UCL Applicants for English 2016

Hello! In total, I think you will have 6 questions to answer.

They asked for the titles of texts I studied in A-Levels and a list of some of the books that I read in the past year. The following questions asked me to select the books I was most interested in, and to write a commentary on them. You'll need to write 2-3 essays of this kind (I forgot the word count, so sorry). Two of these essays ask that you tell them about your feelings when reading certain texts, and another one asked me to write about how tone and style contribute to the meaning of the book.

They also require that you do a critical commentary on a piece of poetry/prose within a set time limit, something like Paper 7 in A2. No one will monitor you, but it's best that you be honest and list down the start and end time so that everyone gets a fair chance.

I was given around two weeks to complete the questionnaire, not sure if it will be different for you!

The advantage of doing the questionnaire over an interview would be that you'll have sufficient time to think your answers through instead of being put on the spot, but at the same time you'll have to remind yourself to not be too academic/serious in your writing for the essays that ask you to reflect on how you felt about the texts that you read - not the literary analysis that you did.

These are just my two cents, so please don't think that you have to stick to it if it's not your style.

All I can say is that all the essays they tell you to write, should you choose to do the questionnaire, will definitely pay off when you get your offer letter! I almost died when I received mine, and I can say that the application process for UCL is very very rewarding.

Hello- I also applied for english in like mid-october and haven't heard absolutely anything!!!!!!!!! should i keep my hopes low?

I applied at the beginning of October and they invited me for an interview today. Keep your hopes up! They're working on it.

Congratulations!!! Are you an A-level or IB applicant?
I'm still waiting...

IB here! And thank you!

IB here! And thank you!

That's so great! Do you mind if I ask you what your predicted grade is?

Got an interview! Very nervous, does anyone who has had their interview already have any tips?

Congratulations!! Are you an IB applicant from the UK, EU or are you international?
I'm only asking because I thought that they only interview applicants living in the UK