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Deferring entry is a disadvantage when applying?

ElWilson

14

When you defer entry - is there more chance that you will be rejected?

Thanks.

Reply 1

Purple

18

Yes because there is only limited places for deferred entry.

Reply 2

belle_27

14

Erm....no why would there be? A university will only take you if you're good enough, if you're not good enough they won't take you in the deferred year or the undeferred year. The only slight disadvantage is that say the applicants for this year aren't generally very good and you're application isn't very good either but you're better than the applicants for this year then they'd be more likely to take you this year than next but if that was the case they'd probably would give you entry for the undeferred year so to fill up their spaces.

Tbh if your application isn't good enough for the deferred year then you can reapply during your gap year anyway to different unis/improve your personal statement/you'll have your grades so you won't have to worry about predictions.

Honestly, there is absolutely no point is getting worried about these things, gone are the days when universities hated people taking gap years. Now there are very few universities that say for blah subject they don't like people taking gap years.

Reply 3

belle_27

14

Originally posted by kirstinx
Yes because there is only limited places for deferred entry.

Yeah but considering the number of universities and degrees that there are avaliable to do, its unlikely that any one university or any one course is going to end up with more than a 10 deferred entry students. Also, whats the likelihood that those students all consider it their first choice?

Plus, universities give out more offers than there are places anyway and they will only give offers to students that they would usually take whether deferred or not.

Reply 4

redstarblueska

i dont really think theres a yes/no answer to this question!it depends on so many different things like the course u do - cos im gonna be doing french/spanish, the fact that i was taking a gap year to go and stay in these countries and improve my language skills probably helped to be honest..ive heard for courses like maths they prefer u to go straight to uni, but it shouldnt affect your application IMO :biggrin:

Reply 5

ElWilson

OP

14

If I were to be applying to law - and I write in my ps that I will work in law placements etc. Would this be an advantage?

Reply 6

thefin

1

Dont know much about this, but do know that I have applied for '07 entry and have no problems at all. In fact, was more successful than expected!
Only one rejection - Edinburgh because my grades arnt good enough and because the Scottish have priority, I believe.

This is History though, as my spoiler says, dont know the sitaution for law, but yeh, cover it in your PS. Thats what i did.

Reply 7

spursrule

yes it is

Reply 8

ElWilson

OP

14

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Prove it...

Reply 9

*beth*

1

No I don't think so! I've applied for deferred entry and have 6 offers (wasn't quite expecting that!)

I think as long as you justify what you are doing to do in your personal statement, you'll be fine.

Reply 10

spursrule

I got 4 rejections, predicted 4 A's - been told by teacher from school that theres no point applying to oxford for deferred entry - you can phone up and ask - they'll say ' we welcome deffered entrants' but then given the choice between a deferred entrant and a student for that year - 100% they'll choose to fill the spot for the student for that year

Reply 11

digitalparadox

1

You should apply in the usual way and when you get all your offers, ring them up and tell them that you want to defer entry :biggrin:

Thats what I did and it worked :smile:

They are less likely to reject you from deferring entry if they already gave you an offer.

Reply 12

ElWilson

OP

14

Do you not have to mention in your application you wish to defer entry?

Reply 13

digitalparadox

1

Nope. I applied to all my unis without the intention to defer and then when I got all my offers (I got them by Jan) and rang up Cardiff to say that I'm placing them as firm and want to now defer my entry, and they said yes, then I rang Leicester to say I want them as insurance and could they also defer my entry and they did it quicker than Cardiff! Leicester deferred my entry so quickly I began to have doubts about Cardiff. But all worked out in the end and now i'm going to Cardiff after my gap year.

Reply 14

yorkshirelass

14

spursrule

I got 4 rejections, predicted 4 A's - been told by teacher from school that theres no point applying to oxford for deferred entry - you can phone up and ask - they'll say ' we welcome deffered entrants' but then given the choice between a deferred entrant and a student for that year - 100% they'll choose to fill the spot for the student for that year

Not necessarily true at all. I applied for 2006 entry and at interview got asked if I would (hypothetically at that stage) accept a deferred entry, because they seemed to actively encourage it for English, so I said I would. I was probably given a deferred offer because I wasn't as good as the people who only wanted a 2006 offer.

Reply 15

belle_27

14

^^ Thats quite true for Oxbridge, my sister applied to Cambridge a few years ago (well around 7!) and I don't think they had the option of applying deferred on ucas at that stage but my sister was told that although they weren't going to accept her that year, if she applied the next year then she was much more likely to get a place.

Oxbridge want good people but sometimes there are too many so if they really want you they'll give you a place no matter what as seen with yelwalkietalkie. You're only less likely to receive a place if you apply deferred if your a 'maybe' person.

Reply 16

Juno

20

If you're good enough, they'd rather fill up places with people they "know" than people the next year who might not be as good!

Reply 17

sugardaddy

1

ElWilson

When you defer entry - is there more chance that you will be rejected?

Thanks.

How are deferred candidates assessed? Whilst candidly compared with the other applications as an indicator of attainment in the true context, deferred entries are actually competing for places with the forthcoming year. By this, admissions probably have statistical models with which to make comparisons, perhaps using GCSE scores as an indicator of the expected level of calibre. Therefore, I think deferred entries are in a way disadvantaged, possibly advantaged, for the decision making process is somewhat dependent on expectations, which can work in favour or against, and due to this there is likely to be a cap on the number of deferred places.

It does seem rather sluggish, but if the level of calibre is expected to be higher the forthcoming year, it is likely this cap will be further reduced – which may very well be the case this year (2005 GCSE students doing comparatively better than the preceding year, marking the ‘biggest single increase in results in over a decade’).

To look at it from another perspective: is there a notable distinction between two candidates taking a gap year, one who defers and the other who applies the following year?

Reply 18

bengreen

1

I originally applied for deferred entry, and ended up with 6 offers!!

So anwer is: Nop, won't affect your application at all.

Reply 19

hyper-little-mushroom-men

1

Hmm. Next year, I want to apply to Oxbridge for either law or philosophy, which are both horribly competetive. The trouble is, I was moved up a year, so unless I took a GAP year, I'd only be 17 when I went to Uni. Because of this I really think I ought to take a year out... do you reckon they'd be likely to agree? Or should I just go in younger? Because some universities don't let you live in uni accommodation until you're 18, being 17 could be a real pain, and I have a suspicion it might mean nasty insurance neccessities and the like. What do you reckon?

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