Uni of Bristol - Offer Holders - 2023 Entry

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Original post by Anonymous

hi, i've got an offer for 2023 entry!
Course: Chemistry
Grades: Predicted A*A*A*A
Applied: 30th September 2022
Received offer: 10th October 2022

Hey, congratulations! Any idea if you might want to firm or insurance?

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Original post by daisiology

Hi! Who has an offer from the University of Bristol for entry in 2023?

Course:
Grades:
Applied:
Received offer:
Conditions (if applicable):

I got my offer from Bristol yesterday after being put on hold on 17 October!

Course: Philosophy and Politics
Grades: A*A*A* (achieved)
Applied: 12 October 2022
Received offer: 26 October 2022
Conditions: Unconditional

Hey! I'm yet to get my offer back but I meet the contextual offer criteria by a lot (and eligible for it) so hopefully I will get an offer soon! I just wanted to say hi since we're both on a gap year it seems!

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Original post by fruitsandbarley

Hey! I'm yet to get my offer back but I meet the contextual offer criteria by a lot (and eligible for it) so hopefully I will get an offer soon! I just wanted to say hi since we're both on a gap year it seems!

That’s really cool! Thanks for saying hi! I hope you get in. And yeah haha a lot was going on during my A-Level year (last year) so I figured it would be better to just focus on what I needed to focus on that year and apply for unis during this year’s cycle instead. Which course are you hoping to get into? :smile:

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BarnabyK

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Course: French and Russian
Grades: Predicted (A*/A*/A)
Applied: 10th October
Received offer: 13th October
Conditions (if applicable): ABB (unspecified)

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Original post by daisiology

That’s really cool! Thanks for saying hi! I hope you get in. And yeah haha a lot was going on during my A-Level year (last year) so I figured it would be better to just focus on what I needed to focus on that year and apply for unis during this year’s cycle instead. Which course are you hoping to get into? :smile:

I'm hoping politics and IR - I got an email saying that their decision for me will be delayed? i'm not quite sure what that means though. I got the grades I needed with flying colours so I should hypothetically get in. But we'll see!

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OP

Original post by BarnabyK

Course: French and Russian
Grades: Predicted (A*/A*/A)
Applied: 10th October
Received offer: 13th October
Conditions (if applicable): ABB (unspecified)

Hey, congratulations!

Original post by fruitsandbarley

I'm hoping politics and IR - I got an email saying that their decision for me will be delayed? i'm not quite sure what that means though. I got the grades I needed with flying colours so I should hypothetically get in. But we'll see!

Oh, do you mean you got put on hold?

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Original post by daisiology

Hey, congratulations!

Oh, do you mean you got put on hold?

I think so?

Reply 10

OP

Original post by fruitsandbarley

I think so?

Ahh. There’s no need to worry about that. Bristol is known to put people on hold. It's their way of telling you you met their entry requirements and will have to wait a while for decision. It's not a bad thing. In fact, it's positive because it means they think you stand a chance.

From what I have heard, different departments in Bristol do things differently. Some put everyone on hold and might wait till the deadline in January before making offers, some make offers to candidates they like more quickly, and some put people on hold for a while until they've assessed more applications but won't make earlier applicants wait that long. When I got put on hold, Bristol let me know that that was what was happening via email and linked me to the following page so I could read more about it:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/after-you-apply/your-application/decision/

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(Original post by daisiology)Ahh. There’s no need to worry about that. Bristol is known to put people on hold. It's their way of telling you you met their entry requirements and will have to wait a while for decision. It's not a bad thing. In fact, it's positive because it means they think you stand a chance.

From what I have heard, different departments in Bristol do things differently. Some put everyone on hold and might wait till the deadline in January before making offers, some make offers to candidates they like more quickly, and some put people on hold for a while until they've assessed more applications but won't make earlier applicants wait that long. When I got put on hold, Bristol let me know that that was what was happening via email and linked me to the following page so I could read more about it:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/after-you-apply/your-application/decision/

yeah i just saw that video - i was starting to get worried as i thought that it meant that i was like the bottom of the barrel? I mean I did really well on the IB so I'm optimistic for getting a place!

Reply 12

OP

@fruitsandbarley That really isn’t what it means! It’s actually kind of like a department-preference thing. As I said, different departments seem to behave differently. I got put on hold with A*A*A* for my A-Levels and then they made me an offer nine days later so it’s really nothing to worry about. I know of people who got predicted top grades (at least two A*s) and also got put on hold. :smile:

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Original post by daisiology

@fruitsandbarley That really isn’t what it means! It’s actually kind of like a department-preference thing. As I said, different departments seem to behave differently. I got put on hold with A*A*A* for my A-Levels and then they made me an offer nine days later so it’s really nothing to worry about. I know of people who got predicted top grades (at least two A*s) and also got put on hold. :smile:

Nice! Thank you! I also assume since I already have my grades they'll want to look at those who haven't got their grades before giving me an unconditional too!

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d.harley

Hi!
Course: Modern Languages (German and French)
Grades: predicted 4 A*s
Applied: 12th Oct 22
Received offer: 22 Oct
Conditional ABB

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H_K_05

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Course: Mechanical Engineering (MEng)
Grades: A*A*A*A* + A EPQ (Predicted)
Applied: 10 October 2022
Received offer: 13 October 2022

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OP

@fruitsandbarley That might well be the case! All the best! Looking forward to your good news. :smile:

@d.harley @H_K_05 Ay, that’s so cool! Congratulations, guys! Any of you thinking of firming or insuring Bristol?

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H_K_05

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I think it'll depend - if I don't get Imperial or Oxford, then it'll probably be my firm, otherwise I intend to make it my insurance. Have you heard anything about offer holder open days yet?

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