Birkbeck, University of London (2014 Start)

Congrats on the offers guys I've got an unconditional offer from them for Biomedicine. I really like Birkbeck, but am still waiting on a few other uni's. Where else have you guys applied?

I accepted my offer from Birkbeck but I also applied to Keele , Kent, Southampton Solent and Birmingham City

I was set on Birkbeck however if I get offers from QMUL or Aberdeen I have to take them seriously, particularly Aberdeen as the course looks really diverse and interesting

I have applied to Kings, LSE &UCL (as well as being rejected by Cambridge)

Still waiting on LSE and UCL... my application went in on Oct 14th!

Oh thats great So what made you choose Birkbeck over the others, if you don't mind me asking

So, is everyone here over 19?

Ohh wow, so you've been waiting ages lol I sent mine on the 16th Nov and im feeling impatient, so can only imagine how you feel lol

Sorry about the Cambridge rejection, but UCL and LSE are fantastic still, so fingers crossed

Do you have an offer from Kings then?

I turn 20 in April!

And I chose Birkbeck as it seems like a really nice and a very supportive university. That and the fact that I want to stay in London. I been born and raised here and STILL don't tire of this place! and as it's a University of London college it's a prestigious qualification!

Basically my reason is: "Why the hell not!"

How about you?

Yeah AAA for BA Philosophy. Going to struggle to make a decision! I wasn't surprised Cambridge turned me down, it was a very 'risky' application.

I swear the wait is turning my brain to mush!

I completely agree. I also think its brilliant that I can still complete my degree in three years, even though its only a few nights a week. If I get accepted by Kings, it will be a really tough choice on which to choose, but being as im a little older (Im 24 lol), Birkbeck is very appealing. We will all have to make sure we try and organise some kind of social night though, as that aspect is the only thing about the uni that worries me lol



Oh wow thats great, congrats. I really hope I get an offer too lol

So which do you think will be your top choice if you get an offer from UCL and LSE aswell?

Haha I know what you mean, my brain is already mushy, so this is not helping

I completely agree. I also think its brilliant that I can still complete my degree in three years, even though its only a few nights a week. If I get accepted by Kings, it will be a really tough choice on which to choose, but being as im a little older (Im 24 lol), Birkbeck is very appealing. We will all have to make sure we try and organise some kind of social night though, as that aspect is the only thing about the uni that worries me lol



Oh wow thats great, congrats. I really hope I get an offer too lol

So which do you think will be your top choice if you get an offer from UCL and LSE aswell?

Haha I know what you mean, my brain is already mushy, so this is not helping

I am 30 this year (typing that still feel weird) so I know what you mean. Birkbeck is very appealing to my owlish nature too; I am much more active at night and have a livelier mind then.

My top choice... now you are asking! I suspect it will depend on the offers; assuming they are all equal it will be a close run thing between them all.

Given I want to go into academia/teaching, UCL or Kings would be a good choice, but LSE and Birkbeck both are good choices too, for different reasons. Being realistic I don't think I will be able to make a decision until all the offers are in one way or the other.

How about you, what do you think you will choose if you get offers to all your applications? I forgot to ask what it was you were applying for!

This is what I like too! You can work in the day a little bit more than most students and study at night! Be more financially well off slightly

As for social im sure we still can! I'm sure the su has stuff on , not to mention we can get involved with other nearby University of London colleges and thier unions. You may have to sign up as an affiliate for around £20 per year

Loads of places and we can organize something if you want! a Birkbeck TSR meet up sounds fab! a Facebook group perhaps.

Don't mean to get ahead of myself haha just excited

I received a conditional offer from Birkbeck, the condition was i pass the selection test. well i done the test two weeks ago, they haven't got back to me yet. today i received an email inviting me to attend an "Offer day" what thus it mean..

It could just mean you've received an offer and therefore they want you to come and look round or it could mean that they've marked the test and you've passed and they just haven't got back to you about it yet.

I've just booked onto the offer day on 1st March, is anybody else going to an offer day?

Yeah, still poor, but a little better off than the others haha

Thats true, I didnt think of that. I would be worried that they wouldnt accept me though as I wasnt one of them lol

Yesss, a TSR meet up would be great. Its always nice to meet people ahead of uni so it will be fun

Haha hey, switch to Part Time as opposed to F/T and we can be that even more bit richer! , sure it will be one more year and you miss out on a few things F/T students get such as not paying council tax... but still probably better off.

As for a meet up, I'll probably see if I can get one established later on in spring. I think we are all a bit busy and it's a bit too far off to have one now

I got an unconditional offer from Birkbeck last night after I had an interview with them on Monday. I'm holding off on whether to accept it though. When I went for the interview I found out it was evening classes which interested me a lot as I've been working night shifts since I finished school a couple of years ago (I turn 21 in October). However the amount of classes worries me a tad. 4 evenings a week 2 hours per evening sounds like very little. Just wondering if it will be challenging enough. Not that I want to be bombarded with work but I would like something that keeps me from boredom... I've applied for Film and Media studies (almost forgot to mention that)

I got an unconditional offer from Birkbeck last night after I had an interview with them on Monday. I'm holding off on whether to accept it though. When I went for the interview I found out it was evening classes which interested me a lot as I've been working night shifts since I finished school a couple of years ago (I turn 21 in October). However the amount of classes worries me a tad. 4 evenings a week 2 hours per evening sounds like very little. Just wondering if it will be challenging enough. Not that I want to be bombarded with work but I would like something that keeps me from boredom... I've applied for Film and Media studies (almost forgot to mention that)