Calling Glasgow to appeal against rejection.

ArcadiaHouse

Thanks.

Do you think they might let me onto a less popular course like Classics so I can pick up Lit later? :puppyeyes:

Well when you apply, aren't you applying to the faculty technically, and that is in the same faculty?
I'm not sure, perhaps see what comes up in clearing?

Reply 41

ArcadiaHouse

OP

17

Why are so many Humanities subjects not in Extra at Glasgow, but many science subjects as well as Accounts subjects (which need like 5 As at Higher) are? :confused:

Reply 42

TheOneWho

12

Sciences (or maybe just certain sciences) are often undersubscribed, whereas social sciences and humanities usually have more than enough applicants.

And accounts is boring...

Reply 43

ArcadiaHouse

OP

17

TheOneWho

Sciences (or maybe just certain sciences) are often undersubscribed, whereas social sciences and humanities usually have more than enough applicants.

And accounts is boring...

Even Czech and Public Policy?! :p:

Reply 44

TheOneWho

12

Haha, you'd probably be surprised!

Reply 45

dreamyeyed

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ArcadiaHouse

Even Czech and Public Policy?! :p:

There are 200 people in my Public Policy lectures this year!

Reply 46

truthandtragedy

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Good luck with calling them, let us know how you get on. I know how desperate you are for this place! :console:

Reply 47

BradleyJF

ArcadiaHouse

Another factor to consider is the ridiculous amount of applicants this year means that many people applying that are more than good enough are nonetheless being rejected by their first, second, and sometimes even third and fourth choice Unis, meaning many people whose first choices aren't Glasgow will end up going to Glasgow.

I'd go with reapplying next year if you really want it. They'll be more likely to offer you a place if you have the grades needed already - safer bet for them.

So where do you go from here? Go spend half of 2011 working as a holiday rep somewhere sunny like the Balearic Islands, making a bit of cash and having a lot, and i assure you it is a LOT, of sex, and you'll be juuuuust fine.

Sounds like a good idea actually, I might ask to defer myself. Sorted

Reply 48

ArcadiaHouse

OP

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BradleyJF

Another factor to consider is the ridiculous amount of applicants this year means that many people applying that are more than good enough are nonetheless being rejected by their first, second, and sometimes even third and fourth choice Unis, meaning many people whose first choices aren't Glasgow will end up going to Glasgow.

I'd go with reapplying next year if you really want it. They'll be more likely to offer you a place if you have the grades needed already - safer bet for them.

So where do you go from here? Go spend half of 2011 working as a holiday rep somewhere sunny like the Balearic Islands, making a bit of cash and having a lot, and i assure you it is a LOT, of sex, and you'll be juuuuust fine.

Sounds like a good idea actually, I might ask to defer myself. Sorted

Sounds good indeed. :p:

Although, Classics has very high success rates compared with English, so I'm going to ask to be let on that course instead. Fingers crossed. :smile:

EDIT: look at this!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2009/mar/12/oxford-subject-tables

47% of people who applied for Classics at OXFORD got in last year!! I hope they'll consider me. :frown:

Reply 49

BradleyJF

ArcadiaHouse

Sounds good indeed. :p:

Although, Classics has very high success rates compared with English, so I'm going to ask to be let on that course instead. Fingers crossed. :smile:

EDIT: look at this!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2009/mar/12/oxford-subject-tables

47% of people who applied for Classics at OXFORD got in last year!! I hope they'll consider me. :frown:

Yeah but at Oxford the joke's on them, because once they've got accepted for Classics chances are they'll then have to study it as well. And no-one wants to do that, really. :wink:

Good luck though. Who knows, maybe we'll meet in a lecture next year!

Did you call them?

OP

truthandtragedy

Did you call them?

I will when I get home from school. :shh:

I'm really tired so I'll need a coffee first to be alert :awesome:

OP

They said no.

At least you tried :smile:

Reply 54

sweetnesspink

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ArcadiaHouse

They said no.

Is that all the said? Or did they give you a reason?

Reply 55

Stressworthy

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Hard luck. :frown:

It was worth ringing if it'd put your mind at rest though, else you'd probably constantly be thinking "what if."

Reply 56

ArcadiaHouse

OP

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sweetnesspink

Is that all the said? Or did they give you a reason?

They said it's because I sat my Highers over two years. However, if I get good grades this year and I call up on 5th August and they have extra places, they might offer me one.

In any case, I will transfer to Glasgow after my first year at another university, so all is not lost. :smile:

Reply 57

ellasmith

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What happened in the end? Did you go to Glasgow?