I hear a lot of people talking about this, and my friend got sent a letter via his school regarding it the other day. What exactly IS it/ how does it work?
Am i right in assuming that if you achieve grades on results day that exceed your firm offer (ie. AAA on an AAB course), you have the opportunity to formally apply to another course/university?
But how true is this thing for the top universities? I mean are universities like LSE, Oxbridge likely to take students by Adjustment? Can we apply for a slightly different course? surely a motivation for lot of students
EDIT: yeah got my answer...Lse, oxbridge unlikely
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I mean, how will it work if you've accepted an AAA course as your firm (in my case)? But want to try at a Uni that rejected you for a similar course... Technically I won't be "exceeding" my offer will I?
Stupid Econ lol
I mean, how will it work if you've accepted an AAA course as your firm (in my case)? But want to try at a Uni that rejected you for a similar course... Technically I won't be "exceeding" my offer will I?
Stupid Econ lol
Warwick primarily I think, got rejected by them the other day and kinda had my head set on it. I know it would be a bit idealistic to hope to get placed on their L100 through adjustment, but maybe a joint honours such as Econ + Econ history?
I mean, how will it work if you've accepted an AAA course as your firm (in my case)? But want to try at a Uni that rejected you for a similar course... Technically I won't be "exceeding" my offer will I?
Stupid Econ lol
No you won't be eligible unless you've got AAAA - and if the 4th one is General Studies, it's almost certainly not going to be worth even making the attempt.
Warwick primarily I think, got rejected by them the other day and kinda had my head set on it. I know it would be a bit idealistic to hope to get placed on their L100 through adjustment, but maybe a joint honours such as Econ + Econ history?
I'm with Minerva on this one, sorry.
Warwick are ridiculously competetive for Economics and turn away plenty who go on to get straight A grades. AAAA itself isn't going to be enough for them to overurn your rejection. I'm unsure about joint-honours, though I imagine they wouldn't be on adjustment either. Email Warwick?
Warwick are ridiculously competetive for Economics and turn away plenty who go on to get straight A grades. AAAA itself isn't going to be enough for them to overurn your rejection. I'm unsure about joint-honours, though I imagine they wouldn't be on adjustment either. Email Warwick?
Haha alright, worth a shot i suppose
I called them up and they said it'd be worth a shot calling up on exam results day if i get AAA, to see if they have spots open. Nothing gained/lost i suppose. Thanks for clarification guys.
*prays that everyone misses their Econ offers (apart from Tyrotoxism <3) *
Haha alright, worth a shot i suppose
I called them up and they said it'd be worth a shot calling up on exam results day if i get AAA, to see if they have spots open. Nothing gained/lost i suppose. Thanks for clarification guys.
*prays that everyone misses their Econ offers (apart from Tyrotoxism <3) *
haha thanks, i guess. if it helps, there are around 30-40 people on the warwick economics course this year who missed their maths & economics STEP/AEA requirement and were given places on the straight economics course instead. i know they were warwick offer holders to begin but it means a fair number of economics offer-holders missed their offers last year. this is fact, by the way.
Haha alright, worth a shot i suppose
I called them up and they said it'd be worth a shot calling up on exam results day if i get AAA, to see if they have spots open. Nothing gained/lost i suppose. Thanks for clarification guys.
*prays that everyone misses their Econ offers (apart from Tyrotoxism <3) *
Yes, but if you get AAA against an AAA offer elsewhere, you will not be eligible for Adjustment in any case. Therefore, there will be no point in ringing Warwick because the only way you'd be able to take up a place if they offered you one would be through Clearing - for which you would have to persuade your firm to release you, and quickly. I really would move on, you know, and forget about Warwick now.
But how true is this thing for the top universities? I mean are universities like LSE, Oxbridge likely to take students by Adjustment? Can we apply for a slightly different course? surely a motivation for lot of students
EDIT: yeah got my answer...Lse, oxbridge unlikely
Will Oxford and Cambridge be using Adjustment?
They may possibly have some places in some subjects. But it certainly is not common and certainly is rare. But rare is not the same as never.
I can’t see them making post-qualification offers to applicants unless they have already interviewed them. If they do have capacity given the new rules I can’t see the fact that their desired candidate has a Firm at another uni stopping them from taking that person
How can I tell which courses are perhaps a bit more likely to use Adjustment?
1) Empirical evidence. Some unis have been telling rejected candidates on the phone that if they get the grades to ring up on Results Day and they will sort something out.(e.g. economics at LSE and Notts). These are perhaps most likely to be students that were rejected purely on the basis of their predicted grades. So if you had all A grade predictions then perhaps this is less likely to wor
I mean, how will it work if you've accepted an AAA course as your firm (in my case)? But want to try at a Uni that rejected you for a similar course... Technically I won't be "exceeding" my offer will I?
Stupid Econ lol
What counts as exceeding an offer is on of the many features of the new system that is unclear. Hopefully there will be a lot of clarification by Results Day in this area. But if not then I would argue that if you have a 4th AS or A2 level then you might as well try and use the Adjustment option. What have you got to loose?
Discussions relating to university entry and applications, including questions about Clearing.
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surely a motivation for lot of students 
