Official: University of Edinburgh A100 2023 Entry Applicant and Offer Holder thread

Thinking of applying to Edinburgh, I've been looking at Edinburgh's last year threads and it seemed that some plus applicants didn't get an interview, aren't they guaranteed an interview. I'm scared as I'm WP plus flag woth 2600 band 2 and 14 points academics, I know not the best!!!!

This is what Edniburgh says about the plus flag for medicine: "In the majority of cases, a “Plus flag” applicant will be guaranteed an offer at the minimum entry requirement. You need to be predicted to meet those grades if you haven;t already met them.

You’ll also need to have any required subjects that we need: this varies depending on your chosen course, so check our degree finder for the degree programme you are interested in studying.

Unfortunately, we can’t make this absolute guarantee for subjects like art, design, medicine, veterinary medicine, education and nursing. This is because we look at more than just academic grades in the selection process for those subjects (we also look at portfolios, UCAT scores, interviews etc.)

In these cases, if you have a “Plus flag” and have achieved or are predicted to achieve the minimum entry requirement, we guarantee that your application will be given extra credit and will progress to the next stage in the selection process (e.g. Veterinary Medicine – progression to interview stage; Medicine - 10% uplift in UCAT, additional consideration in terms of academic score and guaranteed invitation to an assessment day; Art/Design – progression to portfolio stage)."

It sounds like for medicine, you still need to achieve minimum entry requirements, so the interview is not always guaranteed.

Yes, all very smoke and mirrors. And because Edinburgh use pre interview scoring for 50% of post in terview score, how much "additional consideration" they give is critical, as that score is going to still be used in deciding if you get an offer

Want to apply to Edinburgh and I know they weight SJT quite heavily will band 2 get an interview? Or will they mainly take band 1 ppl?

So if you’re RUK and haven’t got band 1 you will not get an interview?

Thinking of applying to Edinburgh, I've been looking at Edinburgh's last year threads and it seemed that some plus applicants didn't get an interview, aren't they guaranteed an interview. I'm scared as I'm WP plus flag woth 2600 band 2 and 14 points academics, I know not the best!!!!

Thinking of applying to Edinburgh, I've been looking at Edinburgh's last year threads and it seemed that some plus applicants didn't get an interview, aren't they guaranteed an interview. I'm scared as I'm WP plus flag woth 2600 band 2 and 14 points academics, I know not the best!!!!

hi! i was a plus flag applicant last year in a very similar position as you, and now im starting my first year of medicine at Edinburgh next month! i had 2630 band 3 ucat, and AAAAA higher and i ended up with ABC advanced higher grades. i got 4 interviews (glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen), i only sat 3 because i declined the glasgow one as i already had offers for the other 3 and i didnt think i would meet their advanced higher entry requirements, but i would never recommend another person to decline an interview and honestly dont know why i didn't sit it anyway lol. if you have any questions about being plus flag specifically dont hesitate to ask!

Thinking of applying to Edinburgh, I've been looking at Edinburgh's last year threads and it seemed that some plus applicants didn't get an interview, aren't they guaranteed an interview. I'm scared as I'm WP plus flag woth 2600 band 2 and 14 points academics, I know not the best!!!!

Last year, some of those with a WP plus flag that didnt get interviews was because it was a second degree for them. I am sure the WP Flag isnt applicable for those looking to study a second degree

Email Edinburgh and confirm - the admissions staff were lovely with me last year

Oh that is why. I did email them and they confirmed it but when I came here I saw that some applicants who didn't have a band 4 didn't get an interview so I was a bit worried but to now I'm definitely applying to Edinburgh, I'm hoping that I can do well in the interview so I can have a good chance of an offer.

Good Luck. When I was looking - I think St Andrews also offered a 10% uplift in certain circumstances.

Glasgow and Aberdeen and ? Dundee also offered WP concessions