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Official History Applicants Thread 2020



Are you applying to study History at University this year?
Well this is the place for you!
:party:



Post below with details about your...

Specific Course:

Universities you're applying to:

A level / IB / Higher grades:

GCSE grades:

Modern or Medieval History?:holmes:

Share as much detail as you're comfortable with.

You may also want to have a look at this HUGE LIST of other applicants threads for all the universities you're applying to as well as potential other courses if you're a joint honours student.:woo:

I'm currently a joint honours History student going into third year. Feel free to ask me anything in this thread about applying to and studying History at uni. :biggrin:

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When choosing a university, what parts of the history course should I be comparing (given that every uni has such a wide variety of modules to choose from)?
Guess I should start it off

Name: Karo
Specific Course: history

Universities you're applying to: Kent, Leicester, Sussex, Chichester, Southampton

A level / IB / Higher grades: Predicted ABB

GCSE grades: 8 777 66 B 555 (translates to 1 A*, 3 As,3 Bs and 3 Cs)
Original post by Linckarouk
Guess I should start it off

Name: Karo
Specific Course: history

Universities you're applying to: Kent, Leicester, Sussex, Chichester, Southampton

A level / IB / Higher grades: Predicted ABB

GCSE grades: 8 777 66 B 555 (translates to 1 A*, 3 As,3 Bs and 3 Cs)

Hey there!
So pleased to hear you're applying to study History at Kent :biggrin: I've just finished my undergraduate in History at Kent so if you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask!
Good luck with all of your university applications :smile:
Reply 4
Name: Rhianna
Specific Course: history

Universities you're applying to: Kent, Southampton, Bristol, Royal Holloway, Reading

A level / IB / Higher grades: Predicted BCC (yet getting AAB)

GCSE grades: 8 77 55 C 4
Reply 5
Specific Course: History

Universities you're applying to: Exeter, Edinburgh, Cambridge, York and Durham

A level / IB / Higher grades: A*AA

GCSE grades: 9999999 88

Modern or Medieval History? Modern
Specific Course: History
Universities I've applied to: Oxford, Durham, UCL, KCL and RHUL. (Have received offers from all excluding Oxford. Still waiting).
Predicted grades (IB): 40.
GCSE/IGCSE grades: 88A* A*A A*AAB.
(edited 4 years ago)
Reply 7
Specific Course:
BA History

Universities you're applying to:

- Oxford (waiting - fingers crossed)
- Durham (waiting)
- Exeter (offer)
- Nottingham (offer)
- Kent (offer)

A level / IB / Higher grades:
A* A A

GCSE grades:
9999 8888 77 (translates to 4 A**, 4A*, and 2 A)

Modern or Medieval History?
Definitely modern
(edited 4 years ago)
Specific Course: History

Universities you’re applying to:

- Cambridge
- Durham
- York (offer)
- Warwick (offer)
- Reading (offer)

Predicted Grades: A*A*A

Modern or Medieval? Probably early modern
Reply 9
Specific Course: see below

Universities you're applying to:
Cambridge (History) [interview]
KCL (History and French) [offer]
UCL (History with Year Abroad) [offer]
Exeter (Ancient History and History with Year Abroad) [offer]
Edinburgh (History)

A level / IB / Higher grades: Predicted A*AA

GCSE grades: 999999887A

Modern or Medieval History?: Modern
(edited 4 years ago)
Specific Course: History
Universities you're applying to:
UCL (waiting-fingers crossed🤞)
SOAS (conditional offer)
Queen Mary (had an interview and got an unconditional offer 💗)
Goldsmiths (interview changed to a conditional offer)
City London (conditional offer)

A level / IB / Higher grades: Predicted ABB
GCSE grades: 5 A*, 5 A and 1 B

Medieval or Modern History? : Modern History
(edited 4 years ago)
Original post by M4 Enigma
Specific Course: History
Universities I've applied to: Oxford, Durham, UCL, KCL and RHUL. (Have received offers from all excluding Oxford. Still waiting).
Predicted grades (IB): 40.
GCSE/IGCSE grades: 88A* A*A A*AAB.


Hi have you heard from Oxford yet?
Original post by Riyeria
Specific Course:
BA History

Universities you're applying to:

- Oxford (waiting - fingers crossed)
- Durham (waiting)
- Exeter (offer)
- Nottingham (offer)
- Kent (offer)

A level / IB / Higher grades:
A* A A

GCSE grades:
9999 8888 77 (translates to 4 A**, 4A*, and 2 A)

Modern or Medieval History?
Definitely modern

Have you heard from Oxford?
Original post by Tawiah_1
Hi have you heard from Oxford yet?

Yes, I have an interview at Christ Church next week.
Specific Course: History
Universities you're applying to: Sheffield, Lincoln, UEA, Kent and Cardiff (received offers from all 5, including an unconditional from Lincoln)
A level / IB / Higher grades: Predicted BBB
GCSE grades: 4 7's 2 6's 3 5's and a B
Modern or Medieval History? Modern
(edited 4 years ago)
I have an interview for bath spa this week and have no clue what to wear any ideas?

Specific course: history
Universities applied for:
Bath spa (offer)
Plymouth (offer)
Chichester (offer)
Bright(offer)
Neman(offer)

A level: BBB
GCSE: 66555554merit2
Original post by emilyjepson
Specific Course: History
Universities you're applying to: Sheffield, Lincoln, UEA, Kent and Cardiff (received offers from all 5, including an unconditional from Lincoln)
A level / IB / Higher grades: Predicted BBB
GCSE grades: 4 7's 2 6's 3 5's and a B
Modern or Medieval History? Modern

Hi, I’ve applied to Lincoln too for History. Is it your first choice?
Course: history

Unis applied for:
Warwick (ABB)
Exeter (BBB)
York (pending)
Reading (BCC)
Aberystwyth (BCC)
I have contextual offers so thats why they’re so low but maybe that gives some people looking at this thread who are eligible for a contextual offer the sort of offers that they could be looking at for that and how much they get lowered.

Predicted grades: AAA
In history, psychology and English language

GCSE grades: 888776655 C Dist*

Modern and social history
Original post by 04MR17


Are you applying to study History at University this year?
Well this is the place for you!
:party:



Post below with details about your...

Specific Course:

Universities you're applying to:

A level / IB / Higher grades:

GCSE grades:

Modern or Medieval History?:holmes:

Share as much detail as you're comfortable with.

You may also want to have a look at this HUGE LIST of other applicants threads for all the universities you're applying to as well as potential other courses if you're a joint honours student.:woo:

I'm currently a joint honours History student going into third year. Feel free to ask me anything in this thread about applying to and studying History at uni. :biggrin:

Specific Course: Aha all 5 are slightly different (see below)

Unis:

Oxford: History and French
St Andrews: French and Mediaeval History with Year Abroad
Durham: Modern European Languages (French) and History with Year Abroad
Edinburgh: French and History
Lancaster: French Studies and History

A Levels: Predicted 4 A*s (French, History, Maths, Further Maths) but no way is that happening 😂😂😂

GCSEs: 9999999999

Modern or Medieval: MEDIEVAL ALL THE WAYYYY
Name - Abi
Specific Course - history
Universities -
Kent (BBC)
Lancaster (AAB)
York St John (CDD)
Chester (BBC)
Huddersfield (BBB)

A Levels - (ABC)

GCSEs - 77777766C

Modern or Medieval - MODERN

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