Geography applicants - 2016 entry!

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I got 4A's at AS and now predicted 2A*s and an A. Applying for straight geography at durham, lse, ucl, kings and bristol/st andrews. Annoyingly we are doing WJEC board for geo which is sparse in resources... Any tips?

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Confused12345678

Got my first offer today, from Leeds! I also applied to Cambridge, Manchester, Kings and Exeter. However, I applied with deferred entry so this could affect things, best of luck to everyone!

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ajohn11

what are people putting on their personal statements?

Reply 23

p.formanko

I applied last year and once again this year (after beating my predicted grades) for human geography at LSE / UCL / KCL / Edinburgh / Nottingham, if anyone wants any pointers or advice then just say :smile:

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Aideenfay

Hi guys ! If you are applying for Geography and International Relations is it necessary to study Geography at A Level standard? Im form Ireland and we study 7-9 subjects so i have studied Bio, Chem, Physics , english , spanish , maths and irish ! I was originally applying for Chemical Engineering and have my personal statement and universities picked but i've found this course and I am inspired!!

Reply 25

sansari

Original post by Aideenfay

Most unis state that they require any combination of subjects, including geography. So i think it is necessary to study it an AS level.

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lcormack

Anyone heard from Birmingham or Nottingham?

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yuveethini

I am almost finished with my UCAS Application form and was double checking my choices, etc... then I noticed that KCL wants a B in English lang, but I got a C :frown:

so I was wondering if i would get rejected as a result of this.

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hannb98

Original post by yuveethini

I am almost finished with my UCAS Application form and was double checking my choices, etc... then I noticed that KCL wants a B in English lang, but I got a C :frown:

so I was wondering if i would get rejected as a result of this.

At a lot of the uni open days I've been to they've said that applying to somewhere where you cannot meet the requirements would be a bad idea and not to do it.
On the otherhand I've got friends who have called up unis and asked directly in their scenario. If your ps/reference/predicted grades are all really really good then you might stand a chance - especially if these are GCSE grades you're referring to!

Reply 29

ameliadearie

Is anybody else applying to Northumbria/Oxford Brookes/Liverpool/Manchester Met/Coventry?

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22AC12

Original post by Indigo69

I was considering taking geography at Uni. I know with resists i can achieve the average offer of BBB. Would a uni say they will give me a conditional offer off BBB if my prediction for alevel is BCC. i got CDD ( which isnt a true reflection on my ability)

Swansea give offers of BBB for geography and Liverpool ABB but may be lenient?

Reply 31

22AC12

Original post by josielouisec

I got A in geography at AS and then 2 Cs, do you think I'd be able to get into a uni offering AAB/ABB? And does anyone know a good uni which I can put down as an insurance? At the moment I have Newcastle, Sussex, Lancaster(who require AAA) and Nottingham. I don't think I've done enough at AS to get the grades I need to get into these unis, can grades go up at A2 if you put the work in?

Liverpool is nice with a good course and offer ABB, most I've seen like Manchester, Kings, Birmingham etc. all offer AAB

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22AC12

Original post by Aneel98

I do WJEC, what do you want to know?

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22AC12

I've applied for BA Geography in Manchester, Kings, Newcastle, Leeds and Liverpool with offers from all of them accept Liverpool.

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Hesterrose

Hey, I've applied for geography at Bristol and Newcastle and had offers from both, I've also had an offer from Birmingham for liberal arts and sciences where I would major in geography. But I applied for humsci at Oxford and Durham

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yuveethini

Thank you😀 and yes I meant GCSE grade, I had rang kcl and did say they will have to consider my ps, predicted grades, references etc. Thanks again!! 😀

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slothonist

has anyone heard back from Edinburgh yet? :smile:

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Waytogo0602

Has anyone heard from Bangor yet? I sent my form 4 weeks ago and have heard from everywhere but there now. All I keep getting is marketing emails from them :-(

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Reply 38

AnonymousRutter

Original post by ameliadearie

Is anybody else applying to Northumbria/Oxford Brookes/Liverpool/Manchester Met/Coventry?

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Yeah I applied and have got offers from both Liverpool and Man Met. Liverpool looks really good for Geography!

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englandireland

LSE,
Durham,
Edinburgh,
Bristol,
Trinity College Dublin,
Oxford Brooks.
Doing Geography, but doing Geog and Politics if they offer a course.

What everyone else doing?