Unsuccessful application to Bristol - No Feedback/Reason Why

So I'm actually a bit gutted about this

Although I want to study in Ireland, I'd applied to Bristol, Edinburgh, Greenwich, Glasgow and Stirling.

I've got a conditional offer for Greenwich for Politics and International Relations and an unconditional offer for Stirling for politics so far.

I'm doing 4 A Levels, but due to my health 3 are resits and 1 I am sitting in a year and I am teaching myself at home, so my school couldn't provide me with predicted grades for Sociology which I'm doing in a year.

I haven't had any feedback through UCAS or any emails from Bristol yet as to why I was unsuccessful, even though the uni says on the website they will contact you if you're unsuccessful. I've not had an email from Bristol yet, so have no idea as to why I've been unsuccessful.
I'm guessing it's because my predicted grades weren't high enough, even though they weren't updated, but I also didn't know you could apply for extenuating circumstances for Bristol as it's what I should have done. Too late now, as my admission won't be considered any further and I can't reapply as far as I'm aware this year.

I wouldn't have been surprised if it was Edinburgh, but just feel a bit now.
I need to get AABD minimum to get the points for the courses I want in Ireland (aiming for UCD or Cork once I can get the form done without it logging me out) but don't have predicted grades that reflect that as I missed a lot of school due to chronic fatigue last year, as well as having to drop out of tech this year. Not sure I'd even be able to appeal Bristol's decision either sadly.

So I'm actually a bit gutted about this

Although I want to study in Ireland, I'd applied to Bristol, Edinburgh, Greenwich, Glasgow and Stirling.

I've got a conditional offer for Greenwich for Politics and International Relations and an unconditional offer for Stirling for politics so far.

I'm doing 4 A Levels, but due to my health 3 are resits and 1 I am sitting in a year and I am teaching myself at home, so my school couldn't provide me with predicted grades for Sociology which I'm doing in a year.

I haven't had any feedback through UCAS or any emails from Bristol yet as to why I was unsuccessful, even though the uni says on the website they will contact you if you're unsuccessful. I've not had an email from Bristol yet, so have no idea as to why I've been unsuccessful.
I'm guessing it's because my predicted grades weren't high enough, even though they weren't updated, but I also didn't know you could apply for extenuating circumstances for Bristol as it's what I should have done. Too late now, as my admission won't be considered any further and I can't reapply as far as I'm aware this year.

I wouldn't have been surprised if it was Edinburgh, but just feel a bit now.
I need to get AABD minimum to get the points for the courses I want in Ireland (aiming for UCD or Cork once I can get the form done without it logging me out) but don't have predicted grades that reflect that as I missed a lot of school due to chronic fatigue last year, as well as having to drop out of tech this year. Not sure I'd even be able to appeal Bristol's decision either sadly.

Think you've answered this yourself. If you didn't explain extenuating circumstances, that's your fault. As far as Bristol are concerned, rejecting you would be standard as in their eyes without ECs you're simply an under-acheiver.

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So I'm actually a bit gutted about this

Although I want to study in Ireland, I'd applied to Bristol, Edinburgh, Greenwich, Glasgow and Stirling.

I've got a conditional offer for Greenwich for Politics and International Relations and an unconditional offer for Stirling for politics so far.

I'm doing 4 A Levels, but due to my health 3 are resits and 1 I am sitting in a year and I am teaching myself at home, so my school couldn't provide me with predicted grades for Sociology which I'm doing in a year.

I haven't had any feedback through UCAS or any emails from Bristol yet as to why I was unsuccessful, even though the uni says on the website they will contact you if you're unsuccessful. I've not had an email from Bristol yet, so have no idea as to why I've been unsuccessful.
I'm guessing it's because my predicted grades weren't high enough, even though they weren't updated, but I also didn't know you could apply for extenuating circumstances for Bristol as it's what I should have done. Too late now, as my admission won't be considered any further and I can't reapply as far as I'm aware this year.

I wouldn't have been surprised if it was Edinburgh, but just feel a bit now.
I need to get AABD minimum to get the points for the courses I want in Ireland (aiming for UCD or Cork once I can get the form done without it logging me out) but don't have predicted grades that reflect that as I missed a lot of school due to chronic fatigue last year, as well as having to drop out of tech this year. Not sure I'd even be able to appeal Bristol's decision either sadly.

I wasn't made aware you could apply for them, I'd included in my application through UCAS about my disabilities, but unfortunately UCAS doesn't work like CAO in that it doesn't have something in place like DARE and Bristol state on their website if the person writing your reference feels you should apply they should let you know.

Had I had known, it would have been a different story. I don't have a predicted grade for my 4th A Level. I might try emailing them, as I don't know why I have been unsuccessful as they haven't actually sent me any email directly, I only know through UCAS tracking.

Some basic research would have highlighted this I imagine. You can email, but with a lot of other applications to deal with and you being predicted to miss their offer it may perhaps be more prudent to ask for feedback and reapply if you achieve the entry requirements.

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Basic research was done, however I've also had to try and sort out a language exemption for NUI as well as get all my other disability statements/proof together for DARE, and so finding links and forms about that sort of stuff that isn't on the course requirements/front page wasn't a priority and overlooked. My bad, and yes it happens, but if UCAS had a system like DARE where you make one application to it and most uni's will accept it, it would make life a lot easier.

I am going to ask for feedback and go from there. I applied for Politics and International Relations, and I don't know how competitive that is, but I have yet to hear why and if it's something to do with the course being full, my grades or even my personal statement. I still find it strange that I managed to get an unconditional for Stirling with 3 predicted grades for resits and 1 with no grade/reference at all due to having to drop out of college. If anything, it's making me tempted to contact Glasgow and Edinburgh as well to speak to them about the fact that due to my health I have no predicted Sociology grade as I had to drop out of college.

Have you actually contacted Bristol direct and asked for feedback, and/or made them aware of your extenuating circumstances. If not, do so tomorrow. Call them, and then follow-up with an email.

Info on extenuating circumstances at Bristol:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/applicants/applied/extenuating-circumstances/

Feedback and complaints
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/university/governance/policies/admissions/feedback-complaints.html

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I wasn't made aware you could apply for them, I'd included in my application through UCAS about my disabilities, but unfortunately UCAS doesn't work like CAO in that it doesn't have something in place like DARE and Bristol state on their website if the person writing your reference feels you should apply they should let you know.

Had I had known, it would have been a different story. I don't have a predicted grade for my 4th A Level. I might try emailing them, as I don't know why I have been unsuccessful as they haven't actually sent me any email directly, I only know through UCAS tracking.

Because Stirling is a worse university with lower quality applicants and is therefore more likely to be lenient. Contacting your other universities might be a good idea, but also possibly too late.

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Bristol accepts resits for Politics and IR. So its obviously not this that was the reason you were rejected.....

You need to check with your school what they actually predicted you. And that your resits were actually entered on your application not just your original grades.

I have a conditional offer for Greenwich too, and have yet to hear from Glasgow and Edinburgh however as UCAS is still open for applications can't see why contacting them will be an issue.

For the course I want to do at UCD, they took minimum 330 points last year, which is actually BCC. UCC want 340 for the Government BSc, which actually means I would need BBC (360 points), Galway took from minimum 300 points (CCC) and that's not including my 4th A Level.
So as bad as you think Stirling are, their grade requirements are actually better, if not the same, as UCC, Galway and UCD.

I've had no problems contacting UCD, and as I'm applying through DARE and have applied for the NUI exemption, I should be fine for Ireland at least and the universities that are part of the NUI system and use DARE (Galway, Cork, UCD all do, I'm not sure on Trinity but then I don't want to go to Trinity) which is some relief.

As I've yet to know why Bristol have rejected me, it's hard to say Sterling were just lenient towards me when I don't know why they have even rejected me yet.