Official University of Bristol 2022 Applicant Thread

Reply 380

Anonymous #19

Original post by Anonymous

when were you put on hold?

applying for pol & IR and legit put on hold the day after I applied

Reply 381

Anonymous #13

Original post by Anonymous

applying for pol & IR and legit put on hold the day after I applied

yeah i’m on hold too. pretty sure the politics faculty are taking their time as i’ve not heard anyone getting offers.

Reply 382

igneousrock

5

Original post by SpectroGirl

hi i am thinking of applying but didnt go to an open day . did you?

I didn't, but I looked at the course and from what I've heard Bristol is a really nice place to live. It also has a really good geology course with good facilities, so I'd recommend it if you're thinking about it!

Reply 383

millymarr

6

Original post by Anonymous

when were you put on hold?

I sent my application in on the 15th October, and they told me I was on hold on the 21st

Reply 384

_Kestrel_

15

What is the point of putting someone on hold? I don't get what it actually means. Does it mean your application is good but it needs to be compared to more candidates to estimate a standard?

Reply 385

ChineyeS

6

Original post by _Kestrel_

What is the point of putting someone on hold? I don't get what it actually means. Does it mean your application is good but it needs to be compared to more candidates to estimate a standard?

i don't get it either

Reply 386

markpainter

4

Original post by ChineyeS

i don't get it either

Have a look at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/after-you-apply/your-application/decision/
Basically it means you've met (or are likely to meet) the conditions to be made an offer. But as the university doesn't know how many applications they'll receive until after the deadline, they can't offer all early applicants a place as that would be unfair on those that apply nearer the deadline.

Reply 387

millymarr

6

Original post by ChineyeS

i don't get it either

From what I understand, if a course gets lots of applicants (e.g biomedical or politics), the department doesn't want to give out too many offers before the january deadline, because they might have given out lots of offers and then not have many places left to give when they get it loads of offers in january. So yeah you're basically right, they just want to be able to compare all the applications together and then find the best ones.

Reply 388

_Kestrel_

15

Original post by millymarr

From what I understand, if a course gets lots of applicants (e.g biomedical or politics), the department doesn't want to give out too many offers before the january deadline, because they might have given out lots of offers and then not have many places left to give when they get it loads of offers in january. So yeah you're basically right, they just want to be able to compare all the applications together and then find the best ones.

So is it a bad sign if you are not put on hold? I applied on the 11th October and completed my LNAT the next day. I was given offers from Southampton and Cardiff quite quickly (both non LNAT though) but have heard nothing from Bristol.

(edited 2 years ago)

Reply 389

millymarr

6

Original post by _Kestrel_

So is it a bad sign if you are not put on hold? I applied on the 11th October and completed my LNAT the next day. I was given offers from Southampton and Cardiff quite quickly (both non LNAT though) but have heard nothing from Bristol.

Did you get a confirmation email that they received your application?

Reply 390

_Kestrel_

15

Original post by millymarr

Did you get a confirmation email that they received your application?

Yes.

Reply 391

Mission22

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Original post by antoniamu7

hello,
i applied for sociology
my a-levels are history, chemistry and literature

my application is on hold, so hopefully i will have an offer soon.

my application is also on hold

Reply 392

dolcie000

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Original post by _Kestrel_

So is it a bad sign if you are not put on hold? I applied on the 11th October and completed my LNAT the next day. I was given offers from Southampton and Cardiff quite quickly (both non LNAT though) but have heard nothing from Bristol.

i'm in the same position - i don't think they're really putting law applicants on hold

Reply 393

Anonymous #18

Just got my application put on hold for law so I guess not lol - they also said this was because they get lots of law applicants

Original post by dolcie000

i'm in the same position - i don't think they're really putting law applicants on hold

Reply 394

khartmann

10

Original post by dolcie000

i'm in the same position - i don't think they're really putting law applicants on hold

I said this a few posts back but me and my friend applying have both been put on hold, non contextual and predicted good grades so idk, but it is massively oversubscribed for law so they might be working through the applications still :smile:

Reply 395

Anonymous #2

Original post by khartmann

I said this a few posts back but me and my friend applying have both been put on hold, non contextual and predicted good grades so idk, but it is massively oversubscribed for law so they might be working through the applications still :smile:

From what I've seen so far, the only Law applicants that have been put on hold are those who do not qualify for a contextual offer. They said that they consider contextual applicants, as we have some sort of small 'priority' due to the social access schemes in place.

Reply 396

mimi_law

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Original post by Anonymous

From what I've seen so far, the only Law applicants that have been put on hold are those who do not qualify for a contextual offer. They said that they consider contextual applicants, as we have some sort of small 'priority' due to the social access schemes in place.