Hey, I don`t know whether you have applied for an undergraduate or a MSc; either way, as a former student, my experience at a MSc run by Birkbeck was awful. I felt pulled in to the University by their skillful marketing and targeted advertisements (full-on cookies when you visit the Birkbeck website, LoL) only to find out that I just spent £10K in a course whose academics were not as good as their marketing material amply promised. I found the whole experience with Birkbeck College very frustrating as I encountered several issues with the the course, the content, as well as the teaching. Throughout the course I felt alone, unsupported and sometimes even talked down to, especially by a few academics, who, for £50K a year, could have the courteous decency to treat their students with more respect. Several of the students I talked to very quite unhappy about the course, with very poor material delivery and expensive fees for what they offer. In my experience, Birkbeck made offers to most who applied, in fact, I noticed that Birkbeck was often the only choice for those in work, or with very low entry grades. So, my advice is to re-evaluate your application with Birkbeck College, and if you have an alternative option, please do consider it with care.