Glasgow Applicants for 2018 Entry

I've applied for English Language and Literature.

I haven't even received an acknowledgement of my application and i sent it off two weeks ago ;/

Kind of worried because my application is supposedly strong and my predicted grades are enough for the course yet they're the only uni to be completely silent with me...

Hey I'm luna

Course applying for: Mathematics Bsc
Predicted/achieved grades: I got an A* in maths a level last year (june 2017) and I'm predicted A*AA at a level
Current offer status: applied yesterday!!
What made you apply: I love the uni and the architecture

Yep! I’ve applied to Oxford for Psychology
I was thinking maybe Glasgow doesn’t like early applicants, but I know people who have already gotten offers and they’re applying to Oxbridge too
I guess all we can do is wait.... i’ll keep you updated if I get anything from Glasgow! Good luck to both of us 😂

Anyone else attended the open day?

I absolutely loved it

I didn't go to the open day but I so regret it! I heard it looks like Hogwarts, is that true? 😂 What did you think of the university? Anything particularly impressive?

Congratulations! Can I ask where you live?

Just because I wondered if you were international, since I know a lot of unis look at those applications first. I still can't believe offers are being given out, it's crazy to think we're already there!

Hi!

I've just sent in my application today - the Creative Writing MLitt - and I've been a nervous wreck since. I see some people have already gotten offers - how long did that take? Also, I have all my documents except the recommendations, has anyone gotten an unconditional offer before submitting all the documents, or do you think no one is going to look at my application until all the documents are in?

Aw, I'm so nervous! I'm applying to a couple different schools, but Glasgow is my top choice.

Oh! Also, are there any other Americans applying? (If so, hi!)

I just got acknowledged today too tho for a different course. some unis actually send out acknowledgement after an offer and I imagine it's cos they are probably dealt with by 2 different departments

Hi it took me just under 3 weeks to get an offer. Don’t worry if you have no correspondence at all because I didn’t even get an acknowledgement email for my application but just got a conditional.

Unconditionals to Glasgow for an English course won’t be too common I think. And they’ll probably only look at your application by the time everything is in.

Best of luck!!

Awesome, thanks! Also, sorry, still new to this whole conditional/unconditional offers, but why wouldn't getting a unconditional for an English course be common? Are unconditionals just uncommon in general?

Unconditional offers mean that they want you to go so badly that they don’t care what grades you get. They’re not uncommon per say but the more -academic so to speak- unis tend to give them out less due to how many people apply for the courses. And English is always heavily applied to! It’s definitely not unheard of and you will get an unconditional offer if you already have the grades they want because idk say you took the exams last year but the majority of applicants receive a conditional offer (mine is A-level grades AAB), meaning that you need to achieve those grades to get on to the course.

I’m not sure entirely how it works as you’re a US applicant but I’m assuming you’re still going to be sitting exams this academic year? The IB or something? Those exams will likely be what get you into the uni or not if you get in following your conditional offer (although if your application is really really strong there’s nothing to say you won’t get an unconditional! They’re just less common)