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Transfer rejected! My life is over!

I'm at UEL and applied for a transfer to a much better university by credit transfer since I don't have good grades. I applied before 15th January. That university's policy said they give out offers/rejections 6-8 weeks after receiving applications... I got rejected in 2 weeks. I originally phoned up and managed to agree to send them a reference at a later date. I was hoping if they ask for a reference in March it was a good sign but no, they had to reject me so early. I doubt they filled all their places already because last year that course came up in Clearing. It's a red brick uni by the way.

Is it wise to contact them again in Clearing or should I try another university in Clearing? I haven't even asked my tutor/lecturers for a reference yet; should I bother with this anymore? Phoning up in Clearing day will probably result in talking to students who won't give a damn about transfer applicants and emailing them a couple days before Clearing might not get me replies. :mad:

I'm having a really bad time at UEL and of all the universities that I want to transfer to, there are only two that vaguely said they'll consider me. Looks like the university that rejected me already just used the word 'consider' as a polite gesture of saying 'sorry mate'. I'll probably look like a fool trying to contact them again in Clearing... :frown:

Maybe something went wrong with my personal statement or maybe they just don't bother with transfer applicants from ex-polytec universities. I'm hoping they just filled their places already and they might let me in if that course comes up in Clearing. :confused:

Reply 1

Sarky

18

I know it must suck but don't give up if its what you really want. Try to get some feedback from the place that rejected you. My friend got a transfer from London Met to City to do Optometry which is quite competitive, so don't give up.

Reply 2

jaroxski

OP

1

Easy for you to say... getting feedback feels like asking them to insult me. I might be able to study at degree level but I'm not a student with strong qualifications and significant work experience so even I can think of over a million reasons to kick myself away. I wouldn't call myself begging for a place and not being able to cope if accepted. Right now at UEL I'm getting good grades but the more I talk to other students at UEL the more I want to end up working for Tescos. :frown:

My fellow student the other day said during a topic selection for a project "I ain't doing that. It's not cool" I'd rather try to disarm an atomic bomb than pick up that phone and ask for feedback...

Reply 3

Pippak

10

I get the impression you applied without a reference. That could have a lot to do with it. I know you hate the idea of asking for feedback, but look at it constructively - they might just have a policy against transfer students or your course wasn't compatible, rather than it being something personal.

Reply 4

kellywood_5

17

Did you only apply to this one uni? If so, couldn't you add another 5 choices by paying an extra £10? They wouldn't have to consider you because the deadline has now passed, but they might- you could try phoning/emailing the undergraduate admissions department first to check. If you didn't get any offers, you could still go through Extra and Clearing, so you have nothing to lose. How did you manage to apply without a reference? Definitely get one from your current uni ASAP. I agree that you should ask for feedback from the uni that rejected you. At least then you'll know if there's anything you need to work on and if it was because they don't accept transfers, you'll know there's no point trying again in Clearing. Actually, come to think of it, I don't think it's possible to reapply in the same year if a uni and a course has already rejected you.

Reply 5

jaroxski

OP

1

I applied to this 1 university to and made my personal statement show that. I wanted them to know I'm not thinking of them as my insurance. They didn't say 'no' to me and even agreed to let me send them my reference at a later date. I hate it when a university gives you false hope just to reject you later on... better if they honestly said no and saved me some humiliation. I did send off my UCAS application without a reference and I was thinking of asking one of my lecturers for it later on. You are allowed to send your UCAS application without a reference providing the chosen university has agreed on it.

Their policy allows transfer applicants and my current course is compatible. I checked the portfolio of every staff from that department. I think I know who rejected me... curse that bugger.

This must be personal. They hate me. I can't reapply in Clearing in the same year because they already rejected me?!

Reply 6

Ink

12

No offense, but I think you are taking this too personally.

Think of how many people apply per year. They have to reject some people, and you're not the only one. It has nothing to do with people at the uni hating you, or with them playing games trying to give you false hope. I'm sure they did take a look at your application and consider it before rejecting it. The people in admissions are not sitting there laughing at you as they respond to your queries and ultimately decide not to accept you. :rolleyes:

I don't really know what you should do, but I suggest trying to apply to other unis and asking this one what it was about your application that got you rejected. If you know that, perhaps you can decide wisely where to apply with your other places and/or whether or not this one would let you in through clearing.

Reply 7

Fizzer

I kind of agree with the above poster. I understand it sucks to be rejected (I would know as I was rejected from a University I wanted to go to since I can remember) but you cannot take it personally. Just apply through clearing, or finish your degree and then apply for a postgrad.

Reply 8

fundamentally

15

jaroxski

I did send off my UCAS application without a reference and I was thinking of asking one of my lecturers for it later on. You are allowed to send your UCAS application without a reference providing the chosen university has agreed on it.

If you send off a half-assed, incomplete application, you are just asking for rejection. Plus you should cover your options and apply to SIX universities, not just one.

Do try and get out of UEL, it is just a factory for Tesco-fodder.
I am sure that if you keep trying you will succeed.

Reply 9

jaroxski

OP

1

fundamentally

If you send off a half-assed, incomplete application, you are just asking for rejection. Plus you should cover your options and apply to SIX universities, not just one.

Do try and get out of UEL, it is just a factory for Tesco-fodder.
I am sure that if you keep trying you will succeed.

Thanks for saying that... :eek:

Reply 10

Angel_Cake

2

jaroxski

Thanks for saying that... :eek:

Harsh, but maybe true...

Reply 11

DrEvil

Let's all go to Tesco's where UEA students buy their best clothes la la la la... :P

Reply 12

scribble_girl

14

DrEvil

Let's all go to Tesco's where UEA students by their best clothes la la la la... :P

I think they learn to spell by reading barcodes, too! :p:

Reply 13

kellywood_5

17

And it's UEL, not UEA. UEA is better.

Reply 14

Milk

1

What’s so bad about UEL? I applied there this year so I’d like to know why you hate it so much before I go there! :smile:

Reply 15

kellywood_5

17

Milk

What’s so bad about UEL? I applied there this year so I’d like to know why you hate it so much before I go there! :smile:

As far as I know, no one who has posted in this thread except the OP actually goes to UEL or knows much about it, so the opinions are purely based on stereotypes/rumours, but in terms of league tables, it's quite a bad uni.

Reply 16

DrEvil

Changed the spelling mistake people! Sorry if someone found it offensive!

Reply 17

jaroxski

OP

1

Here's why I hate it (I didn't think the league table mattered before going to this university)...

1. The surrounding area is filled with poor quality housing, giving a highly depressing atmosphere. Walking out of campus when it's dark creeps you out. A 16 year old kid was murdered the other day right outside the campus.
2. Most UEL students are thick. Even someone with 5 GCSE D's is smarter and have some basic common sense; when we see the button named 'enter' or 'next' in a webpage, we all know what that does but most UEL students don't. And when we see the button 'on' and 'print' on a printer we all know what that does... but the majority of UEL students don't. 1 lecturer had to use part of a lecture time to teach these idiots how to login and logout while everyone else waited for the actual lesson to start.
3. There is nothing to do here. An Asda, a gallon's reach shopping centre, and that's it. The shopping centre doesn't even feel like a shopping centre either; it's just a row of several small shops.
4. Staffs are unfriendly. 1 lecturer said "just get on with your presentation and don't bother telling me your names." Shouldn't lecturers at least try to get to know their students' names? A maintenance staff in the LRC told me to move it because he wanted to 'maintain' the computer I was on... he could have been more polite.
5. Accommodation is insecure. Several gangsters during the night was arguing or something outside 1 of the flats, and when asked to leave by security, they smashed 1 of the windows. There are a lot of CCTV's here but that won't prevent anything.

There are many more reasons but I don't want to trash this university too much for people who still wants to go to UEL. With all the Tesco talk, I feel like I'm a product in the Tesco's production factory now. :frown:

I'll keep trying to transfer out of UEL...

Reply 18

DrEvil

Arrr - The beauty of East London!

Reply 19

Milk

1

Thanks for the heads up! Time for a rethink...

I hope it works out for you though :smile:

Transfer rejected! My life is over!

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