Speech & Language Therapy 2015

Yeah we get told our marks as we go! Obviously they have potential to change with an outside invigilat

No I get you completely, but if you can't interview on a bad day how are you going to survive a placement on a bad day?

at my interview I had been up since 3am cause of family shiz happening, I still made it there and despite being exhausted by the time the actual interviews took place I gave it my absolute all and refused to walk out of there without feeling like I'd bagged an offer.

everyone has a bad day, week, or month; people also get nervous and feel ill, but if you allow that to hamper something as important as a uni interview then how are you going to handle placements, deadlines or commuting etc.

while I do think a lot can be taken from your personal statement I don't think I like the idea of being defined by a piece of work that isn't even a page long and is constricted by character count.

Good luck Baarbs, hope we both did great! I'm just deseparate to know, even if it's bad news, this suspense I feel is worse than the interview!

That sounds good. We've been on this assignment treadmill for months without any grades. None of our tutors will give them until they've been externally moderated - we asked for provisional grades but nothing. Last moderation was in November, so we don't know if there's anything to impove on and only two assignments due after the moderation date.

Good luck to you too! I am not too hopeful for myself - odds greatly stacked against!! Not to worry. I'll perhaps spend the year learning to drive and updating my experience..

Do you know when they will be letting people know? I forgot to ask!

I did ask at the interview section (Leeds), they said they weren't sure, "probably a few weeks" - but that they knew the ucas deadline was May - so really helpful then!

I did ask at the interview section (Leeds), they said they weren't sure, "probably a few weeks" - but that they knew the ucas deadline was May - so really helpful then!

Leeds is very busy it seems. I deferred last year and have contacted the subject leader over a week ago and all I've received is an auto reply saying she's busy.
I know there were things last year they wanted to do but delayed it to this year to ensure they were making the best decisions. So that could be a reason for delay.

Send your certificates now - no need to wait to do that - I scanned/emailed all mine.

The DBS check is done at the uni - I think they emailed me with drop in dates - I met up with a couple of people from last years thread and we went together sometime in July (after all the exams were over). You can just request the form but it all has to be completed and verified so went for the option of visiting the uni in person because atleast I knew it would all be right then - you just have to take the appropriate id with you.

(According to a tutor) There may be more of a delay with Leeds this year as they were given NHS funding for 35 places for 2014, but as they sent out offers after each interview they ended up with too many people in the final interview slot getting more points than some they'd already offered places to, therefore ended up with 38 places. The NHS has therefore sanctioned them for 2015, so instead of funding for 35 places, they've only got 28.

So they've interviewed 200 people, for 28 places - might taken them quite a while to make the final decisions.

(According to a tutor) There may be more of a delay with Leeds this year as they were given NHS funding for 35 places for 2014, but as they sent out offers after each interview they ended up with too many people in the final interview slot getting more points than some they'd already offered places to, therefore ended up with 38 places. The NHS has therefore sanctioned them for 2015, so instead of funding for 35 places, they've only got 28.

So they've interviewed 200 people, for 28 places - might taken them quite a while to make the final decisions.

It's been six weeks since my interview at Sheffield, I don't know whether I should email them?

Is anyone thinking about firming Newcastle? I've got unconditionals from newcastle and strathclyde and a conditional from Manchester. Need to make a decision! I thought the department at Newcastle was lovely and am going to see the dept at Strathclyde next week so will have to make a decision after that! Am strongly leaning towards Newcastle atm, is newcastle anyone else's first choice?

Nearly 4 months since my UEA and theyve told me for months they're 'about to start making a decision' .... They still haven't started