates got unconditionals. What to do to get an unconditional? I mean I thought it was only delivered to little Einsteins in their respective areas or to post-gap year students who already had passed their exams and the grades were known (so they already fulfilled the requirements).

2. I dont understand the fact that on the main 2013 applicants thread for all unis, 1 in 3 of the offers received by the applicants posting their accomplishments, were from Glasgow Uni. How to interprete this? How come they are giving away offers to everyone? In the end, the number of places is limited...

3. Anyone got offers for economics?

Good luck to all of u and congrats to those who already got their offers from Glasgow!(however common this may be in the case of Glasgow)

1.Norton1 is right, living in Glasgow myself I sat my highers (AS equivalent) last school year. In the case of Scottish students, these are the grades which Scottish unis look at because over here it is typically a 4 year course (unlike a 3 year course in England) and year 1 is virtually the same as an Advanced Higher (A level equivalent) so they are not normally necessary - unless you are applying to an uber competitive course such as dentistry or medicine. Scottish candidates also can receive conditionals like english folks if they do not achieve certain required grades in their first higher sitting and are expected to gain them in 6th year (year 12). English students are required to receive certain grades at A level since AS are not put down on ucas for some reason - so they have no higher equivalent to use!

2. Glasgow pretty much says that they give unconditionals to anyone who achieves certain grades at higher level - usually being around AAAB. Since very few candidates achieve this in their first sitting of highers, they give out offers so quickly because places will still probably be left to fill by the 15th of January (everyone's deadline). However, most other Scottish universities play the waiting game and usually do not give out any offers until after the 15th. For one reason or another, Glasgow does not share this policy - though it is still an excellent university. Simply because offers are given out more quickly doesn't mean more offers are given out.

thanks for the explanation, it is exactly the one I needed!

I finally got my offer for the anatomy course! Anyone else doing the same/similar course?