In the majority of cases the decision on whether to offer an applicant a place is made on the basis of the information given in the UCAS application, supplemented by information on achieved module percentages (see below). We encourage offer holders to attend one of the department's open days. Where attendance at an open day is impractical for students who are resident abroad or who live a long distance from UCL, we can arrange individual visits to the department. Applicants invited to an open day will not be interviewed but will have the opportunity to meet with staff and members and current students in an informal atmosphere, and have any questions answered.
In a small minority of cases, the department may wish to interview applicants. Those invited to interview will be those that have a very strong and promising overall application but who are weaker in one element of the selection criteria, or an element of their application appears anomalous. The content of the interview, undertaken by a member of staff, will reflect that particular element under consideration. For applicants outside England and Wales, the interview may be held by telephone.