Unfair KCL MSc rejection?

I have recently been notified that a Msc programme at KCL rejected. However the reason they rejected me is: your academic qualifications don’t meet our entry requirements. However on the programme page, only a 2:1 was required (didn’t mention 60% above all years like some other programmers did). I have achieved 55 in my first year but it doesn’t count towards my degree at all, and in my second year I averaged 63, now I’m in my third year I only had one unit back and I achieved 67. I know there are other good applicants and I would have accepted other reasons for the rejection but rejecting me because I didn’t meet the academic entry requirement? Anyone can help please

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Reply 1

harrysbar

Original post by Emilcheung

I have recently been notified that a Msc programme at KCL rejected. However the reason they rejected me is: your academic qualifications don’t meet our entry requirements. However on the programme page, only a 2:1 was required (didn’t mention 60% above all years like some other programmers did). I have achieved 55 in my first year but it doesn’t count towards my degree at all, and in my second year I averaged 63, now I’m in my third year I only had one unit back and I achieved 67. I know there are other good applicants but rejecting me because I didn’t meet the academic entry requirement? Anyone can help please

I would try to contact Admissions at KCL and ask for further clarification as to why they rejected you? At the same time I would be pragmatic about accepting that they probably won't change their mind as the 2:1 is just a minimum requirement and they don't have to accept everyone that gets a 2:1. Kings is more competitive than most other unis so I would look at alternatives.

King's College London

London

Reply 2

giella

What programme was it?

Reply 3

giella

If it’s for law I just had a look and it does indeed say that you must have achieved 65% or above and that meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee admission. It sounds like you haven’t met the criteria and even if you had they could use their discretion to reject your application for another reason.

Reply 4

Emilcheung

Original post by giella

It’s not for law tho, it’s international development and it only said 2:1. I don’t understand why they would say I didn’t meet academic entry requirement tho

Reply 5

harrysbar

Moved to Kings College London forum

Reply 6

giella

Maybe it has to have been achieved rather than predicted.

Reply 7

ageshallnot

Original post by Emilcheung

It’s not for law tho, it’s international development and it only said 2:1. I don’t understand why they would say I didn’t meet academic entry requirement tho

Is your undergraduate degree in a relevant subject?

Reply 8

Emilcheung

Original post by ageshallnot

Is your undergraduate degree in a relevant subject?

Yes

Reply 9

supergrad

Even current students have to achieve over 65% in their final year of BSc to be accepted onto their programmes MSci option... so it doesn’t really sound unfair. Have you looked at the university entry requirements (as opposed to just the programmes) for Masters degrees because our professors said that for a masters within the university we need to have achieved >65% (and that’s just to be considered- doesn’t guarantee acceptance)