Is Warwick hard to get into?
So, I’ve been constantly seeing Warwick in the „most difficult unis to get into” rankings. Their acceptance rate is only around 13%. However, their offer rate is 70sth %. Does it mean that the acceptance rate does not really reflect the level of difficulty to get into, but the number of people who end up going there? Because let’s say we’re looking at a Management course which requires AAA. Many unis require AAA, say Bristol, Manchester, Leeds etc for their business courses. But I suppose people would still firm Warwick as it’s one of the top business schools. Why the low acceptance rate then? (I’m not from the UK btw so I’m not very familiar with the system)
acceptance rate excludes people who:
- missed their offer
- held a firm/insurance offer elsewhere which they took up
- didn't accept their warwick offer for any other reason (adjustment, clearing, gap year, etc)
and its ambiguous, with no real way of knowing why the offer uptake is relatively low. equally, we don't know how the offer/acceptance rate applies: some courses like econ and wbs may be more much competitive than the average numbers show
the offer rate shows a bit more of the full picture which is that warwick does indeed give out a lot of offers
- missed their offer
- held a firm/insurance offer elsewhere which they took up
- didn't accept their warwick offer for any other reason (adjustment, clearing, gap year, etc)
and its ambiguous, with no real way of knowing why the offer uptake is relatively low. equally, we don't know how the offer/acceptance rate applies: some courses like econ and wbs may be more much competitive than the average numbers show
the offer rate shows a bit more of the full picture which is that warwick does indeed give out a lot of offers
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Original post by HoldThisL
acceptance rate excludes people who:
- missed their offer
- held a firm/insurance offer elsewhere which they took up
- didn't accept their warwick offer for any other reason (adjustment, clearing, gap year, etc)
and its ambiguous, with no real way of knowing why the offer uptake is relatively low. equally, we don't know how the offer/acceptance rate applies: some courses like econ and wbs may be more much competitive than the average numbers show
the offer rate shows a bit more of the full picture which is that warwick does indeed give out a lot of offers
- missed their offer
- held a firm/insurance offer elsewhere which they took up
- didn't accept their warwick offer for any other reason (adjustment, clearing, gap year, etc)
and its ambiguous, with no real way of knowing why the offer uptake is relatively low. equally, we don't know how the offer/acceptance rate applies: some courses like econ and wbs may be more much competitive than the average numbers show
the offer rate shows a bit more of the full picture which is that warwick does indeed give out a lot of offers
thanks, that’s a bit more clear! Maybe they don’t have that many applicants after all
It really depends how you define hard. Once you've got the grades predicted, most courses at Warwick (exceptions include economics, computer science, some politics courses I think) give out offers very liberally. Then it's how easy you consider the offer to meet really.
Acceptance rate isn't really a good measure as above because there'll be plenty of people who could have got in if they wanted to, but chose a different university. (either insuring Warwick and getting into their firm or rejecting their offer entirely) Offer rate is a more useful measure for the vast majority of courses.
Acceptance rate isn't really a good measure as above because there'll be plenty of people who could have got in if they wanted to, but chose a different university. (either insuring Warwick and getting into their firm or rejecting their offer entirely) Offer rate is a more useful measure for the vast majority of courses.
Original post by lostgirl93
thanks, that’s a bit more clear! Maybe they don’t have that many applicants after all
there were many conclusions you could've drawn from what i said. that was not one of them - you can look at warwick's intake and offer rate to see just how many applicants they have
Reply 5
I got into Warwick and I'm a thicko 
Reply 6
they tend to accept almost anyone who gets above the entry requirements, and Ive heard they give out more places than they have because a lot of these students end up missing the offer.
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