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Rejected by LSE and Oxford, St Andrews is the place to be...

When I applied to university I was rejected by LSE and Oxford. It didn't really matter because I had decided St Andrews was the university for me but I've realised that there seems to be a trend with students who apply to St Andrews... Am I right? Is there an unusually high proportion of us who were rejected by both LSE and Oxford?

I'm not being cynical, just curious...

Any thoughts?

Reply 1

A Stranger in Moscow

12

What are you supposed to do if you get rejected from St. Andrews? Humph.

Reply 2

Steeeeevo

15

dmb24

When I applied to university I was rejected by LSE and Oxford. It didn't really matter because I had decided St Andrews was the university for me but I've realised that there seems to be a trend with students who apply to St Andrews... Am I right? Is there an unusually high proportion of us who were rejected by both LSE and Oxford?

I'm not being cynical, just curious...

Any thoughts?

Well I didnt even apply to either, so I guess not me.

Reply 3

la_banane_verte

16

Ditto that. I wasn't rejected because I didn't apply.

Reply 4

Knudsen

Well I was rejected from LSE, but even though StA has be referred to as the uni for "oxbridge rejects" I certainly haven't noticed a significant amount those..

Reply 5

Rocking-Rob

7

I'm not a fan of the phrase "X university is full of rejects from YZ universities"

Reply 6

economist_robinson

7

Yes! I was rejected by LSE and Oxford! St Andrews, is the place for me though - fate was on my side as far as rejections are concerned.

I hear that at durham such a high proportion of students rejected by Oxbridge that they have their own "Oxbridge Reject Society"... Hmm we could go one step better and have a "Rejected by Oxbridge and LSE Society"!

Reply 7

Witness23

I've heard Bristol can be like that????

Reply 8

ConservativeNucleophile

8

Who cares?

It's not like if you're rejected from Oxford you're automatically relegated to some backstreet, inner-city comprehensive; it's still St. Andrews for crying out loud!

Reply 9

limechateaux

Rocking-Rob

I'm not a fan of the phrase "X university is full of rejects from YZ universities"

Ditto.

Reply 10

King Newt

4

I was rejected by oxford too - st. andrews would be the place to be if they decide to give me an offer! (i also applied to bristol and nottingham which are also supposed to be full of oxbridge rejects)

Reply 11

ImperceptibleNinja

13

In my experience, I know a handful of people who applied to Oxbridge and who came to to Andrews instead, some of these rejecting Oxbridge offers. Some people are a tad, 'Grr, wasn't good enough, was I?!', but on the whole, everyone seems very happy to be at St Andrews. I would hardly say there's a 'high percentage' of rejects kicking about up here. If there is, it's hardly the first thing that you notice.

Reply 12

limechateaux

I'm guessing there should be a high percentage of rejects everywhere since they reject LOTS of people.

Reply 13

Tianyue

haha, i was rejected by Cambridge and LSE too, got an unconditional offer at St Andrews. One question though, how does St Andrews compare to Warwick and UCL?

Reply 14

ImperceptibleNinja

13

What do you mean by 'how do they compare?'? In terms of reputation, or....?

Reply 15

Tianyue

ImperceptibleNinja

What do you mean by 'how do they compare?'? In terms of reputation, or....?

Yup, I got the offer for A&F in Warwick, Economics for St Andrews and Economics for UCL, wondering which one I shall take.

Reply 16

ImperceptibleNinja

13

Ahh, that's tricky. I don't really know how they compare for those subjects - have you visited any of them? When I was choosing, I was quite torn between Warwick and St Andrews, and various things gave St A's the edge - the 'campus' here is much nicer, I think. I got the impression in Warwick that you can just live on campus, with no need to ever see any more of the area. With St Andrews, it's a lot more real and interactive. I think Warwick was described as 'rural' or something in the prospectus, which, from my point of view, was quite entertaining, because, to be fair, there were a few fields, but it was quite built-up in comparison to what I'm used to =) [Also, St A's is easier for me to get to, and a wiser financial option]

Go with somewhere that you'd feel happy. You're talking good repuations anyway, so I'd take the chance to choose a place that appeals to you in other ways. The only disadvantage with St Andrews is that it's in Scotland, and some people are like, 'Where's that? It's a county in the north of England, right?'... *sigh*

Reply 17

Tianyue

ImperceptibleNinja

Ahh, that's tricky. I don't really know how they compare for those subjects - have you visited any of them? When I was choosing, I was quite torn between Warwick and St Andrews, and various things gave St A's the edge - the 'campus' here is much nicer, I think. I got the impression in Warwick that you can just live on campus, with no need to ever see any more of the area. With St Andrews, it's a lot more real and interactive. I think Warwick was described as 'rural' or something in the prospectus, which, from my point of view, was quite entertaining, because, to be fair, there were a few fields, but it was quite built-up in comparison to what I'm used to =) [Also, St A's is easier for me to get to, and a wiser financial option]

Go with somewhere that you'd feel happy. You're talking good repuations anyway, so I'd take the chance to choose a place that appeals to you in other ways. The only disadvantage with St Andrews is that it's in Scotland, and some people are like, 'Where's that? It's a county in the north of England, right?'... *sigh*

Thanks for the advice.

Reply 18

L i b

19

Harriellie

What are you supposed to do if you get rejected from St. Andrews? Humph.

How about Paisley?

Somewhat more seriously, every university is full of rejects from other universities. Even if you are, going to a university with a 'I shouldn't be here' mentality probably isn't going to lead to a very pleasant experience. Like someone above said, you're hardly confined to the dustbin - St Andrews is a very pleasant and somewhat unique place to study.

Reply 19

Long Jo(h)n Silver, yarrr

To be honest, whilst oxbridge and LSE etc are obviously excellent institutes, i never really felt the appeal of them. i think i am more suited to a university like St Andrews, and not even the appeal of studying under simon goldhill at Cambridge would have made me choose anywhere over St Andrews, had i applied. I think it's important to attend the university where you feel most comfortable, not the one which is 'the best' academically. 'The best' university is the one that you feel happiest at.

Rejected by LSE and Oxford, St Andrews is the place to be...

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