Sutton Trust US Programme Cohort 12 (2023) Applicants Thread

i didn't get in but also looking at the analytics of my video interview on youtube it looks like it only has one unique viewer (me) which would imply that it was never watched so maybe there was something really bad that I just didn't consider about my app lol

i had 10 9s at gcse for the person who asked about those

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Reply 61

eddie42

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I saw that as well but idk at this point

I got in

Original post by Harrysja

I got in

Congratulations - are they doing the USA residential this year?

Reply 64

Harrysja

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Original post by eddie42

Congratulations - are they doing the USA residential this year?

I think so

Reply 65

ry7xsfa

Universities Forum Helper

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Original post by xlibbyx

Ohh okay that makes more sense, were you allowed to choose which week you went on?

Nope. It was randomly assigned

I got in too :smile:

Original post by lilypod244

deffo a bit bummed out about it but it is what it is

Original post by Harrysja

I got in

congrats what was the acception email about

Reply 68

student14476

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Original post by eddie42

tbh I am so so devastated and I probably won't be able to apply anymore with the costs for the tests and everything 😭

fr low-key annoyed wish i knew what i did wrong because i did sm extracurriculars and volunteering aswell

Reply 69

student14476

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Original post by jamsparkle

i didn't get in but also looking at the analytics of my video interview on youtube it looks like it only has one unique viewer (me) which would imply that it was never watched so maybe there was something really bad that I just didn't consider about my app lol

i had 10 9s at gcse for the person who asked about those

wow ur grades r so good but maybe the writing lacked what they wanted?

Reply 70

eddie42

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Original post by student14476

fr low-key annoyed wish i knew what i did wrong because i did sm extracurriculars and volunteering aswell

Are you still going to apply? I'm trying to convince myself now that the UK is better anyway 🙃
(I also had all 9s but I had some good extracurriculars as well)

Reply 71

student14476

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Original post by eddie42

Are you still going to apply? I'm trying to convince myself now that the UK is better anyway 🙃
(I also had all 9s but I had some good extracurriculars as well)

wth thts so weird u didn’t get in but yh i’m just reminding myself it must have been rlly competitive i mena it was a free trip to america aswell so i’m still gonna apply to us unis it’s just gonna be harder cuz i’m gonna have to research sm about it myself now

Reply 72

Harrysja

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Hi
I got onto the programme but it doesn’t say for sure that the trip to us is happening does it mean that there might not be a trip to the us

Reply 73

xlibbyx

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Original post by Lunninagh

Anyone watching this thread get in?

I got in

Original post by Anonymous

did you get in

Reply 74

jamsparkle

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Original post by student14476

wow ur grades r so good but maybe the writing lacked what they wanted?

I actually thought my writing was quite good for once but I'm literally the worst judge of how I've ever done at anything so probably - tbh I wasn't sure if I was actually eligible since my family is technically over the income requirement but I have a twin who applied at the same time (and I'm care experienced) so I thought I might as well try but I was really pushing it from the start lol and my ECs probably aren't great

i had fun writing the essays though and I think I'll still apply to the US (probably test optional though) so hopefully it doesn't set me back too much

Reply 75

Anonymous #1

Original post by jamsparkle

I actually thought my writing was quite good for once but I'm literally the worst judge of how I've ever done at anything so probably - tbh I wasn't sure if I was actually eligible since my family is technically over the income requirement but I have a twin who applied at the same time (and I'm care experienced) so I thought I might as well try but I was really pushing it from the start lol and my ECs probably aren't great

i had fun writing the essays though and I think I'll still apply to the US (probably test optional though) so hopefully it doesn't set me back too much

what does test optional mean

Reply 76

xlibbyx

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Original post by Harrysja

Hi
I got onto the programme but it doesn’t say for sure that the trip to us is happening does it mean that there might not be a trip to the us

For me in the email it said that it would be happening and we’d know which week we’d be assigned to in May

Reply 77

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

what does test optional mean

some us unis (even big ones like harvard and yale) since covid let you apply without taking SAT or ACT

some don't though like MIT

Reply 78

Harrysja

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Original post by xlibbyx

For me in the email it said that it would be happening and we’d know which week we’d be assigned to in May

Yeah it says · When will I know which US week I will be attending? You will find out which US week you will take part in by May 31.
so I think there will be a trip