Discuss your 2010-11 UCAS decisions *HERE*

University: King's College London
Course: Biomedical Science
Date application sent: 13th October
Decision: Conditional
Offer conditions: AAB, including A Level Biology and Chemistry by August 2011.
Reaction: I actually felt a bit sick. My predicted grades dont meet the recent change in requirements so for months i told myself I was going to get a rejection, I was pretty okay with the fact too so it was a massive shock when I got the offer. I'm also a bit worried cause, although its a great uni and the course there is amazing, the requirements are gonna be hard to get.

University: King's College London
Course: Biomedical Science
Date application sent: 13th October
Decision: Conditional
Offer conditions: AAB, including A Level Biology and Chemistry by August 2011.
Reaction: I actually felt a bit sick. My predicted grades dont meet the recent change in requirements so for months i told myself I was going to get a rejection, I was pretty okay with the fact too so it was a massive shock when I got the offer. I'm also a bit worried cause, although its a great uni and the course there is amazing, the requirements are gonna be hard to get.

Its offers the best course for what I want. It's not about it being the best university. I happen to have chosen a university with my best interests in mind- not prestige. The course is more suited to what I want than what top universities offer through the balance of the course. I got an A in A Level English Lit. It's pretty obvious I'm not just picking an easy option, I'm picking something I WANT, not something that just looks good. No point spending the next three years thinking, 'if only I went somewhere that suits me'.

This is what I'm not sure about. I got an offer from Sheff Halam, but I also got one from Huddersfield and if I get one from Hull, I'm not sure what to do. I like Sheff Halam the most for the place, the course is the same anywhere but if I go to the other 2 I think I would be more employable after the course. Do you think it's best to go with what suits you rather than what looks better on paper?

It depends what you want to do. I personally want to write for a living, therefore choosing the course I have benefits me most, but doesn't necessarily look best on paper. If you are just after a degree to get a good graduate job at the end of it (not necessarily related to the course), I would go with the one that looks best- so long as you won't be miserable for three years. But if the course is the same at all of them, does it make that much of a difference?

University: LSE
Course: Government and Economics
Date application sent: October
Decision: Unsuccessful
Reaction: Devastated, i worked hard all my school career, im predicted A*A*AA and was applying for a course that requires AAB, what on earth else did they want from me. Think i need to go do some hard thought out fishing.

Maybe your school gave you a bad reference? Or they didn't like your PS as much as someone else. They must get thousands of A* candidates so the only way to discriminate between them is the PS and references. Sorry all the same if it was your first choice but if you applied to them you must have applied to some other great uni's

Thanks, yeah ive got an offer from Warwick, so not too bad a uni to back on tbh But i dunno what did it, apparently i had a guid reference and a guid personal statement. Maybes they were looking for me to be able to do handstands as well :P Ahwell

Thanks, yeah ive got an offer from Warwick, so not too bad a uni to back on tbh But i dunno what did it, apparently i had a guid reference and a guid personal statement. Maybes they were looking for me to be able to do handstands as well :P Ahwell

University: University of Warwick
Course: Economics (L100)
Date Application sent: 14/10/2010
Decision: Conditional
Offer conditions: IB 38 Points, 6 in HL Math, 5 in English
Your reaction: I love the tension inbetween receiving the UCAS Notification email and opening the Choices page on Track. Quite pleased, though it is probably a place I want to go to the least.

I applied for the same thing! Oh well. Good luck with the rest of your application!

University: University of Edinburgh
Course: Economics and Politics
Date application sent: Mid-december
Decision: Conditional!
Offer conditions: BBB including Math
Reaction: Pretty glad It's one of my insurance choices!

University: University of St Andrews
Course: Economics and International Relations
Date application sent: Mid-december
Decision: Conditional!
Offer conditions: AAB
Reaction: Yay But I'm not sure if I can scrape pass with my horrendous History A-level though x_x

Waiting from LSE, Durham and Warwick~~