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Reply 2300
Predicted grades?
Chemistry Research, Durham University
Durham University
Durham
AAAA

10 A*s, 2 As at GCSE.

LSE thought I was worth an offer, as did Warwick, although I certainly had not already made my mind up as to where i'd be going next year. Was not aware that Durham is this competitive - it's an AAB offer after all.
made_of_fail
AAAA

10 A*s, 2 As at GCSE.

LSE thought I was worth an offer, as did Warwick, although I certainly had not already made my mind up as to where i'd be going next year. Was not aware that Durham is this competitive - it's an AAB offer after all.

Personal statement, and education probably let you down. You could stick up your PS and I am sure why you did not get in would become apparent.
Laus
Rejection :frown:


Sorry to hear that Laus :knuddel: that was for qv35 aswell as me wasn't it? well if i get a rejection tommorow, or soon i may see you at York in the Autumn :smile: good luck with the rest of your app

And Nima, sorry about yours aswell.. Leeds is pretty damn cool. I am DEF not ringing them up, i would probably shout angry abuse in gaelic at them!
Hedda.Gabler
I am DEF not ringing them up, i would probably shout angry abuse in gaelic at them!


Yeah me too, lol (well in French instead of gaelic maybe :biggrin: )
Reply 2305
Putain de merde!!
Yeah, more or less, lol. :biggrin:
Reply 2307
Je parle très bien le français.
Reply 2308
I'm SO sorry everyone who's heard bad news today. :frown:

Everything seems a bit pot-luck in the uni system and I'm sure fate has the uni that suits you sorted. I really hope you'll be happy wherever you go.

Note to all still to hear: Don't ring up - it could be quite upsetting :frown:
made_of_fail
yes, and you can go f*** yourself

Do you have any suggestions as to how I can carry out this act. I doubt I am supple enough, myself...

Have a nice day and all. :smile:
hah you had all of 30 seconds to catch that
made_of_fail
hah you had all of 30 seconds to catch that

Well if you want to laugh at your own misfortune, then that is up to you. Good job I quoted really, you need to learn to take rejection a bit better.
but what you said is just such obvious ********, its only purpose being to rile me.

if my personal statement had such obvious flaws, i very much doubt that i would have received the offers that i have.
made_of_fail
but what you said is just such obvious bullshit, its only purpose being to rile me.

if my personal statement had such obvious flaws, i very much doubt that i would have received the offers that i have.

Well prove me wrong then. Post it. Maybe the places that rejected you place more empathsis on your PS than the ones that accepted you, some admissions depts are lazy and just look mainly at grades.
also funny that you of all people are telling me to deal with rejection better, when you're so keen to air your own bitterness elsewhere towards a certain university that rejected you.

and, no, i'm not posting my PS on here. For a start, it contains personal information that I don't wish to reveal to the internets. Almost all personal statements have flaws of some sort, and I don't wish to give you the gratificaiton of picking through mine.
The simple fact of the matter is, getting an offer from one place does not guarantee you getting an offer anywhere else. Different admissions tutors look for different things.
Reply 2316
WokSz
Oh dear! :frown: What are you planning on doing?


York :smile:
Reply 2317
Hedda.Gabler
Sorry to hear that Laus :knuddel: that was for qv35 aswell as me wasn't it? well if i get a rejection tommorow, or soon i may see you at York in the Autumn :smile: good luck with the rest of your app

And Nima, sorry about yours aswell.. Leeds is pretty damn cool. I am DEF not ringing them up, i would probably shout angry abuse in gaelic at them!


If it's Durham you want then I hope (and pray) that it's Durham you get! If not then I will probably see you at York :smile: :five:
Reply 2318
made_of_fail
AAAA

10 A*s, 2 As at GCSE.

LSE thought I was worth an offer, as did Warwick, although I certainly had not already made my mind up as to where i'd be going next year. Was not aware that Durham is this competitive - it's an AAB offer after all.

:frown:You were just unlucky. The admissions process is one huge lottey and no matter how good you are you can still be rejected. Your offers fromLSE and Warwick clealy show you're a good candidate (and so do your grades!).

HMK: Stop trolling. You're clearly not trying to be helpful.

Aula
Oh for goodness sake. HMK, accept that made_of_fail has reasons why they don't want to put their personal statement up online.
made_of_fail, bad luck with the rejection, good luck with whatever you end up deciding upon, and good luck with getting feedback from Durham, from what I've heard you'll need it.

Now can we leave this alone?

^What she said.
Reply 2319
I'm starting to rethink my desire to get an offer from Durham after reading all that! I'm not sure I could stand all the childish bickering!

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