Rejection from Bath (accounting and finance)

I got a rejection of Accounting and Finance from Bath last week.
I am an oversea students but i am studying in the UK.
MY predicted grades are AAAA (Accounting, business studies, mathematics, photography).

The reason I am surprised is that my friend who is a oversear student got an offer of AAB last year. She was doing 3 alevels (double maths and business stduies) and she got quite a week personal statement.

I am really disappointed and really want to know why it was unsuccessful.
My fd and I have thought it might be the personal statement, coz i wrote "economics and management or accounting and finance" in it.
Do the unis not like writing both subjects?

Can I email to the uni to ask for the reason?
Is anyone else applying for accounting in uni?

Don't email the uni, it'll just look like sour grapes.

I never mentionned a course title in my PS ; but it was quite clear what I was aplying for. It's important that your personal statement matches you course choice, and with 2 different choices, it may not have been ideal. We can't comment on whether there was any problem with your PS.

Your friend may not have applied to the same courses as you, which will make a difference; or perhaps you have a different view from the universities as to what makes a strong personal statement.

E-mail and ask why.
It may help you if you re-apply next year.
Bath says it is looking for a wide range of extra-curricular activities-did you do any? Did you get an A at GCSE in Maths and B in English? Always read the small print. Admission Tutors are looking for reasons to reject folk. Sorry-good luck with your other applications.

maybe because you only have 1 traditional a level subject?

hey liptonlipton, i am applying for accounting and finance at Bath too. bt my ucas hasnt been processed, and im underpredicted! lol so thats nt gd news for me!

E-mail the admissions and ask for feedback. I see no reason in why not.

It could be your choice of A-Levels: whilst Accounting and Business Studies look good together, they are usually taken up as a pair by less academics (I don't like the whole debate on 'mickey mouse' subjects, however one has to be realistic in that it does have a bearing on admission decisions).

Conveying a genuine interest for the subject you are applying to is a vital component of a successful personal statement. Any doubt in the admissions' mind could very well certify a rejection (regardless of academic credentials and especially for highly competitive courses).

On a final note: do not worry too much about it. Rejections are always a disappointment, but try to get some feedback so you have the knowledge, and keep your head up high for the next to hopefully arrive with a condition.

Thanks for you advice. I dont quite understand about the a level subjects that you talked about. Would you mind to explaina bit more please?

Check this. Whilst it is from Trinity college, Cambridge - it would apply to most of the top institutions.

Then again, this may not apply to you as much because all of your A-Levels offer suitability to your chosen course. Of course excluding photography - but taking up a vocational subject as a 4th option is a positive thing, not negative.