Coping with Oxbridge rejection

How are you getting on after being rejected?
Feeling pretty low about it myself at the minute, so would like to hear other people's thoughts!
Feel free to post your plans and discuss etc :smile:

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Reply 1

Enigma Machine

I'm perfectly fine, I never really wanted to go in the first place :dontknow:

It's definitely not the end of the world, and I don't think wasting time on negativity thinking about rejection is a wise thing to do - I've firmed Bath (it's my ONLY choice :lol:

) so I'm very hyped for it :cool:

Just think about how good your other universities are!

Reply 2

Jay Smith

Original post by Bude8

I'm perfectly fine, I never really wanted to go in the first place :dontknow:

It's definitely not the end of the world, and I don't think wasting time on negativity thinking about rejection is a wise thing to do - I've firmed Bath (it's my ONLY choice :lol:

) so I'm very hyped for it :cool:

Just think about how good your other universities are!

Very true! It was just so easy to get so set on it, but I am excited for Durham. What are you going to study?

Reply 3

Nerdz

I was rejected from Cambridge and I'm pretty happy about it, because it's really not the place for me! The whole college system doesn't suit me because I'd like to learn to live in the real world and not in a small bubble being catered for. Plus it's far too expensive. The atmosphere at the college I applied to wasn't anything special and apparently there's not much on in Cambridge (in terms of student life). (I hope I don't sound like I'm bashing it or anything, it's just not the place I want to be.)
I have a conditional from Glasgow and I'm waiting for replies from my other unis now! :smile:

Reply 4

Jay Smith

Original post by Nerdz

I've heard all of this so I can take some resolve in it, and haha I'm worried that if I ever say a bad word about it I'll sound embittered (which I probably am).
What are you going to study? Glasgow looks class by the way!

Reply 5

binarythoughts

It definitely sucked for a while but you kind of get over it once you put things into perspective. Going to choose between King's and UCL (still waiting) so it's not looking too bad

Reply 6

Nerdz

Original post by Jay Smith

Hahaha don't worry about it, you'll eventually settle down in a really awesome university and realise how much you could have missed!
English Literature, and if I can do joint honours maybe History of Art. What about you?

Reply 7

Jay Smith

Original post by Nerdz

Hopefully! And ah sounds good, I'm doing International Relations

Reply 8

Jay Smith

Original post by binarythoughts

It definitely sucked for a while but you kind of get over it once you put things into perspective. Going to choose between King's and UCL (still waiting) so it's not looking too bad

In the process of putting it into perspective. Both top unis, I'm still waiting for King's myself but I doubt I'll firm or insure it now. What have you applied to do?

Reply 9

gr8wizard10

Original post by binarythoughts

It definitely sucked for a while but you kind of get over it once you put things into perspective. Going to choose between King's and UCL (still waiting) so it's not looking too bad

UCL

Reply 10

Nerdz

Original post by Jay Smith

Hopefully! And ah sounds good, I'm doing International Relations

Sounds like a good subject! Best of luck to you :biggrin:

Reply 11

Jay Smith

Original post by Abdul-Karim

UCL

Agreed

Reply 12

Jay Smith

Original post by Nerdz

Sounds like a good subject! Best of luck to you :biggrin:

Thank you and you!

Reply 13

Enigma Machine

Original post by Jay Smith

Very true! It was just so easy to get so set on it, but I am excited for Durham. What are you going to study?

Chemical Engineering :smile:

I actually drew up a pros and cons list - for me, Bath had a lot more important pros than Cambridge...

Reply 14

binarythoughts

Original post by Jay Smith

In the process of putting it into perspective. Both top unis, I'm still waiting for King's myself but I doubt I'll firm or insure it now. What have you applied to do?

Law.
And you? What are your other choices?

Reply 15

binarythoughts

Original post by Abdul-Karim

UCL

You go there?

Reply 16

Super199

Original post by Bude8

Chemical Engineering :smile:

I actually drew up a pros and cons list - for me, Bath had a lot more important pros than Cambridge...

I am thinking of doing Chemical engineering. Where did you apply and if you don't mind saying what grades did you achieve (AS UMS/GCSE's). Also did you have any work experience, not sure if I need some

Reply 17

Jay Smith

Original post by binarythoughts

Law.
And you? What are your other choices?

IR.
Durham twice for both Politics and IR as I couldn't decide on a fifth choice, and York.
What about you?

Reply 18

powelsmartin

Hello! Not to rub salt into a potential wound or anything, but I'm 99.9% sure I'll choose LSE over Oxford. It is just a much better place - better employment prospects, more interesting course content, LONDON (where you can actually have fun and do interesting things during your studies while having free time) and, surprisingly enough, it turns out to be the cheaper option. I can go on and on about this (check my previous posts if you don't believe me) but life would have been so much easier with a rejection! I mean everything points to LSE but quite a few people are trying to convince me that Oxford is better. I believe this is only because of its historical reputation and that it has become part of the English culture and people are reluctant to admit that a powerhouse such as LSE is eclipsing one of the traditional symbols of British education,