English Applicants 2014

I am and have looked at Aberystwyth Edinburgh Stirling York Sheffield Essex Bangor and Glasgow..... Just need to decide which I want to apply for now! :confused:

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Trying to revive this! I'm thinking English at UCL and Bristol and then possibly Cambridge, Durham and York or Leeds. I have my grades already though.

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Dead End Street

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UCL, KCL, Queen Mary, Manchester, Westminster..

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Original post by Dead End Street

UCL, KCL, Queen Mary, Manchester, Westminster..

So you're kind of keen on going to London? I'm in love with UCL's course but I don't know if I could cope being at another of the Uni of London colleges if I missed UC!

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Laura44

I'm looking at Sheffield, Exeter, Manchester, York, Durham and Nottingham, I've heard English is really competitive though, so I'm slightly worried.

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The Empire Odyssey

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I'm looking at Chester, York St John, Edge Hill, Chichester and Bath Spa! Their courses are contemporary and old/classic texts!

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Original post by Laura44

I'm looking at Sheffield, Exeter, Manchester, York, Durham and Nottingham, I've heard English is really competitive though, so I'm slightly worried.

Just went to Sheffield yesterday, it's a pretty city. :smile:

I'm so worried! I actually have my grades but I can't talk myself out of applying to lower offer universities just in case! I'm going to Durham tomorrow (going round the country haha), hopefully I like it so the £60 train fare - with a railcard - is worth it.

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Dead End Street

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Original post by SixteenHundred

So you're kind of keen on going to London? I'm in love with UCL's course but I don't know if I could cope being at another of the Uni of London colleges if I missed UC!

Really keen, yeah! It would be upsetting being at UoL and not UCL or Kings but I'd get over it.

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Original post by Dead End Street

Really keen, yeah! It would be upsetting being at UoL and not UCL or Kings but I'd get over it.

Have you started on your personal statement yet?

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Dead End Street

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Original post by SixteenHundred

Have you started on your personal statement yet?

Not yet, have you?

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Original post by SixteenHundred

Have you started on your personal statement yet?

I have and finding it extremely difficult :frown:

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Original post by abbymonty

I have and finding it extremely difficult :frown:

Written my first draft and it's messy but my tutor just ok'd it so now I'm not sure what to do! Are you working to the October deadline? That's honestly the only reason I'm starting mine now - that and the fact that being a gap year student means my school want to process me as quickly as possible so they can get on to the younger ones I think.

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Original post by SixteenHundred

Written my first draft and it's messy but my tutor just ok'd it so now I'm not sure what to do! Are you working to the October deadline? That's honestly the only reason I'm starting mine now - that and the fact that being a gap year student means my school want to process me as quickly as possible so they can get on to the younger ones I think.

Mine's messy too, haven't gotten round to seeing my tutor about it yet though! My college have an internal deadline of 4th of November but I want to send mine off at the start of October - partially to get it out the way but my tutor thinks an early application will be in my favour :dontknow:

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Original post by abbymonty

Mine's messy too, haven't gotten round to seeing my tutor about it yet though! My college have an internal deadline of 4th of November but I want to send mine off at the start of October - partially to get it out the way but my tutor thinks an early application will be in my favour :dontknow:

My tutor wants mine in by the end of next week! He knows I can write that fast (as I did every essay for his class last minute, knew that would come back to bite me one day) but it's not helping my stress levels! :redface:

What sort of lit are you interested in? :smile:

Where are you applying? I know for Durham they say that an early one is good if you want your first choice of college, so maybe it wouldn't hurt for some others as well. :smile:

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At least it will be over and done with sooner! I spend weeks on my essays.. I started my PS last month though!

I really love 19th century literature, Pride and Prejudice is my absolute favourite book ever :') but I want to explore Lit more, I'm interested in reading some American stuff as it's been recommended to me by my friends but just haven't got road to any of it yet!! Wbu?

I'm sure yet because I did better in my results than I expected but I'm thinking maybe Aberystwyth, Stirling, York, Bangor and Reading.. Where are you applying for?

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Zhepsh

I'm thinking of applying to Queen Mary, It'd be one of my ideal unis to study English at! I'm just not sure whether my grades are/will be good enough. Does anyone know how competitive it is? Roughly how many applicants per place?

Also, I recommend reading American Psycho as a piece of American literature. Can't say I've ever read anything quite like it

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Original post by abbymonty

At least it will be over and done with sooner! I spend weeks on my essays.. I started my PS last month though!

I really love 19th century literature, Pride and Prejudice is my absolute favourite book ever :') but I want to explore Lit more, I'm interested in reading some American stuff as it's been recommended to me by my friends but just haven't got road to any of it yet!! Wbu?

I'm sure yet because I did better in my results than I expected but I'm thinking maybe Aberystwyth, Stirling, York, Bangor and Reading.. Where are you applying for?

Love P&P and Austen! Which other novels of hers have you read? I like late c19th/early 20th, inter-war years and anything Gothic, but I'm also interested in the roots of science fiction and Gothic, so Edgar Allen Poe has popped up recently as well as mythological stuff. I'm dying for the opportunity to study Old English in particular.

Cambridge, UCL, Durham, Nottingham and either Bristol or Exeter or somewhere else altogether. It's a little different for me as I don't have to play it quite as safe (although with English it's still best to be cautious as it's so competitive and although my school is pushing me to apply to all AAA and above it makes me worry).

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Original post by SixteenHundred

Love P&P and Austen! Which other novels of hers have you read? I like late c19th/early 20th, inter-war years and anything Gothic, but I'm also interested in the roots of science fiction and Gothic, so Edgar Allen Poe has popped up recently as well as mythological stuff. I'm dying for the opportunity to study Old English in particular.

Cambridge, UCL, Durham, Nottingham and either Bristol or Exeter or somewhere else altogether. It's a little different for me as I don't have to play it quite as safe (although with English it's still best to be cautious as it's so competitive and although my school is pushing me to apply to all AAA and above it makes me worry).

Emma and Sense & Sensibility, but Pride and Prejudice is my fave! I've just started studying Gothic for my A2, we've read some Angela Carter so far! I really want to read Dracula, my brother says it is really good, and the way it's written is fantastic! That sounds interesting, I often wonder where some of the ideas for Gothis and Sci Fi have originated from! I'm quite interested inlooking at old English too, we've touched on it a tiny bit in my Language class and I find the language so interesting, so would love to go into it in more depth!

Wow you must be really clever!! Best of luck to you! I did think about Nottingham because it's my hometown but doubt I would get an offer, and I think I would prefer to go away anyway! :smile:

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