Visit day = offer? (uni of southampton)

I'm a bit confused... on my letter it said 'we are very impressed with your application and we would like to invite you for interview' and it went on saying stuff about me being able to find out what they could offer me...

BUT they haven't made me an offer..

so does an interview mean it is likely you will get an offer when you visit them?

I applied for civil engineering Meng btw.

Thanks!

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Reply 1

aKarma

I've got this visit day invite too, and I'm hoping it basically means an offer, but I don't think it is quite. Is yours for the 12th Nov?
I ask as I can't make mine (12 Nov) and I'm kind of hoping they are doing it on more than one day.

Reply 2

W0bble

I applied last year, and basically the day after I went I got an offer. Now I don't want to say for definite, but I'd be very surprised if you didn't both get offers. Even if you didn't go.

Reply 3

omicronlyrae

I got given my offer for going to my visit day, regardless of performance in interview. This may not be the case for you, but that's what happened to me. We were told in the first 5 minutes of the first presentation that we'd all get offers given to us.

Reply 4

Soya15

yes mine is 12th November and i can't make mine either.

so was the visit day quite laid back? apaprently they ask really hard questions from what i've heard for electronic engineering but maybe it's different for civil engineering

Reply 5

omicronlyrae

for me (computer Science) it was completely informal. the interview was hardly an interview.

Reply 6

Snobpence17

Soya15

I'm also part of the Interview for Civil on the 12th club :smile:

Reply 7

ChloeGsy

i have just received an invitation to a visit day and an individual interview... am i likely to get an offer now? or have i been asked to interview because they're not sure about me from my application? i'm very nervous about the interview too!

Reply 8

fraddiz

olileauk

for me (computer Science) it was completely informal. the interview was hardly an interview.

I've just got an invitation to a visit day on the 27th for software engineering, and it says I have a 1to1 talk with someone from the department.

I was wondering what kind of questions do they ask you? and by "hardly an interview" do you mean it's more them telling you about the university than you telling them about yourself? also how long did your 1to1 last :smile:

Reply 9

ace101

I got one today for computer science either on the 2nd or 4th Dec.
It says something about a one-to-one discussion with a member of the academic staff and will be 20 minutes. So this is not an interview is it?

Reply 10

DarkWhite

I had one for Computer Science on Thursday. It was completely informal; the interviewer said before anything else, "Just to clarify, this isn't really an interview. It's just a chance to get to know us and us to get to know you."

By informal, I'm sure it means informal too. Most of the people on the day I attended wore suits, blazers or something of the sort. I went in some new-ish jeans, a tee, a hoody and some clean-looking skate shoes, and they still offered me a place.

I'd be surprised if you didn't get an offer of a place after the Visit Day :smile:

Reply 11

TheSlash

Yeah, it definitely is just a chat. I'm currently in a gap year, already had the grades, but was still not given an offer before the "interview". Got my offer sent the day after the chat.

They just ask you to talk about what you specifically like about the subject, why you like southampton and if you have any questions for them.

Where's your top choice DarkWhite?

Reply 12

darkness9999

hmm i also got a letter from them ..."We are considering making you an offer..." ... is anyone else going on the 4th of Dec?

Reply 13

azhao

Went to the 12th November Visit Day and got an offer today, AAB. Who else went last Wednesday and have you heard back from them yet???

Reply 14

DarkWhite

TheSlash

Where's your top choice DarkWhite?

For multiple reasons, no comment (yet) :P

Reply 15

jonnythemoose

Southampton was my last choice before I came to visit :colondollar:

Although, I do hope it's nice weather on Wednesday - the campus can look either gorgeous or gruesome, depending on whether the sun is shining or not :erm:

Reply 16

azhao

Southampton went up from my 4th choice to my 2nd after the visit day

Reply 17

Sarah_Mac

I got the visit letter but i couldn't go but they sent me an offer two days after i declined the visit. so it probbaly means you've got an offer.

Reply 18

Soya15

oh i should have declined it instead of asking for another date.

Reply 19

member169510

Im guessing the visit day is just to seperate those who would consider taking the offer if they where given one, from those who put it as a fifth choice and have no interest in going?